Accelerated Beginning French
Accelerated Beginning French This intensive course is a condensation of FREN 0101 and 0102 for students who have never before studied French. We will focus on the development of all four communicative skills in an immersion-style environment. Primary emphasis will be placed on increased oral proficiency through audiovisual, conversational, and drill methods. Upon successful completion of this course students will be prepared for second-year French in the fall. Weekly attendance at the French language table will be required.
I can't highlight enough how good this course is. Zsombok does an amazing job cultivating an atmosphere of participation that improves your French whether you like it or not. Essentially all classes are structured so that there's an equal amount of lecture and discussion, where students talk in small groups or with the whole class. The entire class is in French. The class meets five times a week, plus one 30-minute phonetic session and one 45-minute attendance to the language tables each week. The amount of time dedicated to the class each week substantially reduced the amount of time I had to dedicate to other courses. There are homework assignments every night, but usually they take between 20-30 minutes. There's one exam each week and one mini project each week that culminates with a presentation toward the end of the semester. Zsombok is passionate, engaging, and enthusiastic about learning French. He encourages learning and makes the process so much fun.
I can't highlight enough how good this course is. Zsombok does an amazing job cultivating an atmosphere of participation that improves your French whether you like it or not. Essentially all classes are structured so that there's an equal amount of lecture and discussion, where students talk in small groups or with the whole class. T …Read more
Peter is amazing! He is a great Professor and is very understanding and accommodating. However, the nature of the course is incredibly fast-paced and I took it as someone who had never taken French before... which I don't necessarily recommend. If you have a fairly easy semester and hours to dedicate to weekly language tables, two French events, phonetic sessions (30 minutes a week in addition to class five days a week), studying for weekly exams, and nightly homework assignments—then you will get a lot out of this course! It's also a good class if you have some basic French knowledge—which it felt like everyone else in my class did except myself and like two other people. This class is incredibly useful and I was able to manage an A because Peter is so accommodating, but it is definitely a huge time commitment.
Peter is amazing! He is a great Professor and is very understanding and accommodating. However, the nature of the course is incredibly fast-paced and I took it as someone who had never taken French before... which I don't necessarily recommend. If you have a fairly easy semester and hours to dedicate to weekly language tables, two Fr …Read more