Course description: students will be trained first to pronounce correctly French by learning all the phonetic rules which govern syllabic pronunciation. Then they will move to read texts in order to better assimilate a close to reality pronunciation. In the second stage, conversation will be emphasized with group and individual activities. Oral skills will be the core of this course. Apart from language learning, students will be introduced to various aspects of French culture through a methodology appropriate to intercultural situation (analysis of social values, social representations, body language, foreign culture as a mirror of one’s culture, etc.)

The Basic French course has five main aims: 1. To teach French phonetic rules and pronunciation 2. to courage fluency and the active use of French 3. to provide language models that will be relevant to the student’s needs. 4. to introduce French culture 5. to encourage self-learningB. Teaching outline 1.French alphabets and French pronunciation rules 2.Introduction 3.Getting know each other 4.Introducing the others 5.Asking information

Initial I (CLE International)