French

You will find that most of our courses rely on Internet resources and multimedia technology. Many are content-based and enable students to access a variety of disciplines such as art, music, linguistics, engineering, economics, and international relations.

We have two distinct types of French language courses at the first- and second-year levels.

• The regular series emphasizes a full range of communicative skills including listening comprehension, oral, and written expression, reading, and grammar.
  • First-Year Courses (FRENLANG 1, FRENLANG 2, FRENLANG 3)
  • Accelerated First-Year Courses (FRENLANG 1A, FRENLANG 2A)
  • Second-Year Courses (FRENLANG 21C, FRENLANG 22C, FRENLANG 23C)
• Oral Communication courses explore such topics as everyday life in France, French survival skills, French film, and the Francophone world.
  • FRENLANG 15 - French conversation in Everyday Life Second-Year Conversation
  • FRENLANG 30 - French conversation (Intermediate-Advanced)

Intensive courses are offered during the summer to explore the study of French.

• FRENLANG 1A/2A: Accelerated First-Year French

Advanced courses focus on more specialized topics.

• FRENLANG 250: Reading French
• FRENLANG 120: Advanced Conversation: France Today
• FRENLANG 124: Advanced French Grammar

For further information on French course offerings, please view the course listing at the bottom of the page.