This course reviews basic and complex sentence patterns in greater depth through discussions on students experience in Paris. Cultural and historical aspects of the French life are introduced. Students will learn additional vocabulary to express opinions, beliefs, doubts and emotions, and are shown various language registers (formal/informal vocabulary and structures) and intonations. Examples are taken from real life situations, film, television, newspaper articles, etc.The four language skills (listening, reading, speaking, writing) will be reinforced.
Code
FR2100
Name
FRENCH AND CULTURE IV
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
FR1300CCI OR FR1300 OR FR2100 OR FR2100CCI
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
FR (French)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
CCI
CAMS ID
4494
Last update with CAMS
Students will understand short announcements, radio interviews, short presentations and videos, provided that they know something about the subject and that the presenter talks slowly and clearly.
Students will be able to interact with people using standard language in a relatively long discussion on everyday subjects.
Students will be able to talk and write about familiar subjects that interest them.
Students will understand the main points and the important details in stories, articles and announcements of a certain length. 
Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate. (CCI LO1)
Exploring and Engaging Difference: Students will think critically about cultural and social difference; they will identify and understand power structures that determine hierarchies and inequalities that can relate to race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, or class. (CCI LO3)