French and Francophone Studies
Image: Place de la République. Photo de Richard Courtney, vers 1920.
Samuel Martin
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Prerequisite(s): Open to students who have completed the language requirement. Students who are continuing from French 0340 or 0400 should take French 1000 before moving on to more advanced French courses.
French 1000 is designed to prepare students for subsequent study in upper level courses in French and francophone studies. It is organized around two thematic units – La France d’hier and La France d’aujourd’hui. In the first dossier, students expand their understanding of France during the German occupation as they write the memoirs of a fictitious character they invent. In the second dossier, students expand their knowledge of current youth-related issues in France and correspond with French college students. While touching upon issues of identity in France, the course engages the students into an intercultural dialogue particularly useful for those who plan on studying abroad.
This course does not include a systematic review of French grammar (that is done in FREN 1212). Nevertheless, through the diverse assessments, the various textual and visual references, the students play an active role in their learning process and consequently are led to consolidate and deepen their grammatical competence.