FRENCH AND CULTURE IV (FR2100)

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This course reviews basic and complex sentence patterns in greater depth through discussions on students experience in Paris. Cultural and historical aspects of the French life are introduced. Students will learn additional vocabulary to express opinions, beliefs, doubts and emotions, and are shown various language registers (formal/informal vocabulary and structures) and intonations. Examples are taken from real life situations, film, television, newspaper articles, etc.The four language skills (listening, reading, speaking, writing) will be reinforced.

Code: 
FR2100
Name: 
FRENCH AND CULTURE IV
Discipline: 
FR (French)
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
FR1300CCI OR FR1300 OR FR2100 OR FR2100CCI
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will be able to understand announcements, simple audio interviews, short presentations and videos, provided that they know something about the subject and that the presenter talks slowly and clearly 
  2. Students will be able to understand the main points and the important details in stories, simple articles, and announcements of a certain length 
  3. Students will be able to write simple and coherent texts on topics that are familiar or of personal interest, personal letters or emails to briefly express their opinion (based on their experience) or give advice
  4. Students will be able to talk about familiar subjects that interest them and interact with people using standard language in a relatively long discussion on everyday subjects
  5. Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate (CCI LO1)
  6. Exploring and Engaging Difference: Students will think critically about cultural and social difference; they will identify and understand power structures that determine hierarchies and inequalities that can relate to race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, or class (CCI LO2)

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Fall 2023 FR2100A FRENCH AND CULTURE IV
Fall 2023 FR2100C FRENCH AND CULTURE IV
Spring 2024 FR2100A FRENCH AND CULTURE IV
Spring 2024 FR2100B FRENCH AND CULTURE IV
Spring 2024 FR2100C FRENCH AND CULTURE IV
Fall 2024 FR2100A FRENCH AND CULTURE IV
Fall 2024 FR2100B FRENCH AND CULTURE IV
Fall 2024 FR2100C FRENCH AND CULTURE IV

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