RLFR 103(F) Intermediate French I: Intermediate Studies in French Language and Francophone Cultures
A first-semester intermediate-level course in French designed to strengthen your skills in each of the four domains: reading, writing, listening and speaking. We will revisit and expand upon fundamental grammatical structures encountered in 101-2 while also delving into French and Francophone cultures through discussion of literature, film, music and current social and political trends. We will work actively on vocabulary enrichment with the goal of preparing you both to meet the conversational challenges of daily life in a French-speaking environment and to pursue further study of literary texts. An up-to-the-minute textbook will guide our progress, ensuring that you receive that which is most essential to language learning at this stage: consistent, daily practice. Authentic literary and journalistic documents will enhance and add dimension to your studies as will the movies we will watch and discuss. The course will culminate in a two-fold literary/cinematic experience: we will read Éric- Emmanuel Schmitt's much loved Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran, which we will then compare to its cinematic adaptation; you will write your own scènes dramatiques, which will then be filmed and screened. Conducted in French.
Format: lecture. Requirements: active class participation, workbook exercises, weekly journal, 2 short papers, chapter tests, a midterm, two oral tests by appointment and a final exam.
Prerequisites: French 101-102 or examination placement. Note: Students should seriously consider taking French 103 AND 105 if they intend to enroll in more advanced French courses at the level of French 106 or above, or if they anticipate studying in France or in a Francophone country during their junior year. Enrollment limit: 20 (expected: 20). Preference will be given to first- and second-year students and those with compelling justification for admission.
Hour: HATTON