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Paris, France - Course Descriptions - Intermediate French II

Course Information

Subject: French (FRE)
Number: 200 Level
Language of Instruction: French

Contact Hours and Credits

Semester Session: 145 contact hours, 9 semester credits, 14 quarter credits
4 Weeks Session: 50 contact hours, 3 semester credits, 5 quarter credits
6 Weeks Session: 75 contact hours, 5 semester credits, 7 quarter credits
8 Weeks Session: 100 contact hours, 7 semester credits, 10 quarter credits
12 Weeks Session: 150 contact hours, 10 semester credits, 15 quarter credits

Availability

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Full Description

Objectives Part 1
  • Communication
    1. Express the past
    2. Structure different type of tales
  • Linguistics
    1. Sequence of tenses and the use of clues for place and time
    2. Distinction between the imperfect and passé composé
    3. The shaping and function value of the simple past
  • Vocabulary
    1. Linked to a life story: to be born, to grow up (big steps of life), town, city, hamlet (description of a place)
    2. Linked to history and to current events of a country: to reign, to declare war, to succeed, the monarchy…
    3. Linked to economical, political and current events information
Objectives Part 2
  • Communication
    1. To put forward: Hypothesis and condition, Express a wish, regret, blame, forecast, advice, suggestion
  • Linguistics
    1. Values of conditional present and past tense
    2. If + past perfect
    3. The imperative used with several pronouns
  • Vocabulary
    1. To sensitize to nominalization, to derivation (to declare/ declaration, prison/imprisonment
Objective Part 3
  • Communication
    1. Express logical links
  • Linguistics
    1. The expression of the reason: because, since, like, for, indeed, given that, because of, thanks to, with
    2. The expression of the consequence: thus, so much that, so that, that's why
    3. The expression of the purpose: for, for that, so as to, for fear that
    4. The expression of the conceding: although, yet, nevertheless
  • Vocabulary
    1. Linked to quantity, statistics: a lot of, few of, most of the, the main part of the, a good/big part, a minority, the range of, a percentage, 10% of the…
    2. Linked to the study of social phenomenon: homes, households, the youth, the retires, the executives, liberal professions…

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Intermediate French II

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