- Course Type CLEP
- Subject World Languages
- Level Introductory
- Content Overview 15 Modules
- Effort 6 Hours/Module
- Institution Modern States
ABOUT THIS COURSE
French Language reviews the material taught in two to three semesters of college-level French. The course develops listening and reading skills, comprehension of vocabulary and structure, and familiarity with everyday contexts and cultural references.
This is a free, self-paced Modern States course with no prerequisites. It is aligned to the CLEP® French Language exam, which combines Level 1 and Level 2 content in a single test and includes separately timed listening and reading sections. Most colleges that grant credit for CLEP® language exams award the equivalent of two or more semesters of credit, depending on your exam score.
The course was originally developed by Romain Chareyron, Ph.D. of Washington State University, and was reviewed and uplifted in 2025 by Dr. Nabil Boudraa of Oregon State University.
Course Overview
French Language Course Overview - Modern States
| Module | Topic | Video Length | Total pages of required reading |
| 1: Se Présenter | 1: Se Présenter | 0:00:43 | – |
| 1.1: Greetings | 0:05:23 | 4 | |
| 1.2: Subject Pronouns | 0:03:20 | 5 | |
| 1.3: The Alphabet | 0:02:56 | 2 | |
| 1.4: Pronunciation | 0:14:31 | 5 | |
| 1.5: Être and Avoir | 0:04:49 | 14 | |
| 1.6: Mise en Pratique | 0:07:22 | – | |
| 1: Summary | – | – | |
| 2: Ma Famille | 2: Ma Famille | 0:01:08 | – |
| 2.1: The Family | 0:04:29 | 5 | |
| 2.2: French Nouns – Deciding on the Gender | 0:12:31 | 3 | |
| 2.3: French Nouns – Deciding on the Number | 0:12:06 | – | |
| 2.4: Indefinite Articles | 0:06:32 | 2 | |
| 2.5: Definite Articles | 0:07:13 | 5 | |
| 2.6: Professions | 0:04:16 | 1 | |
| 2.7: Mise en Pratique | 0:11:22 | – | |
| 2: Summary | – | – | |
| 3: Chez Moi | 3: Chez Moi | 0:00:56 | – |
| 3.1: Rooms and Furniture | 0:05:53 | 1 | |
| 3.2: French Adjectives | 0:19:49 | 4 | |
| 3.3: The Position of Adjectives in a Sentence | 0:10:27 | 5 | |
| 3.4: The Comparative | 0:07:53 | 3 | |
| 3.5: The Superlative | 0:07:39 | 3 | |
| 3.6: Possessive Adjectives | 0:13:29 | 7 | |
| 3.7: Mise en Pratique | 0:18:30 | – | |
| 3: Summary | – | – | |
| 4: Mon Quartier | 4: Mon Quartier | 0:01:02 | – |
| 4.1: Places | 0:04:39 | 1 | |
| 4.2: Prepositions of Place | 0:07:13 | 3 | |
| 4.3: Au Restaurant – Food and Dinnerware | 0:05:32 | 3 | |
| 4.4: The Partitive Article | 0:14:21 | 6 | |
| 4.5: The Interrogative Pronouns Qui, Que, Quand, Quoi, Où, Comment, and Pourquoi | 0:09:44 | 7 | |
| 4.6: Mise en Pratique | 0:08:10 | – | |
| 4: Summary | – | – | |
| 5: Mon Quotidien | 5: Mon Quotidien | 0:00:56 | – |
| 5.1: French Infinitive | 0:05:46 | – | |
| 5.2: The Present Tense of -ER Verbs (Regular and Irregular) | 0:10:30 | 11 | |
| 5.3: The Present Tense of -IR Verbs (Regular and Irregular) | 0:09:09 | 6 | |
| 5.4: The Present Tense of -RE Verbs | 0:04:51 | 4 | |
