Name: James Vacanti Date: 3 December 2012 Instructor: Erin Smith Section:10 French 111

Can Do Survey: Elementary 1 1st Semester o! "an#ua#e Stu$y%

Please fill out the following survey. This survey is given at the end of every semester. It is important to answer the questions thoughtfully so that your responses will reflect the progression in your learning across the semester. The answers that you give on this survey will in no way effect your grade since you will get credit on completion alone. Please place an X in the box for your answers using the following scale: you completely agree with the statement, you mostly agree, you partially agree, you disagree and cannot do what the statements says, or this statement is not applicable to your course.

Inter&retive 'o$e( "istenin#

I can i$enti!y +or$s, &hrases, an$ e-&ressions relate$ to !amiliar to&ics in vi$eo cli&s an$ son#s or in other recor$e$ materials . re&layin# as nee$e$/ I can un$erstan$ an$ e-&lain short an$ sim&le conversations on !amiliar to&ics or +hen I have &reviously seen or hear$ the content, &rovi$e$ that the s&ea0er s&ea0s slo+ly an$ clearly/ I can sometimes reco#ni1e common roots bet+een lan#ua#es, &re!i-es, su!!i-es, an$ vocabulary that hel& me un$erstan$ conversations that I have not &re&are$/ I can un$erstan$ 2uestions an$ ans+ers about basic nee$s an$ amenities/ I can translate in!ormation not normally un$erstoo$ +hen the s&ea0er re&hrases, re&eats, or re!rames the in!ormation/ I can classi!y an$ com&are +or$s in $i!!erent $isci&lines/ I have ma$e &ro#ress in $evelo&in# my listenin# s0ills this semester/

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3ea$in#
I can reco#ni1e the symbols o! an al&habetic an$4or syllabic +ritin# system an$4or a limite$ number o! characters in a system that uses characters/ I can locate !amiliar +or$s, &hrases an$ sim&le sentences in authentic +ritten materials, e/#/ a$s, $irections, ne+s&a&er hea$lines . re(rea$in# as re2uire$/

I can e-&lain short sim&le +ritten $irections an$ instructions . althou#h I &re!er to have my home+or0 assi#nments translate$ 5ust in case/ I can reco#ni1e basic 2uestions on stan$ar$i1e$ !orms +ell enou#h to #ive the most im&ortant in!ormation about mysel!/ I can rea$ a short $escri&tion o! a &erson an$ reconstruct in my min$ +hat he or she is li0e/ I can $eci&her online classi!ie$ a$s, e/#/ 5ob 2uali!ications, car sales, an$ a&artment rentals online usin# the vocabulary I 0no+/ I can a&&raise in!ormation an$ or$er clothes or !urnishin#s% !rom an online catalo#ue an$ +oul$ not have to return the clothes because they $i$n6t !it or a so!a +as $elivere$ +hen I ha$ or$ere$ a chair/ I can rea$ an$ reco#ni1e a number o! !oo$ or &ersonal items on a sho&&in# list an$ locate on a ma& most o! the stores +here these items can be !oun$/ I have ma$e &ro#ress in $evelo&in# my rea$in# s0ills this semester/

Interpersonal Communication Not Disagre Partiall Mostly Completel Person-to-Person Applicabl e y Agree Agree y Agree e I can intro$uce mysel!, #reet others, an$ ta0e leave in a culturally a&&ro&riate +ay/ 7sin# memori1e$ e-&ressions, I can as0 an$ ans+er sim&le 2uestions on very !amiliar to&ics/ E/#/, home, !amily, activities, an$ &ro!essions/ I can e-chan#e &ersonal an$ &ro!essional in!ormation such as a$$ress, tele&hone number, a#e, nationality, !amily, li0es, an$ $isli0es/ I can as0 an$ ans+er in sim&le terms 2uestions about li0es an$ $isli0es/ I can ma0e mysel! un$erstoo$ in sim&le terms an$ un$erstan$ the other &erson i! s4he is accustome$ to non( native s&ea0ers an$ hel&s me alon#/ I can ma0e sim&le &urchases in a !amiliar conte-t/

I can $eal +ith numbers, 2uantities, cost, time, an$ $ates in sim&le situations/ I can s&ell an$ count/ I can situate mysel! in time usin# $ate an$ time% I can $iscuss clothin# an$ !ashion/ I can tal0 about my stu$ies an$ school li!e/ I can as0 !or an$ #ive $irections re!errin# to a ma& or &lan in a !amiliar conte-t/ I can as0 sim&le 2uestions on !amiliar to&ics/ I have ma$e &ro#ress in $evelo&in# my &erson(to(&erson, s&ea0in# s0ills this semester/

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*resentational (S&ea0in#
I can rea$ alou$ an a$, sim&le &ara#ra&h, or letter an$ be un$erstoo$ by a native s&ea0er +ho has a sym&athetic ear/ I 0no+ ho+ to 8loo09 French so that I soun$ French/ I can #ive &ersonal in!ormation a$$ress, tele&hone number, nationality, a#e, !amily% usin# +or$s or &hrases/ I can recall an$ ma0e lists on thin#s on !amiliar to&ics an$ $escribe them in &hrases/ I can #ive a basic $escri&tion o! mysel!, my !amily, an$ other &eo&le usin# sim&le sentences an$ &hrases/ I can #ive a basic $escri&tion o! my activities an$ &ersonal e-&eriences usin# sim&le sentences an$ &hrases in the &resent an$ near !uture tenses/ I can $escribe my house an$ my room/ I can $escribe sim&le, !amiliar ob5ects/ I have ma$e &ro#ress in $evelo&in# my oral &resentational s0ills this semester/

Not Disa#ree *artially 'ostly Com&letely )&&licable )#ree )#ree )#ree I can !ill in stan$ar$i1e$ !orms on &a&er :ritten
or on the :eb +ith my &ersonal $etails/ I can +rite lists, short messa#es, &ostcar$s, an$ sim&le notes base$ on !amiliar materials an$ #ive sim&le $escri&tions o! the items/

I can +rite sim&le $escri&tions usin# a variety o! nouns, a$5ectives, an$ articles/ I can +rite about mysel! in the &resent an$ near !uture tenses usin# learne$ &hrases an$ memori1e$ e-&ressions/ I can +rite a &ara#ra&h consistin# o! a series o! sim&le sentences on a to&ic +ith +hich I am !amiliar/ I have ma$e &ro#ress in my +ritin# s0ills this semester/

Intercultural
I have $evelo&e$ an un$erstan$in# o! the French &ers&ective on the e$ucational system/ I have $evelo&e$ an un$erstan$in# o! stereoty&es o! French an$ )merican &eo&le/ I have $evelo&e$ an un$erstan$in# o! the French &ers&ective on non(verbal communication/ I have $evelo&e$ an un$erstan$in# o! the French &ers&ective on $iversity an$ intercultural communication/ I have $evelo&e$ an un$erstan$in# o! the French &ers&ective on !amily li!e/ I have $evelo&e$ an$ un$erstan$in# o! the French &ers&ective on !ashion an$ clothin#/ I have $evelo&e$ a better un$erstan$in# o! )merican culture/ I have ma$e &ro#ress in un$erstan$in# the $i!!erences an$ similarities bet+een French an$ )merican cultures/

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