French Language

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  • 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

  • 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
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Suggested Readings 30

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