This course aims at giving students with no previous knowledge of the language a first introduction to the French language through conversation, grammar, phonetics and vocabulary. It is based on the level A1 of the European Languages framework (CECR) and the four languages skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. It aims to provide students with a basic knowledge of the French language and the ability to handle basic grammatical structures so that they can communicate with French speakers at a basic level. At the end of the term students should reach a level A1.1 of the European Languages Framework (CECRL).