Beginning French Part One
Intensive Beginning French For students who have not previously studied French, an introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French, providing the syntactic and semantic foundation of the French language in a concentrated program of grammar presentation, drills, laboratory work, and discussion. Primary emphasis will be placed on the student's active use of the language, and weekly attendance at the French language table will be required. This course does not fulfill the foreign language distribution requirement. Students are expected to continue with FREN 0102 in the winter term after successfully completing FREN 0101, and with FREN 0201in the spring.
Intensive Beginning French For students who have not previously studied French, an introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French, providing the syntactic and semantic foundation of the French language in a concentrated program of grammar presentation, drills, laboratory work, and discussion. Primary emphasis will be placed on the student's active use of the language, and weekly attendance at the French language table will be required. This course does not fulfill the foreign language distribution requirement. Students are expected to continue with FREN 0102 in the winter …Read more
This was my first French class ever and I loved it. Zsombok is a very chill and understanding professor. There are daily online homework assignments that are do-able and 8 exams throughout the semester which are usually pretty fair but takes a good amount of studying. He doesn't play with his deadlines so he'll knock points off for late stuff unless it's excusable but he won't give you a hard time about it. The class was very engaging and you really do learn so much French, more than I expected in a 101 course. I'm looking forward to taking another French course with him in the future. 10/10 recommend.
This was my first French class ever and I loved it. Zsombok is a very chill and understanding professor. There are daily online homework assignments that are do-able and 8 exams throughout the semester which are usually pretty fair but takes a good amount of studying. He doesn't play with his deadlines so he'll knock points off for l …Read more
Introductory French was far more manageable than I thought it would be at Middlebury, but there was still a lot of outside work that had to be completed. Homework for this class was a bit tedious, and there were a total of 8 exams, but if you put in the work and show that you're trying to learn, you'll do well. I came into this class with no previous experience in French, and it is was certainly the class where I saw the most improvement.
Introductory French was far more manageable than I thought it would be at Middlebury, but there was still a lot of outside work that had to be completed. Homework for this class was a bit tedious, and there were a total of 8 exams, but if you put in the work and show that you're trying to learn, you'll do well. I came into this class …Read more
This is probably one of the hardest yet most fulfilling classes I’ve ever taken. This class is very hard, simply because learning a new language is hard. But it’s also sooooo rewarding. I guess it’s Middlebury’s approach, but I can confidently say I have learned more French In 8 weeks than I probably would have anywhere else in 1-2 years. It’s a very fast-paced class with a stern professor. He is very fair (even lenient) with his grading, but it’s a lot of work. The tests are very difficult and the class itself moves very fast. Pay attention and get ready to spend time on YouTube and Duolingo because, it’s rough out here. Overall would recommended Prof Zsombok (even tho I think he doesn’t like me) he’s still a great professor and you will learn a lot very quickly. and on a very honest note: prepare yourself; learning a lap ew language (especially French) is very very veeeerrrryyyy hard and frustrating.
This is probably one of the hardest yet most fulfilling classes I’ve ever taken. This class is very hard, simply because learning a new language is hard. But it’s also sooooo rewarding. I guess it’s Middlebury’s approach, but I can confidently say I have learned more French In 8 weeks than I probably would have anywhere else in 1-2 y …Read more
Very enjoyable class! 5x per week lectures were a mix of drills and practice conversations, plus a weekly phonetics session and language table attendance. Prof. Weber is very funny, helpful, and engaging. Homework is annoyingly constant but light - about 30 min each night. Tests are weekly with relatively easy grading. Given the workload, you'll be miserable if you're not ready for French to consume your life, but if you're into languages then this class is great.
Very enjoyable class! 5x per week lectures were a mix of drills and practice conversations, plus a weekly phonetics session and language table attendance. Prof. Weber is very funny, helpful, and engaging. Homework is annoyingly constant but light - about 30 min each night. Tests are weekly with relatively easy grading. Given the work …Read more
I'm very glad I took my first French class with Professor Weber. He is very enthusiastic about his lessons and wants to give everyone the opportunity to participate. There is a lot of work, daily homework, language tables, weekly exams and short projects often. I will say that the exams can be a little bit challenging if you don't study often and know the material well. If you are going to take this course you must be ready to put in the work, but I guess it goes the same for all languages here.
I'm very glad I took my first French class with Professor Weber. He is very enthusiastic about his lessons and wants to give everyone the opportunity to participate. There is a lot of work, daily homework, language tables, weekly exams and short projects often. I will say that the exams can be a little bit challenging if you don't st …Read more