Cultural Encounters in Contemporary France (202-0-20)

Instructors

Margaret Dempster
847/467-3884
1860 S. Campus Drive, Crowe Hall #2-121

Meeting Info

Locy Hall 110: Mon, Wed, Fri 2:00PM - 2:50PM

Overview of class

This course is designed to build, develop and improve advanced proficiency in listening, reading, speaking, writing, and intercultural competence in French and serves as a gateway to advanced study in French language and culture. Class meets three times a week and will be conducted in French. Classes will target comprehension and expression skills and reinforce advanced grammatical concepts by exploring a variety of media and genres. This course serves as prerequisite for most other 200 and 300-level French classes.

Registration Requirements

French 201 or placement by the department.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will: be equipped with skills to describe, interpret, and compare a variety of topics in the Francophone world, foster cultural awareness, read French news articles and a French novel (with dictionary) with speed and accuracy, watch, interpret, and critique videos and full-length films in French, understand and discuss, both orally and in writing, aspects of contemporary French and Francophone society, and produce a well-conceived paper on a literary or cultural topic.

Teaching Method

Class sessions are considered collaborative workshops and are devoted to conversation, written, and communicative activities that will allow students to explore contemporary French and Francophone cultures. Classes will be conducted exclusively in French except when explanation of grammar or other material may necessitate the use of English. Students are expected to prepare outside of class, and to participate actively in class activities.

Class Materials (Required)

All course materials will be located on Canvas and available at no cost.

Class Attributes

Attendance at 1st class mandatory
Prerequisites apply, see description
Specific requirements in the language
SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: Students must have completed FRENCH 125-3 or FRENCH 201-0 or be placed according to placement test results.