French Grammar and Composition

Catalog description

In this class, the students will have an opportunity to strengthen the 4 skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking), with an emphasis placed on the oral and written expression, in both the informal and formal context. Through guided discussions based on contemporary French/Francophone pieces of Literature, as well as French/Francophone cultural materials, the students will strengthen their knowledge of grammar, expand their vocabulary, and improve their oral production. Activities in the class will include presentations (exposés oraux) and other online assignments. This course is ideally suited to the students who have successfully completed the intermediate sequence here in Abu Dhabi or at another global site, or to those who have been placed by the online NYU placement test at the advanced level.