- Course Type CLEP
- Subject World Languages
- Level Introductory
- Length 15 Modules
- Effort 20-25 Hours
- Institution Modern States
ABOUT THIS COURSE
It reviews the fundamentals taught in two to three semesters of French language at college. The CLEP exam incorporates into a single test both Level 1 and Level 2 content.
Our goal as creators of this course is to prepare you to pass the College Board’s CLEP examination and obtain college credit for free.
“French Language” is a completely self-paced course. It has no prerequisites and it is offered entirely for free.
Instructors
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Romain Chareyron, Ph.D
Washington State University
Course Overview
French Language Course Overview - Modern States
Module | Topic | Video Length | Total pages of required reading |
Module 1: Se Présenter 00:39:04 total video length 30 total reading pages |
1.0 Introduction | 0:00:43 | – |
1.1 Greetings | 0:05:23 | 4 | |
1.2 Subject Pronouns | 0:03:20 | 5 | |
1.3 The Alphabet | 0:02:56 | 2 | |
1.4 Pronunciation | 0:14:31 | 5 | |
1.5 Auxiliaries Être and Avoir | 0:04:49 | 14 | |
1.6 Mise En Pratique | 0:07:22 | – | |
Module 2: Ma Famille 00:59:37 total video length 16 total reading pages |
2.0 Introduction | 0:01:08 | – |
2.1 The Family | 0:04:29 | 5 | |
2.2 French Nouns: Deciding on the Gender | 0:12:31 | 3 | |
2.3 French Nouns: Deciding on the Number | 0:12:06 | – | |
2.4 Indefinite Articles | 0:06:32 | 2 | |
2.5 Definite Articles | 0:07:13 | 5 | |
2.6 Professions | 0:04:16 | 1 | |
2.7 Mise En Pratique | 0:11:22 | – | |
Module 3: Chez Moi 01:24:36 total video length 23 total reading pages |
3.0 Introduction | 0:00:56 | – |
3.1 Rooms and Furniture | 0:05:53 | 1 | |
3.2 French Adjectives | 0:19:49 | 4 | |
3.3 The Position of Adjectives in a Sentence | 0:10:27 | 5 | |
3.4 The Comparative | 0:07:53 | 3 | |
3.5 The Superlative | 0:07:39 | 3 | |
3.6 Possessive Adjectives | 0:13:29 | 7 | |
3.7 Mise En Pratique | 0:18:30 | – | |
Module 4: Mon Quartier 00:50:41 total video length 20 total reading pages |
4.0 Introduction | 0:01:02 | – |
4.1 Places | 0:04:39 | 1 | |
4.2 Prepositions of Places | 0:07:13 | 3 | |
4.3 Au Restaurant – Food and Dinnerware | 0:05:32 | 3 | |
4.4 The Partitive Article | 0:14:21 | 6 | |
4.5 The Interrogative Pronouns Qui, Que, Quand, Quoi, Où, Comment, and Pourquoi | 0:09:44 | 7 | |
4.6 Mise En Pratique | 0:08:10 | – | |
Module 5: Mon Quotidien 00:48:57 total video length 29 total reading pages |
5.0 Introduction | 0:00:56 | – |
5.1 French Infinitive | 0:05:46 | – | |
5.2 The Present Tense of -ER Verbs (Regular and Irregular) | 0:10:30 | 11 | |
5.3 The Present Tense of -IR Verbs (Regular and Irregular) | 0:09:09 | 6 | |
5.4 The Present Tense of -RE verbs | 0:04:51 | 4 | |
5.5 Reflexive Verbs | 0:09:02 | 8 | |
5.6 Mise En Pratique | 0:08:43 | – | |
Module 6: À L’école 00:43:09 total video length 16 total reading pages |
6.0 Introduction | 0:00:54 | – |
6.1 The School | 0:05:00 | 1 | |
