Online Class: French 101- How to Speak French (with Audio)

This self-paced online course is designed to give you the basics in grammar and vocabulary but always focusing on the verbal aspect that allows you to communicate as soon as possible
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  • 14
    Lessons
  • 36
    Exams &
    Assignments
  • 14
    Hours
    average time
  • 1.4
    CEUs
 
 
 

Course Description

This Instructional Course on How to Speak French (with audio clips) is a fast, fun, and manageable way to learn French in your own time.  This guide starts at the beginning assuming you know nothing about French and walks you through, simple lesson by simple lesson, until you come out speaking about your daily routines, what you did yesterday, last year or in 1999, and what you are going to do tomorrow or in the year 2030.  Along the way, you will find explanations, examples and activities that give you the building blocks to construct a base for the French language, often called the language of love.

This self-paced course is designed to give you the basics in grammar and vocabulary but always focusing on the verbal aspect that allows you to communicate as soon as possible. In order to get the most out of this guide, you must actively work with it, completing the exercises, working on the activities and having fun.

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  • Completely Online
  • Self-Paced
  • 6 Months to Complete
  • 24/7 Availability
  • Start Anytime
  • PC & Mac Compatible
  • Android & iOS Friendly
  • Accredited CEUs
Universal Class is an IACET Accredited Provider
 
 

Course Lessons

  • Lesson 1. Master French Basics: A Step-by-Step Guide

    Immerse yourself in French lessons with audio support, interactive activities, and real-world dialogues, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience. Remember, meaningful engagement with the material is key to fluency.

  • Lesson 2. Mastering French Pronunciation: A Journey Beyond the Basics

    The French alphabet mirrors the English one in appearance, yet offers distinct pronunciations for its 26 letters. This lesson emphasizes understanding these unique sounds to build a foundational grasp of French.

  • Lesson 3. Unit 3: French Greetings and Introductions

    Learn to confidently navigate initial conversations in French by understanding key phrases and the cultural context, recognizing when to use formal or informal language. Begin building a robust vocabulary that includes greetings and self-introductions, essential for engaging communication.

  • Lesson 4: Introducing Present Tense Through Your Daily Routines

  • Lesson 5. Cracking the Code: French's Tricky Verbs Made Simple

    This lesson introduces the importance of familiarizing oneself with tricky French verbs, which is crucial for effective dialogue and comprehension. Special emphasis is placed on the verb être, illustrating its versatility in expressing identity, origin, and more.

  • Lesson 6. French Gender and Number Explained

    Improving your French vocabulary involves paying attention to noun gender and plurality, which affect article usage. The suffixes -age and -ion often guide you in determining gender, while familiarizing yourself with nouns helps in application.

  • Lesson 7. Understanding Gender in French Grammar

    Understanding the nuances of French noun-adjective agreement is crucial for effective communication, requiring attention to gender and number. This lesson also covers how irregular adjectives break standard patterns, providing key insights to enrich one's descriptive vocabulary in French.

  • Lesson 8. Mastering French Preferences and Abilities

    Learn how to express affection with aimer and aversions using détester, harnessing the power of verbs to articulate authentic sentiments. The versatile faire allows for meaningful exchanges about actions and weather, while the irregular verbs vouloir, devoir, and pouvoir build a foundation for expressing intent, necessity, and ability.

  • Lesson 9. Prepositions Unveiled

    The lesson explores how prepositions connect various parts of a sentence, vital for grasping both location and time relationships in French. Students advance their language skills by learning various prepositional phrases and their contextual meanings.

  • Lesson 10. Past Tense Fundamentals

    The past tense unit takes a deep dive into the effective use of passé composé for articulating past events, with ‘avoir’ as the key auxiliary verb. Examples such as dining in a French restaurant or traveling to Paris reinforce the practical application of these learning points.

  • Lesson 11. Mastering the Essentials of Yes/No and Detailed Questions

    Mastering the art of French questions involves learning yes/no forms with intonation, tags, inversion, and question words. Enhance your French conversations by differentiating declarative from interrogative inflections and using question tags like 'n'est-ce pas?' and expressions like 'est-ce que'.

  • Lesson 12. Understanding Pronouns: Direct Objects in French

    Understanding direct object pronouns in French allows speakers to replace nouns, streamlining sentence construction and avoiding redundancy. Through examples, learners will see how pronouns can simplify conversation, just like swapping John for 'he' in sentences.

  • Lesson 13. Navigating the Near Future in French

    Understanding the future tense in French can be approached via present tense, 'aller' + infinitive, or traditional future tense conjugations. The lesson emphasizes the simplicity and exceptions within these methods, along with key vocabulary to aid future discussions.

  • Lesson 14. Unlocking French Vocabulary: Cognates and Faux Amis

    This lesson reveals that many French words resembling English terms are easily understandable cognates, while warning learners to be cautious of deceiving false friends that appear familiar but differ in meaning. With practice and humor, the journey to mastering French is both challenging and rewarding.
 

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Identify the alphabet and pronunciation guide.
  • Build your vocabulary.
  • Demonstrate talking about daily routines.
  • Demonstrate irregular verb usage.
  • Describe methods for improving your vocabulary.
  • Demonstrate describing people, places and things.
  • Demonstrate preposition usage.
  • Demonstrate verb tense usage.
  • Ask questions in French.
  • Use pronouns in French.
  • Use future tense in French.
  • Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
 

Student Testimonials

  • "The fact that there were side notes and the exam tested what I learned. The beauty was it treated me throughout as a basic learner and at no point I felt uncomfortable with the challenge. Kudos to the Professor." -- Henna N.
  • "It was fun!" -- Maria P.
  • "It was quite helpful to print out the educational texts for using them as a learning script." -- Timo W.

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