French and Francophone Studies 106: French II

French II situates the student in time, emphasizing past and future narrative structures in predictable contexts through the study of culturally specific examples from the francophone world. Themes may include urban culture and media, health and the environment, travel and technology, and personal and national celebrations. Weekly readings and compositions, grammatical exercises, exercises in spontaneous and recorded oral production, and active participation required. Conducted in French; meets four times per week plus one half-hour conversation session with a French Language Assistant.