6.2 Savoir vs Connaître | 0:05:16 | 3 | |
6.3 Asking Questions | 0:09:26 | 6 | |
6.4 The Interrogative Quel(le)(s)? | 0:08:06 | 1 | |
6.5 The Negation | 0:07:42 | – | |
6.6 Mise En Pratique | 0:06:45 | – | |
Module 7: Activités et Hobbies 00:42:14 total video length 16 total reading pages |
7.0 Introduction | 0:00:46 | – |
7.1 Telling Time | 0:07:31 | 1 | |
7.2 Days of the Week | 0:02:35 | 1 | |
7.3 French Verbs Followed by a Preposition | 0:05:57 | – | |
7.4 French Personal Pronouns | 0:09:31 | 8 | |
7.5 The Pronouns Y and En | 0:07:44 | 6 | |
7.6 Mise En Pratique | 0:08:10 | – | |
Module 8: Le Week End Dernier 00:37:47 total video length 28 total reading pages |
8.0 Introduction | 0:00:53 | – |
8.1 Talking about Past Events: Le Passé Composé | 0:02:46 | 13 | |
8.2 Using the Auxiliary, Être or Avoir at the Passé Composé | 0:05:38 | 6 | |
8.3 The Past Participle | 0:05:32 | 1 | |
8.4 Talking About Past Events: L’imparfait | 0:05:13 | 3 | |
8.5 Passé Composé vs Imparfait | 0:11:03 | 5 | |
8.6 Mise En Pratique | 0:06:42 | – | |
Module 9: Quand Je Serai Grand(e): Using Their Future 00:22:33 total video length 5 total reading pages |
9.0 Introduction | 0:00:30 | – |
9.1 Reminder: Le Futur Proche | 0:03:05 | 2 | |
9.2 The Future Tense (Regular and Irregular Verbs) | 0:07:54 | 3 | |
9.3 Interrogative Pronouns | 0:11:04 | – | |
Module 10: Giving Orders: The Imperative 00:08:26 total video length 6 total reading pages |
10.1 Giving Orders: The Imperative | 0:08:26 | 6 |
Module 11: Offering Advice: The Subjunctive 00:26:42 total video length 0 total reading pages |
11.0 Introduction | 0:00:39 | – |
11.1 The Formation of the Subjunctive | 0:10:28 | – | |
11.2 How to Use the Subjunctive (Common Expressions and Structures) | 0:06:10 | – | |
11.3 Subjunctive vs Infinitive | 0:04:04 | – | |
11.4 Subjunctive vs Indicative | 0:05:21 | – | |
Module 12: Chez Le Docteur 00:20:00 total video length 4 total reading pages |
12.0 Introduction | 0:00:22 | |
12.1 The Human Body | 0:06:53 | 1 | |
12.2 French Adverbs | 0:12:45 | 3 | |
Module 13: Relative Pronouns 00:23:02 total video length 0 total reading pages |
13.0 Introduction | 0:00:33 | – |
13.1 Relative Pronouns: Categories and Uses | 0:11:25 | – | |
13.2 The Pronoun Lequel and its Variations | 0:05:34 | – | |
13.3 The Pronoun Que Used with the Passé Composé | 0:05:30 | – | |
Module 14: Expressing Time 00:20:54 total video length 2 total reading pages |
14.0 Introduction | 0:00:35 | – |
14.1 Months | 0:03:36 | 1 | |
14.2 Common Words and Expressions to Locate an Event in Time | 0:10:10 | 1 | |
14.3 The Present Participle (Regular and Irregular Verbs) | 0:06:33 | – | |
Module 15: The Conditional 00:14:12 total video length 5 total reading pages |
15.0 Introduction | 0:00:31 | – |
15.1 The Conditional: Formation and Uses | 0:09:58 | 5 | |
15.2 Mise En Pratique | 0:03:43 | – | |
Suggested Readings | Suggested Readings | – | 107 |
Suggested Readings | – | 10 | |
Suggested Readings | – | 8 | |
Suggested Readings | – | 30 |