FREN 212 - Second Year French II

Credits: 3

Description
Further amelioration and perfection of grammatical, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through selected French literary readings.

Student Learning Outcomes

Speak French with greater fluency and increased confidence.
Understand spoken and written French with greater facility.
Read and analyze a literary text at the intermediate level of difficulty.
Write French with greater clarity, precision, style, and grammatical accuracy.
Learn to utilize a wider range of grammatical structures.
Gain an understanding of the geography, history, and literature of France and other Francophone countries.
Increase their active vocabulary to 2,000 words and their passive vocabulary to 2,500 words.
Write a 5-8 page well-organized essay in French on a Francophone topic utilizing the vocabulary and grammar of this course.
Hold a 10-minute speech utilizing the structures and vocabulary learned in this course.

Prerequisite: FREN 211 or equivalent