Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1FRE 301Basic French I1+4+03520.01.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Lisans Dil Dersleri
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Online
Objectives of the Course This course is designed for beginners. It introduces French phonology, morphology, and basic syntax. The course develops the four main language skills — reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Students learn how to introduce themselves and their families, and how to communicate simply with those around them.

By the end of the course, students are expected to know basic vocabulary related to themselves, their work, their families, greetings, numbers, days of the week, colors, and objects in their immediate environment, and to be able to use these words in simple or memorized expressions.
Course Content The main objective of this course is to provide students with the fundamentals of the French language and to enable them to express themselves at a basic level in everyday communication. It aims to help students build a solid foundation in French phonology, vocabulary, and basic grammar structures.

The course focuses on developing the four main language skills — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — simultaneously, so that students can introduce themselves, their families, their surroundings, and their daily lives. In addition, the course seeks to raise students’ awareness of French culture and encourage them to use the language within its cultural context.
Course Methods and Techniques The course is conducted based on the communicative approach, emphasizing active and practical use of the language. Interactive and task-based teaching methods are employed to help students use French effectively in real-life situations.

The following methods and techniques are used in instruction:

Lecture and demonstration,

Question-and-answer and discussion techniques,

Role-playing, pair and group work,

Listening and reading comprehension activities,

Use of audiovisual materials (videos, dialogue recordings, short texts),

Online-supported exercises,

Communication tasks based on real-life situations.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Instructor İlayda Özdemir ilayda.ozdemir@ihu.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Edito A1 (Méthode, Cahier d’activités, CD), Didier FLE, 2016
Grammaire Progressive du Français - Niveau débutant (A1)
Documents Didier Edito A1 Edition 2016 ve öğretim görevlisi tarafından hazırlanan haftalık dokümanlar
Assignments Konu sonlarında yazı çalışmaları ve dinleme etkinlikleri
Exams Ara sınavda proje hazırlanır ve final sınavında okuma, yazma ve dinleme bölümlerinden oluşan yazılı sınav yapılır.

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Assignment 1 % 10
Attendance 1 % 10
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
4
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 13 5 65
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 10 1 10
Assignments 2 10 20
Mid-terms 1 10 10
Practice 12 4 48
Final examination 1 10 10
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 163

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 The student understands basic communication rules in French and can express themselves in various contexts.
2 The student can understand short conversations about daily life, travel, family, and social situations and respond appropriately.
3 The student can identify the main idea and key details in short written texts.
4 The student can write short and simple texts, emails, forms, or descriptive paragraphs.
5 The student can verbally express their experiences, habits, interests, and plans.
6 The student recognizes basic expressions, social interaction patterns, and cultural aspects of French-speaking countries.
7 The student can correctly use basic grammatical structures expressing time, place, direction, and quantity in French.
8 The student improves their listening and comprehension skills through audiovisual materials.
9 The student develops strategies for independent use of French and achieves A2 level proficiency.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Greetings, alphabet, classroom language, introducing oneself, asking and giving personal information. Grammar: Definite and indefinite articles; verbs: être, avoir, s’appeler.
2 Countries, nationalities, professions, prepositions with cities and countries. Grammar: Negation, adjective agreement.
3 Numbers, asking for address and phone number, days, months, expressing dates. Grammar: Interrogative sentences, quel / quelle.
4 Colors, places, directions, locations in a city (town hall, museum, café…). Grammar: Prepositions of place (à, dans, sur, sous), il y a / c’est.
5 Shopping, asking about prices, food and drinks, ordering in a restaurant. Grammar: Definite/indefinite articles, partitive articles, pronoun en.
6 Weather, clothing, sizes, shopping expressions. Grammar: Adjective placement and agreement, demonstrative adjectives (ce, cette, ces).
7 Daily routines, leisure activities, hobbies, telling the time. Grammar: Regular -er verbs, adverbs of frequency (souvent, toujours, parfois).
8 Making appointments, inviting, accepting/refusing, weekend plans. Grammar: Pouvoir, vouloir, introduction to the imperative mood.
9 Home, furniture, housing vocabulary, asking for address, giving directions. Grammar: Object pronouns (le, la, les), obligation (il faut).
10 Talking about past routines, introduction to the past tense (passé composé I). Grammar: Passé composé with avoir, time expressions (hier, la semaine dernière).
11 Means of transport, travel plans, giving directions, asking the way. Grammar: Aller, venir, comparisons (plus / moins / aussi … que).
12 General review, projects, and oral assessment. Introducing oneself and one’s family, describing daily life, practicing communication through short dialogues.
13 General review, projects, and oral assessment. Introducing oneself and one’s family, describing daily life, practicing communication through short dialogues.

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9
All 5 4 3 4 5 4 4 2 1
C1 5 3 1 1 4 3 4 2 1
C2 5 4 3 3 4 4 3 2 1
C3 5 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 1
C4 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 2 1
C5 5 5 4 3 4 3 3 2 1
C6 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 1
C7 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 1
C8 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 2 1
C9 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 2 1

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant