French (FR)

First term of a three-term foundational, multimedia course in beginning French designed to give students basic communicative proficiency in the target language. Students will practice all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Special attention will be paid to pronunciation, essential grammar structures, and attendant cultural elements. Student learning is assessed through a variety of guided exercises and assignments, interactive activities, homework, tests and quizzes, and other class projects and participation.

Second term of a three-term foundational, multimedia course in beginning French designed to give students basic communicative proficiency in the target language. Students will practice all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Special attention will be paid to pronunciation, essential grammar structures, and attendant cultural elements. Student learning is assessed through a variety of guided exercises and assignments, interactive activities, homework, tests and quizzes, and other class projects and participation.

Third term of a three-term foundational, multimedia course in beginning French designed to give students basic communicative proficiency in the target language. Students will practice all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Special attention will be paid to pronunciation, essential grammar structures, and attendant cultural elements. Student learning is assessed through a variety of guided exercises and assignments, interactive activities, homework, tests and quizzes, and other class projects and participation.

The second year of academic French expands on first-year French in the review of essential grammar structures, the use of more advanced grammar, and cross-cultural discussion and analysis. Emphasis is on communication skills, stressing both oral proficiency and written expression.

The second year of academic French expands on first-year French in the review of essential grammar structures, the use of more advanced grammar, and cross-cultural discussion and analysis. Emphasis is on communication skills, stressing both oral proficiency and written expression.

The second year of academic French expands on first-year French in the review of essential grammar structures, the use of more advanced grammar, and cross-cultural discussion and analysis. Emphasis is on communication skills, stressing both oral proficiency and written expression.

First term of a three-term series in intermediate development of speaking and listening proficiency through creative activities such as discussions of excerpts from contemporary French-language media, presentations, games, role-plays, debates, pair and group work. This course is ideally suited as a language elective or for personal enrichment. Materials, topics and level of difficulty will parallel work in FR-201.

Second term of a three-term series in intermediate development of speaking and listening proficiency through creative activities such as discussions of excerpts from contemporary French-language media, presentations, games, role-plays, debates, pair and group work. This course is ideally suited as a language elective or for personal enrichment. Materials, topics and level of difficulty will parallel work in FR-202.

Third term of a three-term series in intermediate development of speaking and listening proficiency through creative activities such as discussions of excerpts from contemporary French-language media, presentations, games, role-plays, debates, pair and group work. This course is ideally suited as a language elective or for personal enrichment. Materials, topics and level of difficulty will parallel work in FR-203.