FR 110 - Elementary French I

Credit Hours: 4.0

Beginning French for students with no previous French experience or up to one year of high school French. The course stresses the oral-aural aspect of the language through the development of the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will participate in laboratory work as selected by the individual campus for approximately one hour per week.

Fulfills SUNY General Education – Foreign Language.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

comprehend and utilize fundamental vocabulary in speech, reading and writing;
utilize basic grammatical structures of the language;
understand, read and write basic French;
converse in the language on a basic level;
recognize the cultural diversity of the people who speak the language; and
acquire knowledge of the areas of the world where the language is spoken.

Cycles (N)

Foreign Language Requirement: Students who have successfully completed three years of study in foreign language in high school or have passed the Regents Exam in that language may not receive credit for a first semester language course (FR 110). Such students may, however, take second semester courses (FR 111) or higher for credit.