College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
1.
Division: Arts, Languages, and Social Sciences
2.
Course ID and Number: French 2A
3.
Course Title: Intermediate French I
4.
Discipline(s) (Select from CCC System Office Minimum Qualification for Faculty [copy following web
address and paste into web browser http://www.cccco.edu/divisions/esed/aa_ir/psmq/min_qual/min_quals%20_revApr406.pdf]
Course may fit more than one discipline; identify all that apply): Foreign Languages
5.
Check one of the following:
New Course
If curriculum has been offered under a different discipline and/or name, identify the former course:
Change to existing course (course discipline and number are not changing)
Should another course be inactivated?
Title of course to be inactivated:
6.
No
Yes
Inactivation date:
Is course part of a CR Degree/Certificate Program? (If New is selected above, check No) No
Yes
If yes, specify program code(s). (Codes can be found in Outlook/Public Folders/All Public Folders/
Curriculum/Degree and Certificate Programs/choose appropriate catalog year):
Required course
Restricted elective
7.
Provide explanation and justification for addition/change/deletion:
Course updating and changing to new curriculum forms and incorporating of course
learning outcomes
8. List any special materials, equipment, tools, etc. that students must purchase:
9. Will this course have an instructional materials fee? No
Fee: $
Submitted by:
Yes
Ana María Mease and Patricia Padilla Tel. Ext. 4324; 4325 Date: 10/17/07
Division Chair: Justine Shaw
Review Date: 10/19/07
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE USE ONLY
Approved by Curriculum Committee: No
Board of Trustees Approval Date: 12/11/07
Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07)
Senate Approved: 09.03.04
Yes
Date: 11/09/07
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SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES
FOR AN EXISTING COURSE
FEATURES
OLD
NEW
A study in understanding,
speaking, reading, and writing
French at the intermediate
level with emphasis on spoken
French and increasing
attention to reading and
writing. It includes a grammar
review and vocabulary
expansion exercises and the
appreciation of the diverse
French cultures.
An intermediate interactive course
that emphasizes real and
meaningful communication to
develop and refine students'
speaking, listening, reading and
writing French language skills.
This course provides the tools for
students to acquire intermediate
linguistic proficiency. Special
focus is placed on cultural
awareness and appreciation of the
French-speaking world.
Select
Select
Recommended
Preparation
none
English 150 ready
Maximum Class Size
25
28
Catalog Description
(Please include complete
text of old and new catalog
descriptions.)
Grading Standard
Total Units
Lecture Units
Lab Units
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Repeatability—
Maximum Enrollments
Other
If any of the listed features have been modified in the new proposal, indicate the “old” (current) information and
proposed changes.
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College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
DATE: 10/17/07
COURSE ID AND NUMBER: FRNC 2A
COURSE TITLE: Intermediate French I
FIRST TERM NEW OR REVISED COURSE MAY BE OFFERED: Fall 2008
TOTAL UNITS: 4
TOTAL HOURS: 72
[Lecture Units: 4
[Lecture Hours: 72
Lab Units: 0]
Lab Hours: 0]
MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE: 28
GRADING STANDARD
Letter Grade Only
CR/NC Only
Is this course repeatable for additional credit units: No
Grade-CR/NC Option
Yes
If yes, how many total enrollments?
Is this course to be offered as part of the Honors Program? No
Yes
If yes, explain how honors sections of the course are different from standard sections.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
The catalog description should clearly state the scope of the course, its level, and what kinds of student goals the
course is designed to fulfill.
An intermediate interactive course that emphasizes real and meaningful communication to
develop and refine students' speaking, listening, reading and writing French language
skills. This course provides the tools for students to acquire intermediate linguistic
proficiency. Special focus is placed on cultural awareness and appreciation of the Frenchspeaking world.
Special notes or advisories:
PREREQUISITES
No
Yes
Course(s): French 1B or equivalent
Rationale for Prerequisite:
Describe representative skills without which the student would be highly unlikely to succeed .
Students must be able to use the linguistic skills and grammatical concepts learned in
French 1A and 1B or equivalent.
