Course Description
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Course Name
Intensive French Language: A1-1 (True Beginning)
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Host University
Institut Catholique de Paris
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Location
Paris, France
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Area of Study
French
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Language Level
True Beginning
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Prerequisites
Please use the following only as a guideline to determine what each student's language level may be. Each semester/quarter is of COLLEGE-LEVEL French or the equivalent of:0 Semesters/0 Quarters = Beginning1-2 Semesters/ 1-3 Quarters = High Beginning3-4 Semesters/4-6 Quarters = Intermediate5-6 Semesters/7-9 Quarters = High Intermediate7-8 Semesters/10-12 Quarters = AdvancedFluent/Native Speaker = SuperiorPlease note that a student's French language level in France is based on the standards of the French university.
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Contact Hours
90 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits7
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units9
Hours & Credits
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Overview
OBJECTIVES PART 1:
-Communication:
Introduce oneself/ To introduce someone to somebody
Get in contact with-Linquistic:
You (informal)/ You (formal)
To Be/To Have/To Be Called
Elision
It is/ He is
Personal Pronouns (subjects)
Present Tense -Vocabulary:-Vocabulary
The Alphabet
Identity/ Nationality
Numbers
GreetingsOBJECTIVES PART 2:
-Communication:
Characterize a person-Linguistics:
Simple sentence, positive, negative
Gender, Number agreement:
Nouns and adjectives
Definite article, indefinite
Possessive article
Introduction to basis grammar terms (subject, verb, complement)-Vocabulary:
Description of a person
Family
Colors
ClothesOBJECTIVES PART 3:
-Communication:
Ask simple questions
Answer (space and time)
Describe an itinerary-Linguistics:
Two questioning forms:
Who/When/Where/How many or much/How/ Which
Prepositions: at, of, in, on-Vocabulary:
Hours
Days
Months
In space: on the right/ on the left
Objects in the classroom, in the house, on the street
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Eligibility for courses may be subject to a placement exam and/or pre-requisites.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.