This course aims at giving students with no previous knowledge of the language a first introduction to French through conversation, grammar, phonetics and vocabulary.  It is based on Level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.  It aims to provide students with a basic knowledge of the French language and the ability to handle simple grammatical structures so that they can communicate with French speakers at a rudimentary level.  By the end of the course students should have reached level A1.1 of the CEFR.  .