Basic French Level I - ONLINE COURSE

This course is designed for those who have little to no knowledge of the French language. During this course students will develop basic communication skills through practice in listening, speaking, reading, writing and role playing.

By the end of the course student will have developed the ability to communicate in predictable and everyday scenarios. They will achieve basic grammatical structure and vocabulary as well as be able to understand commonly used words.

· Week ONE: Learn how to introduce yourself and others in French. Learn about the various greetings, mannerism within the French culture etc.. Explore the basics of French grammar nouns articles and descriptive adjectives. Learn the most common French irregular verbs (être et avoir) as well as negation.

· Week TWO: Learn about numbers, time, days, dates, months, verbs (er), colors and seasons. Present tense, regular(ir)verbs in present tense, interrogative and interrogative words.

· Week THREE: Regular(re) verbs in the present tense and (er)verbs with spelling changes. Expressing the future with verbs such as “aller” and “faire” and prepositions. Irregular verbs and constructive verbs.

· Week FOUR: Continuation of irregular verbs + relative pronouns. Review of previous weeks.

Week FIVE: Practice – Project presentation – Additional resources. The course is structured to ensure the concept learned in the beginning are reinforced with each class to enhance language retention.

Homework will be assigned at the end of each session. Homework completion is strongly advised as it’s proactive to a successful experience. Students will also be asked to form groups of two people to practice conversation.

Days: Mondays

Dates: February 10, 17, 24, March 3 & 10

Times: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Instructor: Georgette Batubenge

Price: $125 (includes all class sessions)

About this Instructor:

Kalenga Georgette Batubenge was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and raised in Mons, Belgium, she is fortunate to have French as her primary language.

Having a professional background of working as a Recreational Therapist, a teacher as well as a French tutor, Georgette has always had a passion for working with people. Doing so has allowed for her to meet and learn from individuals from different age groups and backgrounds.

Georgette is no stranger to Hudson Community College where she attended briefly before completing and graduating with her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Felician University.

She is a devoted mother of two, a wife, an autism advocate and forever, a student of life.

Mrs. Georgette defines success as choosing not to limit oneself, regardless of the challenges or lack of knowledge. She says that it is also choosing not to avoid the obstacles ahead but pushing forward, embracing it, and trying anyway.

She hopes to integrate that mindset in her classroom as you learn “le français” otherwise known as French.

This live class is going to be held online via the Webex or Zoom platform. Participants will receive an email with details on how to access the live course a few days before the start of class.

For more information, please contact Carmen Guerra at [email protected]du or call (201)-360-4224

Host or Publisher Hudson County Community College Department of Continuing Education