Advanced Language in Context: Society and Popular Culture (301-0-20)
Instructors
Katia Viot-Southard
847/467-0899
1860 S. Campus Drive, Crowe Hall #2-171
Meeting Info
Kresge Centennial Hall 2-343: Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM
Overview of class
Using a multiliteracies framework, Advanced Language in Context aims at developing students' French language skills using the 4 knowledge processes of literacy pedagogy: experiencing, conceptualizing, analyzing, applying. Students will experience a variety of authentic materials to discover and analyze their form-meaning relationships; they will reflect on past and current issues within French society to enhance their intercultural competence, and they will apply their knowledge to produce language in creative ways.
Registration Requirements
Students must have taken and passed French 202 prior, or they must obtain the consent of the instructor.
Learning Objectives
Students will refine their interpersonal, presentational, and interpretative competence in French while developing critical cultural awareness.
Teaching Method
Content based/Task based/Communicative Language Teaching
Evaluation Method
Written and oral assignments.
Class Materials (Required)
Contrastes, Grammaire du français courant. (Lingro Learning)
Class Notes
This course forms part of the advanced language group - French 302: Composition, French 303: Conversation, and French 309: French in Commerce & Industry.
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: Students must have completed FRENCH 202-0 or a test score of 5 in AP French. Other students may register with instructor permission.