| 5.5: Reflexive Verbs | 0:09:02 | 8 | |
| 5.6: Mise en Pratique | 0:08:43 | – | |
| 5: Summary | – | – | |
| 6: À l’école | 6: À l’école | 0:00:54 | – |
| 6.1: The School | 0:05:00 | 1 | |
| 6.2: Savoir vs Connaître | 0:05:16 | 3 | |
| 6.3: Asking Questions | 0:09:26 | 6 | |
| 6.4: The Interrogative Quel(le)(s) | 0:08:06 | 1 | |
| 6.5: The Negation | 0:07:42 | 5 | |
| 6.6: Mise En Pratique | 0:06:45 | – | |
| 6: Summary | – | – | |
| 7: Activités et Hobbies | 7: Activités et Hobbies | 0:00:46 | – |
| 7.1: Telling Time | 0:07:31 | 1 | |
| 7.2: Days of the Week | 0:02:35 | 1 | |
| 7.3: French Verbs Followed by a Preposition | 0:05:57 | – | |
| 7.4: French Personal Pronouns | 0:09:31 | 8 | |
| 7.5: The Pronouns Y and En | 0:07:44 | 6 | |
| 7.6: Mise en Pratique | 0:08:10 | – | |
| 7: Summary | – | – | |
| 8: Le Week-End Dernier | 8: Le Week-End Dernier | 0:00:53 | – |
| 8.1: Talking About Past Events—Le Passé Composé | 0:02:46 | 13 | |
| 8.2: Using the Auxiliary Être or Avoir | 0:05:38 | 6 | |
| 8.3: The Past Participle | 0:05:32 | 1 | |
| 8.4: Talking About Past Events—L’imparfait | 0:05:13 | 3 | |
| 8.5: Passé Composé vs Imparfait | 0:11:03 | 5 | |
| 8.6: Mise En Pratique | 0:06:42 | – | |
| 8: Summary | – | – | |
| 9: Quand Je Serai Grand(e) | 9: Quand Je Serai Grand(e) | 0:00:30 | – |
| 9.1: Le Futur Proche | 0:03:05 | 2 | |
| 9.2: The Future Tense (Regular and Irregular Verbs) | 0:07:54 | 3 | |
| 9.3: Interrogative Pronouns | 0:11:04 | – | |
| 9: Summary | – | – | |
| 10: Giving Orders | 10: Giving Orders | – | – |
| 10.1: Giving Orders – The Imperative | 0:08:26 | 6 | |
| 10: Summary | – | – | |
| 11: Offering Advice – The Subjunctive | 11: Offering Advice – The Subjunctive | 0:00:39 | – |
| 11.1: The Formation of the Subjunctive | 0:10:28 | – | |
| 11.2: How to Use the Subjunctive (Common Expressions and Structures) | 0:06:10 | – | |
| 11.3: Subjunctive vs Infinitive | 0:04:04 | – | |
| 11.4: Subjunctive vs Indicative | 0:05:21 | – | |
| 11: Summary | – | – | |
| 12: Chez Le Docteur | 12: Chez Le Docteur | 0:00:22 | – |
| 12.1: The Human Body | 0:06:53 | 1 | |
| 12.2: French Adverbs | 0:12:45 | 3 | |
| 12: Summary | – | – | |
| 13: Relative Pronouns | 13: Relative Pronouns | 0:00:33 | – |
| 13.1: Relative Pronouns—Categories and Uses | 0:11:25 | – | |
| 13.2: The Pronoun Lequel and Its Variations | 0:05:34 | – | |
| 13.3: The Pronoun Que with Passé Composé | 0:05:30 | – | |
| 13: Summary | – | – | |
| 14: Expressing Time | 14: Expressing Time | 0:00:35 | – |
| 14.1: Months | 0:03:36 | 1 | |
| 14.2: Common Words and Expressions to Locate an Event in Time | 0:10:10 | 1 | |
| 14.3: The Present Participle (Regular and Irregular Verbs) | 0:06:33 | – | |
| 14: Summary | – | – | |
| 15: The Conditional | 15: The Conditional | 0:00:31 | – |
| 15.1: The Conditional — Formation and Uses | 0:09:58 | 5 | |
| 15.2: Mise en Pratique | 0:03:43 | – | |
| 15: Summary | – | – |
