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FREN 320 Communication et culture V Units: 3.00
This course is designed for non-native French speakers approximately at the B2 level seeking to fine-tune their written and oral communication skills while acquiring cultural insights and enriching their vocabulary pertaining to cultural concepts and practices. Throughout the course, learners engage in both individual and small group activities, exploring diverse contemporary topics that foster proficiency in language subtleties, cultural awareness, and a more global perspective.
Learning Hours: 114 (36 Lecture, 78 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite None.
Note This course is not intended for Francophones or students with native proficiency in French. Contact the Department of French Studies for more information.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Communicate effectively and fluently with native French speakers on a variety of complex subjects relating to French and Francophone culture and current affairs.
- Present opinions, hypotheses, and arguments as well as improvise in professional and academic dialogues such as interviews and debates.
- Apply advanced vocabulary, expressions, and grammatical and syntactic structure in daily and formal conversations.
- Avoid and self-correct false translations and anglicisms.
- Identify and explain cultural references, abstract and complex topics, and nuances as expressed in audio materials.