Cuesta College

110 BEGINNING FRENCH CONVERSATION AND READING (4.0)
(Formerly FR 10)
5.0 hours per week: (4.0 hours lecture, 1.0 hours laboratory)
Associate Degree Applicable
Emphasizes basic vocabulary and pronunciations needed to converse in French. Students will also develop listening comprehension, reading skills and knowledge and understanding of French-speaking cultures. Language laboratory practice required.

120 FRENCH CONVERSATION AND READING (4.0)
Formerly FR 20)
5.0 hours per week: (4.0 hours lecture, 1.0 hours laboratory)
Associate Degree Applicable
Prerequisite: FR 201 or equivalent
Presents intensive practice of oral communication skills. Students will also develop reading strategies to access authentic cultural information. Language laboratory practice is required.

193 FRENCH SPECIAL TOPIC (4.0 to 0.5)
(Formerly FR 93)
Associate Degree Applicable
Examines a special topic in the field of study related to the discipline offering this course.

201 ELEMENTARY FRENCH (4.0)
(Formerly FR 1)
5.0 hours per week: (4.0 hours lecture, 1.0 hours laboratory)
Associate Degree Applicable
Presents an introductory, topic-based course in contemporary French with an emphasis on listening comprehension, language acquisition, oral interaction, culture-centered reading and writing basic French. Social and cultural aspects of the French-speaking world are presented along with some of the most essential forms, structures and vocabulary in the language. Language laboratory practice required.
Transfer: CSU; UC.

202 FRENCH (4.0)
(Formerly FR 2)
5.0 hours per week: (4.0 hours lecture, 1.0 hours laboratory)
Associate Degree Applicable
Prerequisite: FR 201 or equivalent
Presents a continuation of FR 1 with intensive, topic-centered practice in listening comprehension, language acquisition, conversations and composition. Selected cultural readings from the French-speaking world including cultural vignettes, prose, and poetry. Language laboratory practice is required.
Transfer: CSU; UC.

203 FRENCH (4.0)
(Formerly FR 3)
5.0 hours per week: (4.0 hours lecture, 1.0 hours laboratory)
Associate Degree Applicable
Prerequisite: FR 202 or equivalent
Presents a continuation of FR 202 with more intensive, topic-centered practice in grammatical structures including the subjunctive, future, conditional, past conditional and past perfect tenses. Practice includes group discussions, cultural readings from the French-speaking world including cultural vignettes, and more advanced prose and poetry, and oral presentations in French.
Transfer: CSU; UC.

204 FRENCH (4.0)
(Formerly FR 4)
5.0 hours per week: (4.0 hours lecture, 1.0 hours laboratory)
Associate Degree Applicable
Prerequisite: FR 203 or equivalent
Presents a topic-centered, in-depth study of French structures at an intermediate level through interactive activities, extensive readings and authentic recordings, and compositions. Students learn to deal orally and in written form with complex situations. Language lab use is required.
Transfer: CSU; UC.

247 INDEPENDENT STUDIES: FRENCH (2.0 to 0.5)
(Formerly FR 47)
6.0 hours laboratory per week
Associate Degree Applicable
Prerequisite: The student must have completed preparatory course work in the field in which the study is to be undertaken
Provides an opportunity for in-depth study by an individual student in a selected topic of French under the direction of an instructor.
Repeatable 3 times.
Transfer: CSU.