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 upper 200-level courses. The department.

Prerequisite: FREN 206 or equivalent.

Enrollment limited by class. Placement test required.

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