Helps students to develop vocabulary, improve pronunciation, and learn new idiomatic expressions. Provides an introduction to corrective phonetics and emphasis on understanding contemporary French through a study of authentic documents, such as radio and television interviews, advertisements, and spontaneous oral productions. Conducted in French. Designed to improve the student's written French and to provide advanced training in French and comparative grammar. Focuses on the distinction between spoken and written styles and the problem of contrastive grammar.
Emphasis is on accuracy and fluency of usage in the written language.
Conducted in French. Aims to refine students' understanding of and ability to manipulate written French. Students practice summarizing and expanding articles from French magazines and papers and learn how to organize reports and reviews in French. Exercises are designed to familiarize students with various styles and registers of written French. V45.0030, V45.0101, or permission of the director.