This intensive summer course sequence (111 & 112), designed for both true beginners and students with previous experience, covers the foundations of the French language in preparation for second-year courses. The sequence is offered as a hybrid course--both in-person and synchronously online.  By the end of FR 112, you will be able to talk about everyday things in the present, future, and past, understand simple face-to-face conversations, texts, short phone calls, and more. You will also be able to read simple texts written for a general audience, meet most basic social and practical writing needs; and, finally, you will have a wider appreciation of the many diverse cultures of the French-speaking world. French, one of the world’s fast-growing languages, will be a valuable asset to students of the arts, business, and global studies, as well as to anyone with an interest in francophone culture.