User:Serge/French

Proposed new lesson structure for French Wikibook course

Level One                                           
Lesson 1 - Je me presente-                       greetings, introductions, verb etre
Lesson 2 - J'aime...                             verb aimer, infinitives -         j'aime nager
Lesson 3 - Qu'est-ce que tu vas faire?           verb aller, futur proche -        je vais manger
Lesson 4 - Quelle heure est-il?                  numbers, time, date,
Lesson 5-  En voyage                             nationalies, simple directions -   ou est...? A gauche, a droit.
Lesson 6 - Ma Famille                            verb avoir, simple 'add an s' plural. how to give age, more adjectives.
Lesson 7 - Le temps                              verb faire, the seasons            il fait beau
Lesson 8 - Recreation                            regular 'er' verbs -               je nage, vous mangez
Lesson 9  - L'ecole                              negation -          elle n'est pas notre prof, elle n'enseigne pas la science
Lesson 10 - Taches Menageres                     regular 'ir' and 're' verbs -      je tonds la pelouse

Level Two
Lesson 11 - La nourriture                        du/de la/des, verb vouloir -       je veux du pain
Lesson 12 - La nourriture encore                 verbs boire and manger, au/a la/aux - donne l'eau au pere de Jean
Lesson 13 - Faisons des courses!                 verbs payer, acheter
Lesson 14 - Petit(e)s Ami(e)s                    direct object pronouns -          je l'aime beaucoup. moi, je la deteste!
Lesson 15 - L'anniversaire                       verb envoyer, indirect object pronouns - il ma envoyer un cadeau, je vais lui envoyer qqch
Lesson 16 - Le Weekend                           passe compose -                      j'ai fait beaucoup de choses...
Lesson 17 - La Telephone                         passe compose with object pronouns - je lui ai telephone
Lesson 18 - La Television                        negatives other than ne...pas -      personne n'aime cette emission.
Lesson 19 - La marche                            y and en -                       j'en veux, monsieur. j'y vais, madame
Lesson 20 - Les Vacances                         imperfect tense                 nous regardions a la tele, je nagais

All material that doesn't (and there's not much) fit into this structure should become grammar references.

Notes:

I've used all current material that is topic relevant into this course structure. I've deliberately proposed to move all the grammar lessons like "Grammaire de base" and "Le passe" to seperate, grammar appendices.

Deliberately left conjugation until later because all school courses I know do it like that. Tried to space out grammar and provide grammar relevant to topic.

Each lesson should contain:

1. One or two dialogues, containing some new vocabulary, only the grammar to be covered plus re-enforcement of grammar and vocabulary already learned.

2. Grammar details, with plenty of examples.

3. Cultural points on French or francophone countries relevant to topic.

4. Exercises, which must be varied and not all of the "translate into french/english" type.

5. If possible, materials in French that relate to topic

Why change? Well, because the current set-up is full of well-written stuff thats been hapharzedly placed in spots without any really overarching plan. We need to teach this language with an indepth focus, in a course structure, with an equally well written (largely already existing) grammar reference.

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