RLFR 106(S) Advanced French II
An advanced language course designed to help you refine both your spoken and written expression in French and to allow you to develop the linguistic independence necessary for future literary studies in French and for spending time in a Francophone country. Review of the more complicated French grammatical structures will thus be largely personal. Armed with a thorough reference grammar and a collection of pointed exercises, you will work on mechanics primarily on your own time. Class time will be devoted principally to developing fluency and freedom of expression through discussions, debates, dramatizations and presentations. A diverse array of carefully selected, linguistically rich and thought-provoking stories, poems, article, films and songs will enable you to observe the grammatical constructions we will study in context and will serve as fodder for diverse in-class activities. Vocabulary drawn from these texts and chosen to tap into the larger literary, cultural and political issues posed by the texts will help you express your ideas and opinions in increasingly idiomatic and sophisticated ways. Copious and varied writing assignments including reader responses, pastiches, short papers and editorials will further the link between grammatical mastery and active self-expression.
Format: lecture. Requirements: active class participation; 5 short papers, which will then be revised; weekly writing assignments; numerous short presentations and structured interventions in controlled rhetorical activities; four hour-long tests, one oral test by appointment and a final exam. Conducted in French.
Prerequisites: French 101-102, 103, 105 or examination placement. Enrollment limit: 20 (expected: 20). Preference given to students continuing from RLFR 105 and those admitted by placement.
Hour: HATTON