An integrated course on aspects of French language, culture and society, designed to improve the students' competence in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in the language, and to acquaint them with aspects of contemporary French society. The course comprises an oral class, a grammar and writing class, a class on French society and culture, and a reading class using literary texts. All classes are held in French.

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. apply aspects of French grammar such as verb tense, mode & conjugation to written and oral communication
2. use basic structures to produce a written argument in French
3. interpret aspects of French society in the post World War era and link them with the present
4. explain basic concepts of intellectual movements e.g. existentialism
5. individually and collectively present written and oral argument about themes presented in contemporary French literature and society

Literature tasks (25%), essay/test on French society and culture (25%), grammar and writing exercises and tests (25%) and oral/aural tasks, test and participation (25%).

4 hours of classes per week

Continuing French 2 FREN2025 or equivalent, as demonstrated by test results.

Grammaire:

Grammaire française de Jacqueline Ollivier et Martin Beaudoin, éd. 2008.

 Littérature:

 Boule de suif, de Maupassant

 La valse des toréadors d'Anouilh