The speaking and understanding of French are emphasized particularly during the first semester. The work includes regular use of the language laboratory and is supplemented by intensive oral practice sessions. The emphasis on speaking and understanding French is continued, texts from French literature and cultural media are read, and short papers are written in French. Students use the language laboratory regularly and attend supplementary oral practice sessions. In addition to the three class meetings each week, students develop their skills in an additional group session with the professors and in oral practice hours with assistants.
Students use the language laboratory regularly.
Open only to graduates of Intensive Elementary French or to students specially placed by the department. Students who are not graduates of Intensive Elementary must take either 102 or 105 in semester II to receive credit. Participation in discussion and practice in written and oral expression are emphasized, as are grammar review and laboratory exercises. French 005 or 101. An examination of contemporary society in France and Francophone cultures as portrayed in recent documents and film.