French 2 [Competency Based] (2nd semester)

Course Description

Students continue their virtual tour through France and other French-speaking countries and regions. This second-level French course takes a historical perspective in teaching the language, covering historical events and figures. By the end of this course, students have gained a deeper knowledge of and appreciation for the French culture and language.

Course Breakdown

• À and de before infinitive verbs
• Prepositions before places
• Expressions that use depius, pendant, and pour
• Expressions of time
• Verbs followed by prepositions
• Review of verb tenses
• Possessive pronouns
• Present participles
• Passive voice
• Subjunctive tense
• Important people in French history
• Various social systems in France

Course Goals

1. Formulate the immediate past with venir de.
2. Create sentences in the conditional tense, including irregular verbs.
3. Recognize prepositions used with geographical names.
4. Distinguish verbs that take à from those that take de before an infinitive.
5. Compare and contrast between using c'est and il/elle est. Form the subjunctive tense and create sentences with it.
6. Formulate the passive voice.
7. Use the present participle.
8. Analyze and utilize vocabulary related to health care and free time, including vacation.
9. Use relative and possessive pronouns in sentences.