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UMontrealX: Français élémentaire 1

A French course for beginners! Learn the basics of French and develop your oral and written skills.

5 weeks
4–5 hours per week
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
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Français élémentaire 1

About this course

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The main objective of this course is to become familiar with the basics of the French language.

Several tools will be at your disposal to facilitate your French learning:

  • videos that follow the daily lives of three students (Rachel, Mathieu, and Xavier) and two professors (Miss Simard and Mr. Tremblay);

  • videos that help you to develop your knowledge of French;

  • sociocultural clips that help you to discover more about Montreal and Québec;

  • charts that introduce you to phonetics, vocabulary, and grammar;

  • a discussion forum that allows you to interact with other French learners that are taking this MOOC;

  • interactive activities that help you to apply the concepts explained in the charts and videos;

  • quizzes that test your knowledge.

All types of learners can benefit from this course!

At a glance

  • Language: Français
  • Video Transcript: Français
  • Associated skills:French Language, Grammar, Vocabulary, Phonetics

What you'll learn

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At the end of this MOOC, you will be able to:

  • get in contact with others;

  • introduce yourself to others;

  • talk about yourself and your activities.

You will master the following linguistic notions, which will help you to achieve the 3 objectives listed above:

  • the basic vocabulary of everyday life;

  • basic vocabulary specific to the academic field;

  • the basics of French syntax;

  • the basics of French phonetics (Québec variety);

  • the sociocultural elements necessary for an understanding of Québec society.

Syllabus

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Module 1: The basics of the French language

Module 2: How to get in contact with others

Module 3: How to introduce oneself

Module 4: How to get to know other people

Module 5: How to talk about one’s activities

Frequently Asked Questions

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Collaborators list :

Contents experts

Monique BEAULAC

Responsable de programme, École de langues,

Faculté de l’éducation permanente, Université de Montréal

Pedagogical development

Sana SABOUNI

Coordonnatrice des cours de français langue seconde

Chargée de cours, École de langues,

Faculté de l’éducation permanente, Université de Montréal

Evaluation kit

Joëlle IMBERT

Conseillère pédagogique

Centre de tests de français, École de langues,

Faculté de l’éducation permanente, Université de Montréal

Scientific and technical assistants

Esther CHABOT

Étudiante de 1er cycle, deuxième année

Baccalauréat Enseignement du français langue seconde,

Faculté des sciences de l’éducation, Université de Montréal

Anne FILION-DONATO

Étudiante de 1er cycle, deuxième année,

Baccalauréat Enseignement du français langue seconde,

Faculté des sciences de l’éducation, Université de Montréal

Collaborators

Jean Ignace OLAZABAL

Responsable de programme - Toxicomanie, Gérontologie

Faculté de l’éducation permanente, Université de Montréal

Mathieu LEBLOND

Directeur gestion des opérations académiques

Faculté de l’éducation permanente, Université de Montréal

Comedians

Justine PRÉVOST

As Rachel

Anthony TINGAUD

As Mathieu

Projet coordinator and technopedagogical advisor

Tetyana TSOMKO

Conseillère technopédagogique,

Centre de Pédagogie Universitaire (CPU), Université de Montréal

Media

André Guay

Concepteur en médiatisation,

CPU, Université de Montréal

Bong-Sou MOULINET

Concepteur en médiatisation,

CPU, Université de Montréal

Raphaël RENONCOURT

Concepteur en médiatisation,

CPU, Université de Montréal

Vincent RICHER

Technicien en gestion de l'information numérique,

CPU, Université de Montréal

Off camera voice

Natacha BRASSARD

Conseillère pédagogique,

CPU, Université de Montréal

Quality control

Vincent LABERGE,

Conseiller technopédagogique et pédagogique,

CPU, Université de Montréal

Ways to take this course

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$119 USD

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