This course:  FREN 1411 ONL;  # 80322 

The summer chair of the department is Talia Loazia. Her email : tloaiza@austincc.edu
 

Instructional Methodology

This is a beginning level asynchronous online course. In this course you will learn to read, write, speak, and understand French at a novice level, and will increase your knowledge of the culture of French-speaking regions around the world. 

Students will use the Blackboard learning management system (BB) for assignment instructions, submitting assignments, and taking tests. 

If you are new to distance education, review the ACC Distance Education General Information.
 

Course Rationale

In addition to offering the fundamentals of the French language, this course is intended to fulfill one semester of the foreign language requirement as needed for Associate Degree plans and transfer credit to four-year institutions. The number of courses required varies from discipline and institution.

There is no prerequisite for this course.

If you are not sure if this course is the correct level for you...

If you are not sure if this course is the correct level for you, talk to your professor.  You can earn college credit without taking this course by exploring all your options. You could easily be placed in the appropriate level, which could save you time and money.  You can earn credit for this course with the following:

High School AP or IB scores

Course Challenge Exams (ACCs in house exams for all languages)

The CLEP National Exam (French, German, and Spanish only)

There is not a financial penalty incurred for a level change at ACC. Please visit our departmental website for more information or talk to your professor.  

Course policies

A student at ACC is expected to progress satisfactorily toward completion of course objectives. A student who is not meeting course objectives may be withdrawn from the course at the discretion of the instructor. (See ACC Catalog.)

Tests

This semester there are 2 chapter exams; 4 oral exams (interviews with the prof); 1 final exam, and a good number of quizzes in between.

Please go to the folder "What is graded this semester" for the details.
 

Homework

Please go to the folder "What is graded this semester" for the details.

Participation

Please go to the folder "What is graded this semester" for the details.

Withdrawals

If you decide to withdraw from the class, it is your responsibility to fill out the forms to drop the course. If you do not do the paperwork, you risk receiving an F at the end of the semester. The last day to withdraw is  July 22 2024.

Per state law, students enrolling for the first time in fall 2007 or later at any Texas college or university may not withdraw (receive a W) from more than six courses during their undergraduate college career. Some exemptions for good cause could allow a student to withdraw from a course without having it count toward this limit. Students are encouraged to carefully select courses; contact an advisor or counselor for assistance.

Due to state law, a charge of $60 per credit hour ($240 for a 4-credit course and $180 for a 3-credit course) will be added to the regular tuition for a course in which you have already been officially registered twice before. You are considered officially registered after the 12th day of classes in the spring and fall, and after the 4th day of classes in the summer. Learning a foreign language requires a substantial amount of time and discipline, and these classes often have high drop rates.  Therefore, it is extremely important that you carefully consider whether you have the time and dedication to successfully complete this course this semester.  Otherwise, make sure that you drop it before the end of the add/drop period.

Incompletes

If there is a documented extenuating circumstance after the last day to withdraw, then you may be eligible for an incomplete. The student must be in good standing and have a C or higher. The student must consult with the instructor and the final decision will be at the instructor’s discretion.  If a grade of I is given, the remaining course work must be completed by a date set by the student and professor.  This date may not be later than two weeks prior to the end of the following semester.  A grade of I also requires completion and submission of the Incomplete Grade Form, to be signed by the faculty member (and student if possible) and submitted to the department chair.

 Student Accessibility Services (SAS)

Austin Community College (ACC) is committed to providing a supportive, accessible, and inclusive learning environment for all students.  Each campus offers support services for students with documented disabilities. Students with disabilities who need classroom, academic or other accommodations must request them through Student Accessibility Services (SAS).

Students are encouraged to request accommodations when they register for courses or at least three weeks before the start of each semester they are enrolled, otherwise the provision of accommodations may be delayed.  Students who have received approval for accommodations from SAS for this course must provide the instructor with the legal document titled “Notice of Approved Accommodations (NAA)” from SAS.

Until the instructor receives the NAA from the student accommodations should not be provided.  Once the NAA is received, accommodations must be provided.  Accommodations are not retroactive, so it is in the student’s best interest to deliver the NAA on the first day of class.  

Please contact SAS@austincc.edu for more information.

 

Student Technology Support Services

Austin Community College provides free, secure drive-up WiFi to students and employees in the parking lots of all campus locations. WiFi can be accessed seven days a week, 7 am to 11 pm. Additional details are available here .

