A carefully sequenced and highly interactive presentation of French language and culture in a media-rich course environment. This course is designed to be used as a full course of study by motivated students with a sincere desire to learn about French language and francophone cultures, who are comfortable with computer technologies
French 2
$25
- Description
- What students will learn
- Learning objectives by module
- Course assessments, activities, and outline
- Other course details
- System requirements
- Included instructor tools
Description
To successfully use this course, you should be a motivated student with a sincere desire to learn about French language and francophone cultures, and be comfortable with computer technologies.
Click here for information on studying French online vs. in person.
Additional software or materials required:
If the student is working with an instructor in a distance-learning situation, chat environment and videoconferencing software.
Topics covered:
This course targets communicative competence in the following domains: My Family, My Neighborhood, My Future, The Body, My Regime, Young People and Stress, Vacations, Modes of Transport, A Virtual Trip, Political Opinions, Change, Ecology, Where to Live, Questions of Identity, Languages and Life.
Each lesson opens with a video dramatization that sets the context for the lesson. Parts of the video are then replayed in a variety of interactive activities and tutors. Each video in the course was written specifically to serve as the foundation for the lesson in which it is used. These high quality videos were produced with French actors on location in France (Nantes) and Quebec (Montreal) so the speech, movements and contexts are authentic.
Lesson structure:
The beginning of each lesson is always a set sequence, from simple recognition of language in a video dialogue, through explicit learning of grammar and pronunciation, to written and spoken production of variations on that language. After this ordered beginning, a number of activities are offered to the student in which the language learned is used in understanding new texts, sounds or videos or in creative production (conversation or writing). Lesson tests and final exams, generated from extensive question pools (portions of which are automatically graded), are available to students enrolled in instructor-led courses. The Learning Dashboard allows for at-a-glance evaluation by instructors of student progress based on each lesson’s learning objectives.
What students will learn
This course targets communicative competence in the following domains:
- My Family.
- My Neighborhood.
- My Future.
- The Body.
- My Regime.
- Young People and Stress.
- Vacations.
- Modes of Transport.
- A Virtual Trip.
- Political Opinions.
- Change.
- Ecology.
- Where to Live.
- Questions of Identity.
- Languages and Life.
Lessons include:
- Recognition of language in a video dialogue.
- Explicit learning of grammar and pronunciation.
- Written and spoken production of variations on that language.
- Using the language learned to understand new texts, sounds or videos.
- Using the language learned in creative production (conversation or writing).
Learning objectives by module
Course assessments, activities, and outline
Before You Begin
Information for users
Leçon 1: Ma famille
Communication 1
Mots et expressions
Structures
Sons
Communication 2
Univers culturel
Activités de synthèse
Suppléments
Leçon 2: Mon quartier
Communication 1
Mots et expressions
Structures
Sons
Communication 2
Univers culturel
Activités de synthèse
Suppléments
Leçon 3: Mon avenir
Communication 1
Mots et expressions
Structures
Sons
Communication 2
Univers culturel
Activités de synthèse
Suppléments
Leçon 4: Le corps
Communication 1
Mots et expressions
Structures
Sons
Communication 2
Univers culturel
Activités de synthèse
Suppléments
Leçon 5: Mon régime
Communication 1
Mots et expressions
Structures
Sons
Communication 2
Univers culturel
Activités de synthèse
Suppléments
Leçon 6: Les jeunes et le stress
Communication 1
Mots et expressions
Structures
Sons
Communication 2
Univers culturel
Activités de synthèse
Suppléments
Leçon 7: Les vacances
Communication 1
Mots et expressions
Structures
Sons
Communication 2
Univers culturel
Activités de synthèse
Suppléments
Leçon 8: Modes de transport
Communication 1
Mots et expressions
Structures
Sons
Communication 2
Univers culturel
Activités de synthèse
Suppléments
Leçon 9: Départ virtuel
Communication 1
Mots et expressions
Structures
Sons
Communication 2
Univers culturel
Activités de synthèse
Suppléments
Leçon 10: Opinions politiques
Communication 1
Mots et expressions
Structures
Sons
Communication 2
Univers culturel
Activités de synthèse
Suppléments
Leçon 11: Le changement
Communication 1
Mots et expressions
Structures
Sons
Communication 2
Univers culturel
Activités de synthèse
Suppléments
Leçon 12: L’écologie
Communication 1
Mots et expressions
Structures
Sons
Communication 2
Univers culturel
Activités de synthèse
Suppléments
Leçon 13: Où vivre?
Communication 1
Mots et expressions
Structures
Sons
Communication 2
Univers culturel
Activités de synthèse
Suppléments
Leçon 14: Questions d’identité
Communication 1
Mots et expressions
Structures
Sons
Communication 2
Univers culturel
Activités de synthèse
Suppléments
Other course details
System requirements
OLI system requirements, regardless of course:
- internet access
- an operating system that supports the latest browser update
- the latest browser update (Chrome recommended; Firefox, Safari supported; Edge and Internet Explorer are supported but not recommended)
- pop-ups enabled
- cookies enabled
Some courses include exercises with exceptions to these requirements, such as technology that cannot be used on mobile devices.
This course’s system requirements:
- If the student is working with an instructor in a distance-learning situation, chat environment and videoconferencing software.
Included instructor tools
Instructors who teach with OLI courses benefit from a suite of free tools, technologies, and pedagogical approaches. Together they equip teachers with insights into real-time student learning states; they provide more effective instruction in less time; and they’ve been proven to boost student success.