FRN 101 - Elementary French I, 4 credit hours

Prerequisite(s): None. Appropriate course for beginners. Students with more than two years of high school French must have special permission of the instructor to register for FRN 101.
French 101 is a class for students with no experience in the language, or for students with a 1 to 2 years of high school experience. Depending on the level of the students, and the program they followed in high school, FRN 102 can be a better entry point for the study of the language. Basic conversation, reading, listening and writing skills are taught at the 101 level. Students learn regular verbs ending in “er” and some irregular verbs: to be, to have, to do, to go, etc. Present and past tenses, basic negations, questions, adjective usage are also part of the 101 core. Main conversation topics include: introducing oneself, telling time, talking about family, leisure activities, food, and different actions in the present and past tenses.