FRN - French

Acquisition of vocabulary and structures necessary to execute basic communicative tasks. Elementary readings and simple compositions. Courses must be taken in sequence.

Acquisition of vocabulary and structures necessary to execute basic communicative tasks. Elementary readings and simple compositions. Courses must be taken in sequence.

Intensive review and further development of oral and written proficiency skills. Short oral presentations on cultural topics.

This course offers an intensive review and further development of oral and written proficiency skills by working with the textbook, reading primary texts, and through short oral presentations on cultural topics. By the end of the 201-202 sequence, students will be able to identify components of other cultural perspectives and value worldviews other than their own.

This intensive course combines French 201 and 202 into a summer course of six weeks. It immerses students in the language and strengthens their linguistic and cultural proficiency by working with a textbook and primary texts. By the end of this sequence, students will be able to identify components of other cultural perspectives and value worldviews other than their own.

Students further develop their reading skills and accuracy in oral expression through an advanced review and expansion of grammar and vocabulary as well as a wide variety of activities and reading cultural and literary texts. By the end of the 301-302 sequence, students will be able to recognize other cultural perspectives and use them in interactions in the target language.

This course builds reading, writing and speaking skills while broadening cultural background through a wide variety of activities, texts (including a complete work of fiction), the media, presentations on cultural topics, compositions and class discussions. By the end of the 301-302 sequence, students will be able to recognize other cultural perspectives and use them in interactions in the target language.

Representative works and authors from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. Reading, discussion, and text analysis. Papers and reports. Taught in French.

Representative works and authors from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. Reading, discussion, and text analysis. Papers and reports. Taught in French.

Systematic study of the pronunciation, articulation, and intonation of modern French. Exercises in phonetic transcription. French songs, radio broadcasts, and TV news on the internet. Taught in French.

Thorough review and refinement of the essentials of French grammar in order to enhance writing, reading, and speaking skills. Conducted in French.

Extensive practice in speaking the language with emphasis on the acquisition and use of new vocabulary and more complex idiomatic phrases.

Continued in-depth study of advanced French grammar. Application of the new, more complex structures in conversation. Conducted in French.

Study of the social, artistic, philosophical, and political currents of France and other French-speaking countries. Taught in French.

Study and discussion of the main social and cultural issues in France from the 1960s to the present. Exploration and evaluation of current events covered in the French media. The material used will come from French cultural texts, newspapers, radio and television, as well as movies, advertising, and songs. Taught in French.

Credit arranged.