COREQUISITES
No
Yes
Rationale for Corequisite:
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RECOMMENDED PREPARATION
No
Yes
Course(s): English 150 ready
Rationale for Recommended Preparation:
It is recommended that students be English 150 ready in order to be able to contrast,
compare and comprehend the French linguistic concepts and have an understanding of
paragraph and composition writing.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
What should the student be able to do as a result of taking this course? State some of the objectives in terms of
specific, measurable student accomplishments.
1. Create novel utterances and find alternative ways to convey meaning in a variety of
communicative situations.
2. Engage in interactive communicative exchanges at intermediate-low to internediate-mid
level German and provide, obtain or interpret information.
3. Apply the linguistic skills learned by using past, present, future tenses in narrations and
by expressing emotions and opinions.
4. Demonstrate accuracy and control of intermediate grammatical concepts through
specific interactive oral and written activities.
5. Read a variety of selections in French (short articles, interviews, poems, short stories,
and short plays) and answer questions, comment, and reflect on content.
6. Write paragraphs and short compositions in French using a process-based writing plan.
7. Analyze and discuss geography, history, literature, and traditions of the French cultures
through oral presentations and short written reports.
8. Use French to express insights and observations regarding francophone cultures.
COURSE CONTENT
Themes: What themes, if any, are threaded throughout the learning experiences in this course?
1. Listening comprehension competence.
2. Communication, fluency and meaningful interaction.
3. Accuracy of grammatical structures in oral and written expression.
4. Internalization and visualization of language.
5. French culture.
Concepts: What concepts do students need to understand to demonstrate course outcomes?
1. Communication as comprehension and interpretation of written and spoken language.
2. Grammar as a tool to communicate effectively.
3. Techniques and strategies to negotiate meaning in reading.
4. Process-based writing strategies to improve writing skills.
5. Relationship of language and culture.
6. Appreciation of the French cultural legacy.
Issues: What primary issues or problems, if any, must students understand to achieve course outcomes (including
such issues as gender, diversity, multi-culturalism, and class)?
1. The differences between the English and the French languages, including
pronunciation, sentence structure, and how inflection and rules affect meaning.
2. Comparison of one's culture to the French culture to better understand, appreciate, and
respect it.
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Skills: What skills must students master to demonstrate course outcomes?
1. Attaining clear, comprehensible pronunciation.
2. Communicating and conveying meaning with confidence in low to mid-intermediate
French.
3. Applying vocabulary and grammatical structures learned in meaningful and more
complex oral and written activities.
4. Comprehending and responding to more sophisticated spoken French in specific
situations.
5. Reading in French, recognizing cognates, predicting content and interpreting at an
intermediate level.
REPRESENTATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES
What will students be doing (e.g., listening to lectures, participating in discussions and/or group activities, attending
a field trip)? Relate the activities directly to the Course Learning Outcomes.
1. Participating in interactive demonstrations of grammatical concepts.
2. Completing interactive written grammatical exercises.
3. Role-playing activities developing and practicing more complex conversations.
4. Participating in group activities to build communication skills.
5. Listening comprehension activities.
6. Reading comprehension activities and writing short compositions.
7. Preparing in-class presentations with linguistic and cultural themes.
8. Participating in cultural events on campus or in the community.
ASSESSMENT TASKS
How will students show evidence of achieving the Course Learning Outcomes? Indicate which assessments (if any)
are required for all sections.
Representative assessment tasks:
1. Written exams and quizzes.
2. Short guided compositions.
3. Oral evaluations (question-answer responses and conversational negotiation).
4. Oral presentations.
5. Written assignments.
6. Class participation.
Required assessments for all sections – to include but not limited to:
EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TEXTS OR OTHER READINGS
Author, Title, and Date Fields are required
Author Vallette/Vallette Title
A votre tour!
Author
Title
Date
Author
Title
Date
Author
Title
Date
Date
2007
Other Appropriate Readings:
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PROPOSED TRANSFERABILITY:
CSU
UC
If CSU transferability is proposed (courses numbered
1-99), indicate whether general elective credit or specific
course equivalent credit is proposed.
