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French 1 - Period 1
Business & Economics Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: mid Aug 2025 - early Jun 2026
French 1 - Period 1
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: French Language & Literature
Instruction in: English
Course Code: L_AABAGES213
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 100
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
DESCRIPTION
Students learn to handle a variety of basic communicative tasks, including understanding spoken French, speaking French, reading texts and writing short texts. Students will train sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Students learn essential verbs, nouns and cases while working to build vocabulary and learn the basics of French grammar and syntax. Students practice listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Students will also be introduced to French culture through short texts from the internet, magazines and newspapers.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.