French 101

Outcome 1 – Students will display a developing knowledge of basic French grammar.

Indicators – Classroom activities and tests.

Outcome 2 – Students will begin to understand instructions relating to course assignments and

classroom activities, and begin to respond to questions directed to them.

Indicators– Classroom routines, activities, and tests.

Outcome 3 – Students will begin to develop reading comprehension and pronunciation skills

needed to continue their study of French.

Indicators– Graded reading assignments and comprehension activities.

Outcome 4 – Students will develop the ability to compose short expressions using the grammar

and vocabulary they are learning.

Indicators– Written activities and lab work.

Outcome 5 – Students will acquire basic knowledge of French and francophone culture.

Indicators– Exams.

French 102

Outcome 1 – Students will display a continuing knowledge of basic French grammar.

Indicators – Classroom activities and tests.

Outcome 2 – Students will develop increased understanding of instructions relating tocourse

assignments, classroom activities and respond to questions directed to them.

Indicators – Classroom routines, activities, and tests.

Outcome 3 – Students will improve reading comprehension and pronunciation skills needed to

continue their study of French.

Indicators– Graded reading assignments and comprehension activities.

Outcome 4 – Students will show an ability to compose short expressions using the grammar and

vocabulary they are learning.

Indicators– Written activities and lab work.

French 201

Outcome 1 – Students will understand the intermediate elements of French grammar.

Indicators – Written exams and classroom assignments.

Outcome 2 – Students will acquire the ability to use French within culturally appropriate

contexts.

Indicators – Oral evaluation and in-class role-plays.

Outcome 3 – Students will obtain a working knowledge of the various francophone cultures in

the world.

Indicators– Classroom discussion and other assignments.

French 202

Outcome 1 – Students will develop a broad familiarity with major themes and authors in the

francophone literary tradition.

Indicators– Literary portion of final exam.

Outcome 2 – Students will be able to discuss French literature with appropriate literary

vocabulary and to write cohesive summaries & reflective responses to literature.

Indicators– In-class literary activities and essays.

Outcome 3 – Students will improve their reading comprehension.

Indicators– Reading tests.

French 321

Outcome 1 – Students will understand key grammatical aspects of French and how they can be

used in communicative contexts

Indicators– Written exams and analytical problem sets.

Outcome 2 – Students will develop writing skills approaching the written expression of educated

native French speakers.

Indicators– Writing assignments.

Outcome 3 – Students will broaden their vocabulary and increase their written competency in a

variety of expressive styles, such as descriptive, persuasive, and narrative writing.

Indicators– Writing assignments and essay portions of tests.

French377

Outcome 1 – Students will understand best practices for effective instruction.

Indicators– Exams and classroom assignments.

Outcome 2 – Students will understand that the process of second language acquisition includes

the interrelated skills of observing, listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Indicators– Exams and classroom assignments.

Outcome 3 – Students will plan learning activities that will enable them to teach the significance

of cultural differences and similarities.

Indicators– Preparation of lesson plans, culture assimilators, and culture mini-dramas.

Outcome 4 – Students will understand the prominent teaching methodologies used in the

profession.

Indicators– Exams and classroom assignments.

French 400

Outcome 1 – Students will develop an advanced ability to understand and analyze French

culture.

Indicators– Classroom blog.

Outcome 2 – Students will develop familiarity with essential moments and figures in the history

of France.

Indicators– Embedded questions on exams.

Outcome 3 – Students will demonstrate written and oral analytical skills.

Indicators– In-class cultural presentations and research papers.

French 410

Outcome 1 – Students will develop a knowledge and appreciation for each century and the

various literary movements of French literature.

Indicators– Tests.

Outcome 2 – Students will develop competency in writing an intellectual paper on French

literature or authors.

Indicators– Literary, analytic paper.

Outcome 3 – Students will advance their ability to speak French in front of others.

Indicators– In-class oral presentations.