French Conversation

Catalog description

TAUGHT IN FRENCH. COIL course. This course is for students who have completed Intermediate French II or the equivalent (e.g., four semesters of French at the college level or four to five years in high school). This course provides intensive practice in French conversation and focuses on developing listening and communications skills. Students will learn the strategies, vocabulary, and structures that will allow them to participate more fluently and confidently in a variety of spoken contexts. Students will watch and report on Francophone news and current events. Through daily discussion of readings and other authentic materials, students will develop an understanding of how the healthcare system, higher institutions, work environment and regulations, family policy, etc. shape daily life in France. They will also engage in debates in class and have one-on-one online conversations with a class of university students in France. Students needing advisement should contact the French Program Director.