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French basic-level language program developed by the Foreign Service Institute (FSI). The course have been used for over thirty years by United States government diplomats and officers for learning the French language. Other popular language programs (including Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur) rely heavily on the methods pioneered in this exclusive course. FSI Basic 80 hrs audio and 1,000 pages. The program is designed to help students reach a level of proficiency which will enable them to...

Topics: French, FSI, phonetics, pronunciation, words, phrases, grammar, vocabulary, nasal, semi-vowels,...



"A basic purpose of this manual is to giue examples of French and Spanish proficiency at the different levels of the FSI scale in order to provide standards for comparison. The ultimate standard, the ultimate criterion reference is the proficiency of educated native speakers. "A related purpose is to describe techniques for conducting interviews and eliciting a sample of speech with enough scope in grammatical and lexical variety to provide an adequate basis for evaluation. "The...

Topics: FSI, Foreign Service Institute, Testing Kit, French, Spanish



This course is designed to familiarize you with the situations you are likely to encounter abroad, and to provide you with the language skills you need to cope effectively with those situations. The Metropolitan French FAST course is ideal for the long term visitor, student, or permanent resident of France. Forty lessons include finding an apartment; an automobile crisis; calling a doctor; taking the Metro, train and taxi; and ordering in a restaurant. Cultural notes on contemporary French...

Topics: FSI, Foreign Service Institute, Metropolitan French FAST, Metropolitan, French, FAST



Open Source Text Books 861 861 Introduction to French Phonology by Robert Salazar texts eye 861 favorite 2 comment 0

Topics: conversational, begining, french, phonology, pronunicaton, language studies



Open Source Text Books 2,001 2.0K French Basic Course (Revised) by Monique Cossard; Robert Salazar texts eye 2,001 favorite 8 comment 0

Topics: exercises, conversational, grammar, french, language studies



Open Source Text Books 1,691 1.7K Metropolitan French FAST by Marie-Charlotte Iszkowski texts eye 1,691 favorite 2 comment 0

Topics: conversational, language studies, pronunicaton, french, short-term



Open Source Text Books 826 826 Sub-Saharan French FAST by Francis Taffa; Sanda Huffman; Earl W. Stevick; Aristide Pereira texts eye 826 favorite 0 comment 0

Topics: conversational, french, pronunicaton, language studies, sub-saharan, short-term



A study of the reliability of the proficiency ratings scale and techniques used by three federal government agencies--the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Language Institute, and the Foreign Service Institute (FSI)--to test employees' oral language proficiency in French and German had two randomly selected two-person teams of testers from each agency test 20 subjects for each language. The ratings assigned to the subjects were compared with an expected rating distribution. Results...

Topics: ERIC Archive, Comparative Analysis, Federal Government, French, German, Interrater Reliability,...



13 13 Canada: Le Monde Francophone - U.S. Foreign Service Institute collection ITEMS VIEWS 13 by [thinkerelle] collection eye 13

This podcast is brought to you by LingQ.com where you can learn languages from the best podcasts on the web. Le Monde Francophone is a reader intended for students who are ready for material at about the R-2 level of difficulty on the FSI reading proficiency scale. It is interesting to note that most of the former French colonies have chosen French as an official language. But the use of the French language may tend to mask cultural differences about which students should be aware. Le Monde...

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12 12 Haïti: Le Monde Francophone - U.S. Foreign Service Institute collection ITEMS VIEWS 12 by [thinkerelle] collection eye 12

This podcast is brought to you by LingQ.com where you can learn languages from the best podcasts on the web. Le Monde Francophone is a reader intended for students who are ready for material at about the R-2 level of difficulty on the FSI reading proficiency scale. It is interesting to note that most of the former French colonies have chosen French as an official language. But the use of the French language may tend to mask cultural differences about which students should be aware. Le Monde...

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15 15 Belgium: Le Monde Francophone - U.S. Foreign Institute collection ITEMS VIEWS 15 by [thinkerelle] collection eye 15

This podcast is brought to you by LingQ.com where you can learn languages from the best podcasts on the web. Le Monde Francophone is a reader intended for students who are ready for material at about the R-2 level of difficulty on the FSI reading proficiency scale. It is interesting to note that most of the former French colonies have chosen French as an official language. But the use of the French language may tend to mask cultural differences about which students should be aware. Le Monde...

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An institute in oral proficiency and teaching effectiveness for practicing secondary Spanish and French teachers is described. The spoken language classes of the institute took place daily, 4 hours per day for 4 weeks, using a modified Foreign Service Institute (FSI) method of small group instruction. Native speaker tutors were used who were trained to teach the language orally and to serve as experts. A linguist was available for questions about the phonology, syntax, grammar, or other aspect...

Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, French, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes...



This paper describes the language training courses provided by the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) to government employees and their dependents, focusing on the use of experiential language learning and "bridging" classroom study to practical applications. Bridges are an important part of the FSI training program not only because they target job-related needs, but because they are consonant with adult learning styles. Students in the class analyze and identify their own needs, using...

Topics: ERIC Archive, Course Descriptions, Experiential Learning, Language Skills, Languages for Special...



