Course Details
Title:
French beginners - Entry level - (Entry 3 Speaking & Listening)
Level:
Complete beginners. This course is suitable for complete beginners or for those who know only a few words of French.
Prior knowledge:
No prior knowledge of the language is necessary.
What will I learn?
The emphasis throughout our courses is on effective communication and on building a firm foundation in the four key skills of SPEAKING, LISTENING, READING & WRITING. The specific emphasis during this course is on Speaking & Listening
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Listen to and identify information from short extracts in the target language.
- Make simple requests and provide basic information, taking part in a short conversation of at least 2 or 3 exchanges.
- Read short texts and dialogues.
- Write short sentences correctly.
Subject contents/Topics to be covered:
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Greet someone correctly, respond to greetings, take your leave at any time of the day
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Introduce yourself and your family simply
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Say where you live and where you are from
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Give and ask for basic personal details, and details about employment
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Order a drink and snack in a café
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Order a meal in a restaurant, express likes and dislikes, ask for and pay the bill
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Spell names
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Apologise and interrupt
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Using numbers 1-100
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Ask about the availability of hotel accommodation
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Tell the time, recognise and refer to days of the week, months of the year and seasons
Grammar:
Introduction to the use of articles/nouns
Use of ETRE/AVOIR, negatives, present tense with some irregular verbs
Prepositions of time
Introduction to gender and number agreement in articles/nouns/adjectives
Present tense (including some irregular verbs FAIRE, ALLER)
Introduction to imperative (positive commands)
Prepositions of place
Partitive articles: DU, DE LA, DES, DE L'
Expressing quantities
JE VOUDRAIS
Teaching/learning methods:
Conversation, reading, listening, role play, pair and group work, audio, video, occasional games, authentic materials.
What examinations will I be able to take?
You will work towards the SEG Awards Entry 3 Award in SPEAKING & LISTENING (SEG - Skills and Education Group is the Awarding Body). This accreditation is based on work done in class or at home to build up a small portfolio, there are no examinations. The SEG Awards registration fee has been included in the course fee.
In this Unit the assessment focus of the portfolio will be on SPEAKING and LISTENING but the other skills of Reading & Writing will be developed as well during the course.
CALAT Examination and Assessment Appeals Procedure:
Learners who wish to appeal against the result of an examination or assessment should within 20 days of being notified, contact their course tutor or the relevant Centre Examinations Officer for advice on the correct appeals procedures.
Assessment pattern:
Continuous assessment based on work done in class and at home to build up a small portfolio which will then be internally and externally verified.
Additional costs to students:
Text book: To be advised by the Tutor during the first class. Students are advised not to buy any text books before the course starts.
What extra work will I need to do outside the classroom?
Approximately one hour per week going over work done in class, doing exercises and learning vocabulary.
Equipment/information needed to participate in class
This course will be delivered in the classroom at Croydon Clocktower.
Details of your e-mail address and mobile telephone number are important so you may be notified of course changes or work set if you are absent from class or if the Tutor cannot teach for any reason.
Progression opportunities:
Completion of this course will enable students to join a continuation French course later in the academic year, subject to satisfactory enrolments.
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