French 101 Course Info

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Lectures and tutorials

There are several streams of classes.  Timetables can be viewed through the nDeva website .

Who may enrol in this course?

This course is an absolute beginner level course, designed for students who have no previous knowledge of French. It is not open to students who have achieved in all standards entered for Level 2 NCEA French or gained grade average 50 or above, or to students eligible for or who have completed French 102 or French 162.

All students enrolling in the course must complete and submit a signed Language Competency Form.

Please note that failure to do so or submission of inaccurate or incomplete information may result in removal from the course at any point.

General Education

Students wishing to take Introductory French 1 as a General Education paper must be enrolled in 101G. Places are limited in both 101 and 101G. You cannot enrol in 101 and then change your enrolment at a later date to have it count as a General Education paper unless you do so within the first two weeks of classes AND there is a free place in a 101G stream. 101 and 101G students have classes together. 

Set text

You are required to have a copy of the 5th edition of the Deux Mondes Text and the Deux Mondes Cahier (lab book) for Summer School 2010. This is sold as a package with the Deux Mondes CDRom and free on-line access to the audio lab programme. Note: if you purchase a second-hand Cahier, you must not resubmit work another student has already completed (see notes on plagiarism below). The library holds copies of the Cahier and the textbook. Note that this is also the prescribed text for French 102. French 101 covers up to and including chapter 4 of Deux Mondes. 
(Note: 6th Edition with online registration code for Semester 1 2010 onwards.)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, in order to obtain a pass grade, students must demonstrate a competent working knowledge of language topics covered, and the content up to the end of Chapter 4 of Deux Mondes. Course assessment tests students’ ability to apply this knowledge to the four skills areas of reading, listening, speaking and writing.

Classes and workload expectations

The course consists of 6 hours per week (over the 12 week semester), 4 of which are taught classes, the remaining 2 being self-access lab sessions. The self-access labs allow for greater flexibility with timetabling but please note that ALL six hours are compulsory. In accordance with University of Auckland workload guidelines, you are expected to spend an average of 9-10 hours per week on the course. In addition to class and lab hours, students are expected to spend 3-4 hours per week on homework, written work, revision, vocabulary learning and test preparation.

Taught classes

There are 4 taught classes per week. During these classes, features of the language will be presented and practised. Practice will usually be in the form of group or especially pair-work. Bring your Deux Mondes text to class .

Labs

There are two types of labs to be completed in your own time each week. See the “Lab programmes” handout for details and hand-in dates.
1) AUDIO LAB: Arts 214, Opening Hours during Semester: Mon-Fri 8.30-5.00pm
2) MULTIMEDIA LAB: HSB 411, HSB 411a, 414: Open: Mon-Fri 8.30am-9pm; Sat 9am-5pm

Notices and marks using Cecil

Make sure you know how to access the University’s Online course administration system, CECIL.

We will be using the system to make announcements and provide additional resources. You can also use the system to view grades.

If you wish to receive course announcements at your personal e-mail address, you must go into CECIL and change your e-mail address yourself. You are responsible for ensuring your correct email address is entered, and for keeping up to date with course announcements. Make sure you check your e-mails regularly. Announcements are also available from the Communications folder in Cecil.

Problems, queries

If you have any queries or problems regarding any aspect of the course not addressed in course outlines and the Deux Mondes text, do not hesitate to contact your tutor or the course co-ordinator. We are here to help! Of course, you can also speak to your class representative, who will be elected early in the course.