Following the early success of its inclusion of languages in the master's-level business administration curriculum, Baylor University began to emphasize foreign language study more heavily in its undergraduate business administration program. The revised program, to be fully implemented in 1989, encourages students to choose 11 hours of language study over a battery of courses in the humanities and social sciences. The anticipated result is that students will attain an intermediate (level 1) to...

Topics: ERIC Archive, Business Administration Education, Class Activities, Course Content, Course...



Community Audio 2,188 2.2K FSI-French-Basic-Course-Revised-Vol-1-Units-1-to-6 by fsi-language-courses.org audio eye 2,188 favorite 2 comment 0

FSI French Basic Course Revised Volume 1 (Audio): Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 fsi-language-courses.org

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Community Audio 1,836 1.8K FSI Metropolitan French FAST by Foreign Service Institute audio eye 1,836 favorite 10 comment 0

These course are French basic-level language program developed by the Foreign Service Institute (FSI). The course have been used for over thirty years by United States government diplomats and officers for learning the French language. Other popular language programs (including Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur) rely heavily on the methods pioneered in this exclusive course. Fast Metro Tutorial 8 hrs audio/620 pages. The program are designed to help students reach a level of proficiency which will...

Topics: French, France, free, FSI, phonetics, pronunciation, corrector, words, phrases, grammar,...



Community Audio 106,189 106K FSI - Introduction to French Phonology - Audio by Foreign Service Institute audio eye 106,189 favorite 10 comment 0

The Introduction to French Phonology course provides additional drills for those who wish to sound like a native speaker of the language. The course may be used beneficially at any stage of learning the language. It is invaluable for those who are already masters of the language but who wish to speak it better. "In its use at the FSI it serves as the initial syllabus for beginning students, preceding the French Basic Course. It is the exclusive syllabus for the first three to six weeks of...

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Community Texts 57,791 58K FSI - Introduction to French Phonology - Texts by Foreign Service Institute texts eye 57,791 favorite 8 comment 0

The Introduction to French Phonology course provides additional drills for those who wish to sound like a native speaker of the language. The course may be used beneficially at any stage of learning the language. It is invaluable for those who are already masters of the language but who wish to speak it better. "In its use at the FSI it serves as the initial syllabus for beginning students, preceding the French Basic Course. It is the exclusive syllabus for the first three to six weeks of...

Topics: FSI, Foreign Service Institute, Introduction to French Phonology, Introduction, French, Phonology



The French Basic Course is designed to enable you to reach conversational proficiency. You learn how to control the French sound system by listening to the tapes and repeating each phrase. The 24 units that comprise volumes 1 and 2 present a complete grammatical structure. The dialogues present natural spoken French in a variety of contexts, such as, greeting people, registering at a hotel, getting a train ticket, and shopping. This course is recommended for those who want to acquire a solid...

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The French Basic Course is designed to enable you to reach conversational proficiency. You learn how to control the French sound system by listening to the tapes and repeating each phrase. The 24 units that comprise volumes 1 and 2 present a complete grammatical structure. The dialogues present natural spoken French in a variety of contexts, such as, greeting people, registering at a hotel, getting a train ticket, and shopping. This course is recommended for those who want to acquire a solid...

Topics: FSI, Foreign Service Institute, French Basic Course, French, Course



The Sub-Saharan French FAST course presents cultural and functional information useful to you in French-speaking areas south of the Sahara desert. The course provides background information, samples of language that you may hear and reproduce, exploration of relevant grammar, supplementary vocabulary, and communicative uses of language for real or simulated purposes. You learn vocabulary and structures for everyday usage. The course is recommended for those seeking a functional knowledge of the...

Topics: FSI, Foreign Service Institute, Sub-Saharan French FAST, Sub-Saharan, French, FAST



French basic-level language program developed by the Foreign Service Institute (FSI). The course have been used for over thirty years by United States government diplomats and officers for learning the French language. Other popular language programs (including Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur) rely heavily on the methods pioneered in this exclusive course. FSI Basic 80 hrs audio and 1,000 pages. The program is designed to help students reach a level of proficiency which will enable them to...

Topics: French, France, free, FSI, phonetics, pronunciation, corrector, words, phrases, grammar,...



These course are French basic-level language program developed by the Foreign Service Institute (FSI). The course have been used for over thirty years by United States government diplomats and officers for learning the French language. Other popular language programs (including Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur) rely heavily on the methods pioneered in this exclusive course. FSI Basic 80 hrs audio and 1,000 pages. The program is designed to help students reach a level of proficiency which will enable...

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Topics: French, France, free, FSI, phonetics, pronunciation, corrector, words, phrases, grammar,...



French basic-level language program developed by the Foreign Service Institute (FSI). The course have been used for over thirty years by United States government diplomats and officers for learning the French language. Other popular language programs (including Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur) rely heavily on the methods pioneered in this exclusive course. FSI Basic 80 hrs audio and 1,000 pages. The program is designed to help students reach a level of proficiency which will enable them to...

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Community Texts 22,025 22K FSI - Le Monde Francophone by Foreign Service Institute texts eye 22,025 favorite 6 comment 0