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    Oct 06, 2024  
2024-2025 Pierce College Catalog
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FRCH& 123 French III (5 credits)



Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities; General Transfer Elective
Formerly FRNCH 103 - CCN

Prerequisite FRCH& 122 with a grade of 2.0 or better; or 2 years high school French; or instructor permission.

Course Description
Continuation of FRCH& 122 stressing speaking, reading, writing and understanding the French language.

Course Content
A.Vacations and vacation lodgings
B.Travel: trains, planes and travel arrangements
C.Geographical names
D.Groups of verbs
E.Relationships
F.Domestic chores
G.Pronominal verbs (reflexive and reciprocal)
H.Narration in the past using the passé composé and the imparfait
I.Holidays and traditions; gift giving etiquette
J.The verbs savoir and connaître: expressing to know

Student Outcomes
1. Make inferences and derive meaning from context and linguistic features.

2. Comprehend paragraph discourse such as that found in written reports, newspapers and literary works.

3. Classify words or concepts according to word order and grammatical use.

4. Produce narrations and descriptions in major time frames.

5. Communicate information and express self with detail and organization on familiar and some new concrete topics using paragraphs.

6. Share basic opinions in writing assignments and classroom discussions.

7. Ask questions to probe beyond basic details.

8. Use cultural knowledge appropriate to the presentational context and increasingly reflective or authentic cultural practices and perspectives.

Degree Outcomes
Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.

Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

Potential Methods
A.Oral participation
B.Group discussion
C.Listening comprehension exercises
D.Homework application exercises
E.Written paragraphs and short essays
F.Listening comprehension tests
G.Structural application tests
H.Reading comprehension tests
I.Composition tests
J.Vocabulary quizzes



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