2020 Fall

FRENCH 4 001 - LEC 001

Advanced Intermediate French

Michael C Arrigo

Aug 26, 2020 - Dec 11, 2020

Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr

10:00 am - 10:59 am

Internet/Online

Class #:21796

Units: 5

Instruction Mode: Remote Instruction

Offered through French

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 0

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No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

10 hours of outside work hours per week, and 5 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.

Course Catalog Description

Advanced training in listening, reading, writing, and speaking French. Review and refinement of grammar.

Conducted entirely in French, French 4 is an advanced intermediate language and culture class that aims to refine the skills acquired in French 3 or equivalent courses and to enhance students’ familiarity with French and Francophone literature. Emphasis is placed on the strengthening of oral and written expression in order to promote linguistic and cultural competences through an extensive grammar review and exploration of texts, visual and audio sources, multi-media, and other cultural artifacts. Topics covered include immigration and multiculturalism, Francophone cultures, France’s relations with other countries, environmental sustainability, politics, arts, and film. Various genres and visual and written forms are covered, including short stories, plays, poems, and films, studied in their literary and cultural contexts (history, philosophy, music, art). Throughout the semester, students share ideas in collaborative small groups and whole class discussion, continue to work on independent projects using the Internet, and explore new formats for writing in French, including journalistic and creative writing activities, as well as visual and textual analysis in French.

Class Notes

Prerequisites/Placement:
For students with one of the following: a passing grade in French 3 at UC Berkeley; 4th-semester or 5th-quarter college French; a 4 or 5 on the AP French exam. Students who have lived in a French-speaking environment should take the French 102 Placement Exam and consult with Vesna Rodic, the Second Year Coordinator. For additional placement information please see Lower Division Placement Guidelines. See also French Enrollment FAQs.
Additional information:
All sections are conducted entirely in French, with no more than 19 students per section. See the Schedule of Classes to obtain the class number for your desired section.
Enrolled students who do not attend their French section during the first five days of instruction may be subject to Instructor Drop.
FINAL EXAM for all sections of French 4 will take place at date/time reserved for Exam Group "Elementary Foreign Languages". Please consult Office of the Registrar Final Exam Schedule.
Course not open to native or heritage speakers of French. show less