French and Francophone Studies 205: French III

French III develops the capacity to describe and explain personal history and current events with nuance and detail. Students review and build on structures from French I and II, but in less predictable contexts and with greater emphasis on the articulation of temporal and causal relationships. Weekly readings and writing assignments, grammatical exercises, focused vocabulary development, 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.