FREN 111 is the first of a four-course sequence designed to meet the foreign language requirement for those transferring to a college with such a requirement. This course helps students acquire beginning communication skills within a culturally significant context. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Write basic French in the present indicative tense incorporating vocabulary and other grammatical points learned over the semester.
2. Communicate orally using basic French to ask and answer questions on a variety of everyday topics, describe people and places and narrate recurring (present) events.
3. Be able to understand some French spoken slower than normal pace and develop skills and coping strategies for filling in the gaps.
4. Gain cultural knowledge and awareness about the areas of the world in which French is spoken.

• College-level skills in reading, writing and oral communication

• Have problem solving and critical thinking skills

• Understand the importance of cultural traditions and diversity in the modern world