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French Beginners Level 2: LANG 2002

Continue to improve your French

The material covers a variety of everyday topics in a simple, concise manner. There are plenty of examples and explanations to illustrate how the language works and to build confidence. Each lesson contains: clear grammar explanations, vocabulary lists, reading material consisting of a story, dialogue or letter, questions for speaking practice, and exercises.

By the end of level 2, you will have an expanded vocabulary and be able to understand, ask and answer questions using simple sentences. This course is for you if you:

  • Meet the criteria listed in French Beginners Level 1
  • Have a basic French vocabulary
  • Can form simple sentences and understand some spoken language

Topics covered include:

  • Numerals 1-60, telling the time, seasons, months, days, present tense of irregular reflexive verb s’asseoir, the cedilla.
  • Countries, inhabitants, languages, towns, phrases with avoir, omission of the article, irregularities of some -er verbs, word order.
  • Numerals from 60 onwards, collective numerals and measurements, comparative and superlative of adjectives, present tense of connaître and savoir.
  • Relative pronouns, the conjunction que.
  • Quel and lequel, demonstrative pronouns, comparative and superlative of adverbs, present tense of vouloir and pouvoir.
  • The future tense, use of the future tense, emphatic pronouns, present tense of ecrire and recevoir.
  • The perfect tense with avoir, agreement of the past participle after avoir, the position of adverbs.
  • The perfect tense with être, insertion of the definite article.

No materials are required.

Winter term

Tuesdays, Jan. 28 to April 8 (10 weeks, no class March 4)
7:45 - 9:15 p.m.
UNB Fredericton
9 MacAulay Lane, Tilley Hall, Room 125
$195 (No HST)

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About the instructor

Victoria Pelletier was born and raised in Fredericton, but spent the past couple of years in Quebec. She holds a BA (English and French) as well as a BEd from St. Thomas University.

Victoria is currently working on curriculum and instruction studies at UNB. Victoria has worked in the K-12 system and recently, with adult learners at the Valcartier Military Family Resource Center. Victoria is currently working on her MEd in Critical Studies at UNB. She has a passion for additional language learning and is excited to share that passion with you.