Elementary French

Spring 2015

Elementary French

Listed in: French, as FREN-101

Formerly listed as: FREN-01

Faculty

Rachel S. Tapley (Section 01)

Description

This course features intensive work on French grammar, with emphasis on the acquisition of basic active skills (speaking, reading, writing and vocabulary building). We will be using the multimedia program French in Action which employs only authentic French, allowing students to use the language colloquially and creatively in a short amount of time. Three hours a week for explanation and demonstration, plus small sections with French assistants. This course prepares students for FREN 103. For students without previous training in French.

Fall semester: Senior Lecturer Uhden and Assistants. Spring semester: Visiting Lecturer Tapley and Assistants.

Course times and locations

FREN 101 - L/D

Section 01
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM BARR 105
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM BARR 105
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM BARR 105

FREN 101F - DIS

Section 01
Tu 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 210
Th 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 210

Section 02
Tu 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM BARR 105
Th 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM BARR 105

Section 03
Tu 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM FAYE 113
Th 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM FAYE 113

Textbooks

Below are the textbooks used in this course, along with pricing information and availability at local bookstores. The price range shown is based upon queries to multiple online booksellers; click on the the price field to see detailed pricing information.

ISBN	Title	Publisher	Author(s)	Comment	Book Store	Price
9780300176100	French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language and Culture, Text Part 1	Yale University Press	Pierre J. Capretz and Barry Lydgate	3rd Edition	Amherst Books	TBD
9780300176124	French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language and Culture, Workbook, Part 1	Yale University Press	Pierre J. Capretz and Barry Lydgate	3rd Edition	Amherst Books	TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2022-23: Offered in Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Other years: Offered in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024