Introduce students to important themes of the French-speaking world including everyday life, family and friends, eating habits and traditions, the history of France, travel, and contemporary social trends in France. Students write compositions based on the readings. Based on the themes of the readings described above. It is essential that students prepare the assigned readings thoroughly at home in order to participate effectively in class. Introduce students to important writers and themes of the French-speaking world, including family, everyday life, the need for compromise and how culture influences our thinking and behavior.
Students write compositions based on the readings.
Based on the literary readings. There will be an examination at the end of each chapter, a midterm, and a final. All are cumulative. Quizzes may be assigned throughout the semester. In Track A only, there is also an oral mid-term and final.