MLL 121 - Elementary French I: Language and Humanities

Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-C2
Introduction to speaking, understanding, reading, and writing French. A communicative approach to the acquisition of the language with emphasis on the appreciation of the culture.

Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-C2 - Lower Division Humanities
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Students of French will be able to express themselves with sufficient accuracy and clarity to carry on conversations in French with native speakers and to give oral presentations appropriate to the undergraduate level.
Students will be able to appreciate the various components of French and Francophone cultural artifacts.
Through in-class discussions and group work, students will also learn how to work collaboratively in an open-minded and respectful way.
This will prepare them for their future workplace.

C2. Humanities Learning Outcomes

Show appreciation for the humanities using their intellect, imagination, sensibility, and sensitivity;
develop their affective and cognitive faculties through studying great works reflecting the rich diversity of human imagination and/or inquiry; and
engage in critical self-reflection relating themes in the humanities to the students’ own lives.