Schedule of Classes

Development of communication skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in French. Emphasis on the practice of vocabulary and grammatical structures in meaningful communicative tasks and authentic cultural contexts. Laboratory included. First course in three-course sequence.

Further refinement of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in meaningful communicative tasks and authentic cultural contexts. Oral and written practice closely linked to cultural and literary readings and videos. Laboratory included. Third course in three-course sequence.

Emphasis on developing skills for written expression through writing letters, reports, and essays.

Topics of special interest which may vary each time course is offered. Topic stated in current Schedule of Classes. May be repeated under a different topic for maximum of 9 hrs. credit.

Supervised work study in community service activities involving use of the foreign language. Pass/Fail.

Independent study and research in a specific field of French language or phase of literary production. May be repeated for maximum of 6 hrs. credit.