Advanced French Language and Culture

Catalog description

This is an advanced level language course, comprising a language course and various modules (reinforcement and phonetics) and workshops (cultural, action-oriented, etc.) . In the language course, students will practice language structures, comprehension of different written and oral documents, oral and written production, phonetics, as well as lexicon and cultural and societal knowledge through a range of activities designed around a variety of learning materials (audio/video and written documents). The various modules and workshops are designed to: consolidate and deepen written and oral skills, work on more targeted phonetic correction (on expressive intonation, fluency and ease) in a language laboratory or in class, discover different aspects of life in France, open up to the plurality of cultures. Prior to starting, students will take a placement test and be assigned the appropriate advanced course by the Institut de Touraine. At the end of the program, students will be able to take the DELF exam if they want.