Attendance is mandatory. A cours pratique concentrates on acquisition of vocabulary, grammar, oral comprehension and written and spoken expression. Instruction is in groups according to ability. The course is therefore suitable for absolute beginners or for students with some high school French. Language laboratory study is required.
Class is held two hours a day, five days a week.
Instruction is under the supervision of specialist professors, consisting of a combination of language lab work, drills, grammar, vocabulary, conversation and dictation. The workload is such that students electing it should try not to take other courses for credit. Although designed for beginners, it is intensive and demanding. Students with some prior knowledge of French may enroll. Stress is on formal grammar.