Course Description

This Intensive French Verbal Fluency course puts emphasis on the verbal aspect of the French language. It covers a wide range of material and is aimed at enabling the learners to speak the language fluently and with confidence.

Course Goals

Upon completing this intensive French Verbal Fluency course, the students with no previous knowledge of French will build a solid and rich vocabulary that will enable them to use the language properly and instantly, verbally first, read with expression and intonation and then write, by responding to the challenging opportunties created by the instructor through every lesson. And those with some contact with the French language, will feel more empowered to speak French correctly by exposing them to a relevant vocabulary that will enrich what they have already acquired, and will make them aware of the errors made due to the influence of the English language on their ability to express themselves in French. 

Target Audience

This video-course is intended for:

• Students who want to learn how to express themselves properly in French.
• Learners new to the French language, or who had taken French courses before and want to enhance their verbal fluency.
• Supply and Occasional teachers looking to learn French or to improve their verbal fluency in this language.
• Adult Students who, despite the many French courses taken, are still looking for that Magic Baguette to help them raise their level of verbal fluency in French, rather than their level of frustration, and prepare them, in a real and not perceived way, to never say again:
  "I understand the question but I am not confident enough to respond".

COMMENTS ABOUT THE COURSE

I found  this Intensive French Fluency course extremely helpful.  It was a great refresher for me and the information on the videos most beneficial. It was presented in a very logical order that I found easy to follow and there were great explanations of some things that I had previously memorized in French courses but had never really understood the reasoning.  I know it will be a great reference tool for me that I will turn to time and time again.

FSL Teacher

I enjoyed the content of this course very much. I use it often for referencing and to refresh my memory. Mr. Khoury uses media tools to help the reader understand problems and speaks English and translates sentences to French for ease of understanding. I recommend this course to students who are looking for extra help in understanding basic rules and for reference purposes.

Julien Soulliere
French Program,
University of Windsor

I found this Intensive French Verbal Fluency course to be an excellent resource to review and to improve the French I learned through my 13 years in French immersion. I find it to be an avenue to a more well rounded French vocabulary. The repetitive action of listening to the audio gave me a solid understanding of the material and helped me successfully improve my oral French. The content goes beyond a list of vocabulary to the everyday uses of the expressions which makes the application into your life seamless."

Cassandra McNiece

3rd Year French Studies Major
University of Windsor

This course is a useful and interactive method of teaching. Personally, I am more of a visual/auditory learner, so simply reading something will not allow me to fully understand or memorize it. Your videos were clear and concise and gave very useful information.
Most people want to jump to the difficult and more complex topics when learning a new language, mainly to fast track their learning, but what they do not realize is that when you learn a new language, you need to fully and thoroughly understand the basics before you can move forward. 
The information presented through the videos were common errors that people don't even realize they may be using. It was good to have the correct version of a simple sentence or rule to guide people when writing. Since you incorporated the videos, I had the opportunity to read along while you spoke. I also made good notes on the things you said. What helped me was that you didn't simply follow word-for-word what the text said. You almost interacted with the listener and gave additional information to make the reading easier and understandable. 
Overall, the concepts in your course helped me make a comfortable transition into my first year university French class. When I understood the concepts, it made me feel better prepared for the future of French studies. I found this course to be very useful and enlightening not only for university students but also for high school students. It could prepare them for university French and make them more aware of some of the common mistakes in the French language.
Alexandra Frabotta
1^st Year French
University of Windsor

This course has and will continue to help me relearn the French language. I had not spoken much French since high school and as an adult, I felt overwhelmed going into first year French at the University of Windsor. 

I highly encourage not only people who have been away from French to take this course, but also high school students entering at the University. It would refresh their knowledge and teach them proper French prior to attending a language course at the University level. Your videos incorporate useful information that is involved in the course curriculum. This course is a wonderful asset for me, since grammar has always been somewhat difficult for me to comprehend, and for anyone wishing to grasp the base concept of language and its grammar.

I highly recommend it. It is useful for every type of learner.

Danielle Johnston
1^st Year French
University of Windsor

This lesson introduces a new dialogue where the good sense of humour, exhibited by the characters, helps the students understand and digest an important French grammar element dealing with gender of nouns. When grammar rules are presented in the context of a relevant and amusing vocabulary, instead of in abstract terms, they can be more easily accepted and digested in general by the students. When we laugh, we become more engaged and interested in learning more about a certain topic. This is true in every subject, especially in learning second languages.  

In this lesson, the students will be tested on their comprehension and concentration ability to digest and remember the French vocabulary and grammar already learned. They will be challenged to use their listening skill, to read between the lines and see whether they can understand the spoken word and make up their mind about choosing the correct answer. 

In this lesson, the parents will have an idea about the ability of the students to respond to specific questions in French dealing with the vocabulary of the previous lessons. The students have already listened to these questions and answers before and now, it is an opportunity for the students to respond directly to some specific questions dealing with their personal life. On one hand, it shows whether the students are able to use the vocabulary retained properly and correctly. On the other, it enables the parents, and the students, to discover the points of weaknesses and strength in the students' verbal fluency. Again, it is appropriate to repeat that if we do not use what we learn verbally first, we will lose it. And this interview, as well as other interviews in this course, underlines the importance of this point.

In this lesson, the students will be exposed to more vocabulary dealing with personal information, so they will be able to talk about themselves and to put questions to others in French also. As we stated at the beginning, the more we practise, the more fluent and confident we become. 

In this lesson, the students will be exposed to some basic French vocabulary dealing with salutations, days of the week, seasons, weather expressions, and the use of "who, what, how" in context.