French Level 2Sydney Community College

French Level 2

If you want to learn French in Sydney then this course is for you.

If you thought French was just the language of romance and berets, you were mistaken. French is much more than simply food, wine and the Eiffel Tower, so start to understand the wealth of cultural heritage by learning the language. There are 30 countries where French has official or semi-official status!

Want to go beyond the basics? Make your interactions deeper and more satisfying. Greater confidence with the language means a more real experience of the other culture.

Greater skills enables improvisation with the language
Better conversations with speakers of the other language
Go beyond hello, where is the station! Tell them about yourself and find out what makes them tick.
Go beyond shallow interactions
More confidence

This is a second level foundation course. Minimum of 16 hours of prior learning are assumed. After completion of this level (or of 32 hours of equivalent tuition elsewhere) your language skills enable you to progress to a Level 3 course.

Agenda

During this course the intention is that most of the following topics will be covered, however not necessarily in the order given. The classes will be with focus on communicative skills and only basic grammar will be discussed. Due to the flexible nature of Adult Education classes, parts of the curriculum may be adapted to suit the needs of the class.

Greetings and describing yourself and others. Professions, finding out more about somebody.
Shopping – basic questions like ‘how much does something cost?’, basic vocabulary, colours, quantities, complaints.
Directions. Interrogatives: Accommodation, getting to places, booking a room.
Likes/dislikes. Hobbies, activities. Negatives. Agreeing/disagreeing. Personal opinions.
Social Life. Daily activities/routines. Family and friends.
Grammar practice. Pronouns, possessives, demonstratives. Present and past time relations. Singular and plural.
Practice. Dialogues in formal and informal context. – role plays. Strategies for language learning. Reading text.

Note:

In each session there will be great emphasis given to pronunciation (in groups and pairs), which will enhance one’s fluency for communicating in the language.
Additional materials may be used in the classroom (music, video, etc.) where available and where suitable for the needs of the class.

Objectives

By the end of the course the students will be able to:

Identify and read confidently the writing (alphabet, script, characters)
Talk about one’s self, a friend, things and events
Converse using negatives and questions
Exchange information in a variety of familiar situations
Have better fluency in conversation
Have a more extensive vocabulary content
Gain better learning skills and strategies for language acquisition
Improve understanding of the language
Have a better knowledge of the country, its culture and customs

Other Information

Please bring a notepad and pen.

Text required: French Experience 1 Student Book New Edition
ISBN: 9780563472568
Cost: $49.95
This book is used in French Level 1, 2 and 3.
All books can be obtained from Abbeys Bookstore in York St in the City, where Sydney community College students can get 10% discount.

PLS NOTE: All classes need a minimum number of students to go ahead. If your course does not have enough students it will be cancelled and you will be informed. ***Please be aware that you maybe be informed of a cancellation &/or change via SMS or E-mail.