Students who do not have the necessary technology to complete their ACC courses can request to borrow devices from Student Technology Services. Available devices include iPads, webcams, headsets, calculators, etc. Students must be registered for a credit course, Adult Education, or Continuing Education course to be eligible. For more information, including how to request a device, visit http://www.austincc.edu/sts.

Purchasing the Textbook

Textbook and Instructional Materials

For details and explanations about your textbook, please go to the tab "Textbook and Mindtap explained".

Unless you opted out of first day access, you paid $36.53 for access to the online textbook and materials when you paid your tuition and fees for this course. You are not required to purchase any other materials, but if you would like to have a printed version of the textbook along with the electronic textbook, there is a loose-leaf hardcopy of the print textbook available to students in this course at ACC bookstores for $50.00. Horizons 7e (Manley, Smith, McMinn-Reyna, Prévost, Cengage publishing company) Print upgrade (ISBN 9780357092842). 

If you opt out of the first day access, you will need to purchase the access to the online textbook. You can purchase the access from the publisher at https://www.cengage.com/purchase-and-rent-etextbooks/. Copy and paste the ISBN the Search box to find the option you prefer.

    -If you do not plan to take French at ACC after this semester, the first option is the cheaper option.

    -If you intend to take a second semester of French at ACC, you might prefer to purchase the option allowing access for up to four semesters for only $12 more. 
 

Option 1: Access for one semester for $88

Manley/Smith/McMinn-Reyna/Prévost - MindTap French, 1 term (6 months) instant Access Card for Manley/Smith/McMinn-Reyna/Prévost’s Horizons, Student Edition: Introductory French
ISBN: 9781337568302

Option 2: Access for one semester for $100

Manley/Smith/McMinn-Reyna/Prévost - MindTap French, 4 terms (24 months) instant Access Card for Manley/Smith/McMinn-Reyna/Prévost’s Horizons, Student Edition: Introductory French
ISBN: 9781337568258  

Course description

This course is an independant study online class, with deadlines that must be met. 

This is a beginning level course. In this course you will learn the fundamentals of French: basic writing, listening and reading comprehension, pronunciation, vocabulary building, grammar, and culture.

In other words, you will learn to read, write, speak, and understand French at a novice level, and will increase your knowledge of the culture of French-speaking regions around the world. There is no prerequisite for this course.

French 1411 Learning Outcomes

The main objective of the course is to help students develop skills in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the French language at a basic level. Your ability to understand and communicate will develop along with your knowledge of the vocabulary and grammatical structures of the language.

At the end of FREN 1411, you should be able to do the following:

Listening

• use listening strategies such as listening for the main idea and for specific details.
• understand the main idea and some detail when listening to a passage based largely on known material.
• recognize the main topic of an authentic text or one not primarily based on known material.
• follow simple classroom instructions.
• comprehend simple questions on familiar topics.

Speaking

• count to 1,000,000.
• tell the day, date, and time, and describe the weather.
• identify and briefly describe people and objects, including clothing and colors.
• introduce yourself and tell a little about yourself.
• tell what you like to do and tell what you do.
• initiate and maintain a short conversation with someone.
• ask and answer questions on known topics with comprehensible grammar and pronunciation.
• perform these specific functions: tell what you are studying and something about your university or courses, invite someone to do something and make plans, tell about where you live, describe your family, list some of your possessions, list things you are going to do next week, order something at a café.

Reading:

• use reading strategies such as reading for the main idea, recognizing cognates, and using context, sequence of events, prefixes and known words to make intelligent guesses.
• understand the main idea and some detail when reading a text based largely on known material.
• recognize the main topic of an authentic text or one not primarily based on known material.

Writing:

• list items and activities related to a topic being studied (school, pastimes, etc.).
• fill out a simple registration form with name, address, phone number and nationality.
• take dictation of familiar material.
• ask and answer simple questions on known topics with reasonably accurate spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• write a letter in which you talk about yourself and ask about the other person with reasonably accurate spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Cultural awareness:

• exhibit conceptual understanding and partial control of the use of tu and vous.
• use basic courtesy expressions appropriately (thanks, etc.).
• identify several French-speaking regions throughout the world.
• convert from official time to conversational time.
• identify the currency system in France.
• read French addresses and phone numbers.
• list foods and drinks commonly served in a café and say something about the role of the café in French life.
• locate the province of Quebec on a map of Canada and name its largest city.
• briefly discuss the francophone culture in the state of Louisiana.
• locate France on a map of Europe and identify some of its principal regions.
• tell what the baccalaureate is and a little about the French education system.