This course offers an advanced grammar study and review with an emphasis on the use of verb tenses, syntactic structures, and vocabulary. Extensive reading and writing practice and oral activities are based on contemporary themes.
Method of presentation:
16 grammar lessons using Grammaire progressive du français, avec 500 exercices – niveau intermédiaire, Maïa Grégoire et Odile Thiévenaz, CLE international, 2006.
Oral and written assignments on French culture: French and Francophone music, poetry, paintings, theatre (Ariane Mnouchkine and Moliere), film.
Required work and form of assessment:
assignments (30%); 2 written assignments (20%); Final written exam (30%)
content:
Text: Introduction / Class: Grammer
Text: Ces gens-là - Brel / Class: Grammer
Text: De Haute mer- C. Nys- Mazure / Class: Grammer
Text: Le déserteur - B. Vian - Class: Grammer
Assignments Oral assignment: present a song (different date for each student) + Reading: "Van Gogh en Pays d'Arles", Grammar exercises
Text: Writing workshop / Class: Writing workshop
Text: Quelle Histoire - Moreau / Class: Grammar
Text: Le toi du moi - Carla Bruni / Class: Grammar
Text: Les passantes - Brassens / Class: Grammar
Assignments
Written assignment: choice of subject + finish reading "Van Gogh en Pays , Grammar exercises
Text: La peinture de Van Gogh / Class: Grammar
Text: Grammar revision / Class: Grammer
Text: Pas de cours
Text: 4 murs et 1 toit - Bénabar / Class: Grammer
Assignments
Written and oral assignments: description of a painting, Grammar exercises
Text: Poinçonneur des Lilas - Gainsbourg / Class: Grammar
Text: Présentation d'un tableau / Class: Oral
Text: Gibraltar - Abd Al Malik / Class: Grammar
Text: Dis quand reviendras- tu - Barbara / Class: Grammar
Assignments
Oral assignment: watch the 2nd part of "Molière" of
Ariane Mnouchkine, comments, Grammar exercises
In class revision
Revision
Written exam
Grammar exercises
Questions on readings
Required readings:
Grammaire progressive du français, avec 500 exercices – niveau intermédiaire, Maïa Grégoire et Odile
Thiévenaz, CLE international, 2006
Van Gogh en pays d’Arles, de Sylvie Gache-Patin, Ouest-France, 1982
Notes:
This course is offered during the regular semester and in the summer. For summer sections, the course schedule is condensed, but the content, learning outcomes, and contact hours are the same.
This course offers an advanced grammar study and review with an emphasis on the use of verb tenses, syntactic structures, and vocabulary. Extensive reading and writing practice and oral activities are based on contemporary themes.
16 grammar lessons using Grammaire progressive du français, avec 500 exercices – niveau intermédiaire, Maïa Grégoire et Odile Thiévenaz, CLE international, 2006.
Oral and written assignments on French culture: French and Francophone music, poetry, paintings, theatre (Ariane Mnouchkine and Moliere), film.
assignments (30%); 2 written assignments (20%); Final written exam (30%)
Text: Introduction / Class: Grammer
Text: Ces gens-là - Brel / Class: Grammer
Text: De Haute mer- C. Nys- Mazure / Class: Grammer
Text: Le déserteur - B. Vian - Class: Grammer
Assignments Oral assignment: present a song (different date for each student) + Reading: "Van Gogh en Pays d'Arles", Grammar exercises
Text: Writing workshop / Class: Writing workshop
Text: Quelle Histoire - Moreau / Class: Grammar
Text: Le toi du moi - Carla Bruni / Class: Grammar
Text: Les passantes - Brassens / Class: Grammar
Assignments
Written assignment: choice of subject + finish reading "Van Gogh en Pays , Grammar exercises
Text: La peinture de Van Gogh / Class: Grammar
Text: Grammar revision / Class: Grammer
Text: Pas de cours
Text: 4 murs et 1 toit - Bénabar / Class: Grammer
Assignments
Written and oral assignments: description of a painting, Grammar exercises
Text: Poinçonneur des Lilas - Gainsbourg / Class: Grammar
Text: Présentation d'un tableau / Class: Oral
Text: Gibraltar - Abd Al Malik / Class: Grammar
Text: Dis quand reviendras- tu - Barbara / Class: Grammar
Assignments
Oral assignment: watch the 2nd part of "Molière" of
Ariane Mnouchkine, comments, Grammar exercises
In class revision
Revision
Written exam
Grammar exercises
Questions on readings
Grammaire progressive du français, avec 500 exercices – niveau intermédiaire, Maïa Grégoire et Odile
Thiévenaz, CLE international, 2006
Van Gogh en pays d’Arles, de Sylvie Gache-Patin, Ouest-France, 1982
This course is offered during the regular semester and in the summer. For summer sections, the course schedule is condensed, but the content, learning outcomes, and contact hours are the same.