Dialogues, reading selections from print and electronic sources, and grammar exercises for basic communication, a good understanding of the fundamentals of German grammar, and an introduction to the traditions and institutions of the German-speaking countries. For those with no previous training in German.

Dialogues, reading selections from print and electronic sources, and grammar exercises for basic communication, a good understanding of the fundamentals of German grammar, and an introduction to the traditions and institutions of the German-speaking countries. For those with no previous training in German.

Introduction to varied methods of teaching a foreign language based on recent developments in the theory of second language acquisition and proficiency-oriented approaches to language learning. Prerequisite: advanced proficiency in German.

Dialogues, reading selections from print and electronic sources, and grammar exercises for basic communication, a good understanding of the fundamentals of German grammar, and an introduction to the traditions and institutions of the German-speaking countries. For those with no previous training in German.

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The second of two consecutive courses devoted to advanced grammar review and composition (following French 371). Extensive written practice with various grammatical structures, frequent short writing assignments, introduction to literary analysis. Taught in French.

Course taught in French. The purpose of the course is to improve the ability to write effective French prose, in particular for the purposes of literary and cultural analysis. Coursework includes discussion of short literary works in French, regular compositions on these works (including rewrites), stylistic exercises, vocabulary-building exercises and short translations.

Requirements: Frequent short papers, rewrites, written exercises, translations.

Short lectures, questions sets, discussions. We shall study representative French-speaking countries in Africa, the Caribbean, Polynesia, Quebec, and world issues of current interest through readings, prepared and sight, drawn from magazines, books and international web-sites. Our work is trans-disciplinary, addressing present and past events to gain wider and deeper perspectives of world culture, and socio-economical challenges and achievements. This is a reading course. Students intending to do more advanced work in French should select 240 or 246.

An intensive English writing course that fulfills the Junior Year Writing requirement and enhances the ability to write about literature and culture in a critical manner. Students will develop and refine their skills in writing and analysis while encountering a variety of French and Francophone texts. Specific topics will vary and may focus on a particular movement, author or theme. Coursework includes discussion, frequent writing assignments of varying lengths, CV workshop, peer critiques and tutorial-style meetings.

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