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French Beginners Level 3: LANG 2005

Take your French to the next level

This course is for you if you meet the criteria listed in our Level 1 and Level 2 beginner courses, have a basic French vocabulary and can form sentences and understand some spoken language.

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 3, you will have an extensive vocabulary and be able to understand, ask and answer questions using more complex sentences. Topics include:

  • Interrogative pronouns, possessive pronouns, present tense of croire and devoir.
  • The imperfect tense, the present participle, prepositions plus gerund, present tense of conduire and rire.
  • Negatives, inversion of subject and verb.
  • The conditional tense, use of si.
  • The infinitive after verbs, the infinitive after adjectives, the infinitive after nouns.
  • Compound tenses, the passive, the verb devoir.
  • Verbs + preposition + noun.
  • Some problem prepositions; miscellaneous pronouns, adjectives and adverbs.
  • Purpose, formation and rules of the subjunctive.

No materials are required.

Winter term

Wednesdays, Jan. 29 to April 9 (10 weeks, no class March 5)
6 - 7:30 p.m.
UNB Fredericton
9 MacAulay Lane, Tilley Hall, Room 125
$195 (No HST)

Registration opens Oct. 18.

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 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.