If specific course equivalent credit is proposed, give
course numbers/ titles of at least two comparable lower
division courses from a UC, CSU, or equivalent
institution.
None
General elective credit
Specific course equivalent
1. French 107, HSU
(Campus)
2. French 20, UC Davis
(Campus)
CURRENTLY APPROVED GENERAL EDUCATION
CR
CSU
IGETC
CR GE Category: C Humanities
CSU GE Category: C2 Humanities
IGETC Category: 3B Humanities
PROPOSED CR GENERAL EDUCATION
Rationale for CR General Education approval (including category designation):
Natural Science
Social Science
Humanities
Language and Rationality
Writing
Oral Communications
Analytical Thinking
PROPOSED CSU GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH (CSU GE)
A. Communications and Critical Thinking
A1 – Oral Communication
A2 – Written Communication
A3 – Critical Thinking
C. Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Foreign
Language
C1 – Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theater)
C2 – Humanities (Literature,
Philosophy, Foreign Language)
E. Lifelong Understanding and SelfDevelopment
E1 – Lifelong Understanding
E2 – Self-Development
B. Science and Math
B1 – Physical Science
B2 – Life Science
B3 – Laboratory Activity
B4 – Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
D. Social, Political, and Economic Institutions
D0 – Sociology and Criminology
D1 – Anthropology and Archeology
D2 – Economics
D3 – Ethnic Studies
D5 – Geography
D6 – History
D7 – Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral
Science
D8 – Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions
D9 – Psychology
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category: Same as above
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Proposed Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
1A – English Composition
1B – Critical Thinking-English Composition
1C – Oral Communication (CSU requirement only)
2A – Math
3A – Arts
3B – Humanities
4A – Anthropology and Archaeology
4B – Economics
4E – Geography
4F – History
4G – Interdisciplinary, Social & Behavioral Sciences
4H – Political Science, Government & Legal Institutions
4I – Psychology
4J – Sociology & Criminology
5A – Physical Science
5B – Biological Science
6A – Languages Other Than English
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category:
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FOR VPAA USE ONLY
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER FRNC-2A
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Department:
ARTLN Arts, Languages Soc Sciences
16. CoRequisite Course: None
17. Recommended Prep: ENGL-350
2. Subject: French
Course No: 2A
18. Maximum Class Size: 28
3. Credit Type: D Credit Degree Applicable
4. Min/Maximum Units: 4.0 to
19. Repeat/Retake: NR No repeats
variable units
20. Count Retakes for Credit:
yes
no
21. Only Pass/No Pass:
yes
no
22. Allow Pass/No Pass:
yes
no
23. VATEA Funded Course:
yes
no
5. Course Level: E Not Occupational
6. Academic Level: UG Undergraduate
7. Grade Scheme: UG Undergraduate
8. Short Title: Intermediate French I
24. Accounting Method: W Weekly Census
9. Long Title: Intermediate French I
25. Disability Status: N Not a Special Class
10. National ID
(CIP):
16.0901
26. Billing Method: T-Term
11. Local ID
(TOPS):
110200
27. Billing Period: R-Reporting Term
12. Course Types:
 Level One Basic Skills: NBS Not Basic Skills

Level Two Work Experience:
28. Billing Credits: 4.0
29. Purpose: A Liberal Arts Sciences
NWE Not Coop Work Experience
30. Articulation No.

Level Three:
(CAN):
Placeholder for GE OR
31. Articulation Seq.
(CAN):
Choose One:
32. Transfer Status: A Transfers to both UC/CSU

Level Four: If GE :
C2 Humanities (Lit, Phil, Lan)
13. Instructional Method: Choose One:
33. Equates to another course?
(course number).
34. The addition of this course will inactive
number). Inactive at end of
term.
14. Lec TLUs: 6.0 Contact Hours: 72
Lab TLUs:
Contact Hours:
Lecture/Lab TLUs:
Contact Hours:
15. Prerequisite: Frnc-1B
Particular Comments for Printed Catalog.
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Curriculum Approval Date:
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