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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