FREN 210 - The Francophone World Through Text, Sound, and Image

Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)

Introduction to the Francophone world and to basic modes of interpretation and analysis through the study and discussion of short texts (print or online magazine or newspaper articles, short stories, essays), films, and other visual or recorded media. The course includes a grammar workshop, vocabulary building, essay writing, image analysis, and “explication de texte.” Review and expansion of more complex linguistic structures and proficiency skills serve as preparation for the TCF exam, and upper 200-level courses. The department.

Prerequisite(s): The intermediate level comprises a third-semester level (FREN 205), a fourth-semester level (FREN 206), a fifth-semester level (French 210), and a sixth-semester level (200-level courses numbered above 210). Prerequisite for all sixth-semester courses: completion of French 210 or the equivalent. Students desiring an introduction to the study of literature and culture may begin by electing FREN 212. FREN 206 or equivalent.

Three 50-minute or two 75-minute periods; one hour of scheduled oral practice.

Enrollment limited by class. Placement test required.