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All courses are designed for nonnative speakers. Language courses carry humanities credit (two course limit).

FRENCH 121-A : Intermediate French

Description

This course is the first quarter of the three-quarter Intermediate French sequence for students who have completed French 111-C (or 101-C) or a similar elementary French course, or have been placed in this course after taking a French Placement test.

The primary goal of this course is to strengthen oral and written communication and comprehension skills as well as cross-cultural competence by immersing students in authentic cultural contexts, materials, and language and by engaging in a variety of communicative activities. A review and deepening of essential grammar will reinforce linguistic foundations. The teaching methodology for this course uses the flipped model: students learn grammar and vocabulary at home with Flipped French, a pioneering courseware developed by faculty in the French Department at Northwestern. Class activities are devoted to conversation and other communicative activities that allow students to practice what they learned while exploring contemporary French and Francophone cultures. This course enables students to actively participate in a French-speaking environment, prepare for further studies in French, and provide a path to proficiency.

This hybrid course meets on campus/in person once weekly with online activities during the week. Students are expected to attend the weekly in-person class and actively participate, to complete the online activities during the week, and to spend at least two hours of work outside of class for each hour of class.

Carries humanities credit (two-course limit for language courses).

Prerequisite: FRENCH 111-C or 101-C, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Students with questions about course prereqisites and equivalents should contact the instructor directly prior to registering.

Note: FRENCH 121-A is available to for students to audit—credit will not be earned, but tuition is reduced. Students enrolled to audit the course must meet prerequisites, as well as participation and assessment requirements as outlined in the course syllabus.

This course was formerly FRENCH 102-A.