FRENCH FOR TRAVEL

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COURSE DESCRIPTION
French for Travel is a short course for beginners who intend to travel to a French-speaking country. You
will learn to handle everyday situations on your next trip to France or Quebec through interactive
lessons, practice sheets, audio practice, and so much more. The course will emphasize common phrases
and travel vocabulary but will also cover many basics of the French language and give you some insight
into French customs and culture.

What exactly will you learn?

All the basic spoken French needed for a successful stay or holiday in a French-speaking country!

• Introduce yourself and ask basic questions

• Order food and beverages

• Ask for directions

• Ask for information about your accommodation

• Schedules and means of transportation

• Shopping!

• Dining out

• Phrases needed in an emergency

• Reporting an accident and other relevant phrases

This Travel French course focuses less on grammar rules and more on the basics of what you need to
know to make your vacation a memorable one and feel more confident in your next trip to a French-
speaking country.

ONLINE FORMAT
This class will consist of readings, assignments, and group discussions posted on Google Classroom and a
few scheduled Zoom sessions (Zoom is a video conference app). Both of these platforms are free and
easy to use. You will be invited to join Google Classroom about a week before class starts. Check your
junk mailbox, as invitations to join Google Classroom sometimes end up there. Please make sure you
register for the course with a valid email address since this is where you will receive an invitation
notification to join Google Classroom. Your email has to be Google Classroom compatible, so it’s best if
you use Gmail, Hotmail, or yahoo. If you do not receive a notification, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to
contact us.

There is NO pre-assignment for the online class. You might, however, be asked by your instructor a few
days in advance to prepare a little bit for the first zoom meeting. The course syllabus, all readings, and
assignments will be posted on Google Classroom before the first zoom meeting.

You will attend the Zoom sessions by going to zoom.us and clicking “Join Meeting.” You will then enter a
meeting ID number and password that will be provided to you. You can join via a computer, iPad, or
phone! We would prefer to see you, but if you do not have a camera on your computer, that’s ok. You
can join via audio-only. There is also an option to call in from your phone, in case your computer audio
has any trouble connecting.

Due to the nature of this course, this class is slightly different than our other classes and will have
mandatory zoom sessions every weekend for 4 weeks. Please see the sessions below.

ASSIGNMENTS & COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

All assignments must be completed in order to receive your course completion certificate. Course
completion certificates will be emailed to everyone a few days after the final class. For this class, you
CANNOT receive the course completion certificate sooner. You will receive it after the class concludes on
September 05, 2021.

ATTENDANCE
Attendance during the scheduled Zoom sessions is mandatory, and we will be taking attendance! If you
do not attend these, you will not receive a course completion certificate. Other than the Zoom sessions,
you will be free to work on your assignments whenever you want, at your own pace. You will have 4
weeks to complete all course requirements.

Zoom Sessions:
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TIMES ARE SCHEDULED IN EASTERN TIME (NYC). PLEASE CHECK ON THE MAP
WHERE YOU ARE, AND MAKE SURE YOU ATTEND THE ZOOM SESSIONS ON TIME!

Saturdays 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM ET

Sundays 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET