French Courses | Outcomes & Indicators
May 2013
French 101
Outcome 1 – Students will display a developing knowledge of basic French grammar.
Indicators – Classroom activities and tests.
Outcome 2 – Students will begin to understand instructions relating to course assignments and
classroom activities, and begin to respond to questions directed to them.
Indicators – Classroom routines, activities, and tests.
Outcome 3 – Students will begin to develop reading comprehension and pronunciation skills
needed to continue their study of French.
Indicators – Graded reading assignments and comprehension activities.
Outcome 4 – Students will develop the ability to compose short expressions using the grammar
and vocabulary they are learning.
Indicators – Written activities and lab work.
Outcome 5 – Students will acquire basic knowledge of French and francophone culture.
Indicators – Exams.
French 102
Outcome 1 – Students will display a continuing knowledge of basic French grammar.
Indicators – Classroom activities and tests.
Outcome 2 – Students will develop increased understanding of instructions relating to course
assignments, classroom activities and respond to questions directed to them.
Indicators – Classroom routines, activities, and tests.
Outcome 3 – Students will improve reading comprehension and pronunciation skills needed to
continue their study of French.
Indicators – Graded reading assignments and comprehension activities.
Outcome 4 – Students will show an ability to compose short expressions using the grammar and
vocabulary they are learning.
Indicators – Written activities and lab work.
French 201
Outcome 1 – Students will understand the intermediate elements of French grammar.
Indicators – Written exams and classroom assignments.
Outcome 2 – Students will acquire the ability to use French within culturally appropriate
contexts.
Indicators – Oral evaluation and in-class role-plays.
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Outcome 3 – Students will obtain a working knowledge of the various francophone cultures in
the world.
Indicators – Classroom discussion and other assignments.
French 202
Outcome 1 – Students will develop a broad familiarity with major themes and authors in the
francophone literary tradition.
Indicators – Literary portion of final exam.
Outcome 2 – Students will be able to discuss French literature with appropriate literary
vocabulary and to write cohesive summaries & reflective responses to literature.
Indicators – In-class literary activities and essays.
Outcome 3 – Students will improve their reading comprehension.
Indicators – Reading tests.
French 321
Outcome 1 – Students will understand key grammatical aspects of French and how they can be
used in communicative contexts
Indicators – Written exams and analytical problem sets.
Outcome 2 – Students will develop writing skills approaching the written expression of educated
native French speakers.
Indicators – Writing assignments.
Outcome 3 – Students will broaden their vocabulary and increase their written competency in a
variety of expressive styles, such as descriptive, persuasive, and narrative writing.
Indicators – Writing assignments and essay portions of tests.
French 377
Outcome 1 – Students will understand best practices for effective instruction.
Indicators – Exams and classroom assignments.
Outcome 2 – Students will understand that the process of second language acquisition includes
the interrelated skills of observing, listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Indicators – Exams and classroom assignments.
Outcome 3 – Students will plan learning activities that will enable them to teach the significance
of cultural differences and similarities.
Indicators – Preparation of lesson plans, culture assimilators, and culture mini-dramas.
Outcome 4 – Students will understand the prominent teaching methodologies used in the
profession.
Indicators – Exams and classroom assignments.
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French 400
Outcome 1 – Students will develop an advanced ability to understand and analyze French
culture.
Indicators – Classroom blog.
Outcome 2 – Students will develop familiarity with essential moments and figures in the history
of France.
Indicators – Embedded questions on exams.
Outcome 3 – Students will demonstrate written and oral analytical skills.
Indicators – In-class cultural presentations and research papers.
French 410
Outcome 1 – Students will develop a knowledge and appreciation for each century and the
various literary movements of French literature.
Indicators – Tests.
Outcome 2 – Students will develop competency in writing an intellectual paper on French
literature or authors.
Indicators – Literary, analytic paper.
Outcome 3 – Students will advance their ability to speak French in front of others.
Indicators – In-class oral presentations.