French 2 is a continuation of French 1 and builds upon the speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills already acquired. Instruction continues entirely in French using the same interactive methods introduced in French 1. You will be amazed at how much and how well you will be able to express yourself in your new language!
Some of the conversational topics we will cover are:
Travel and vacations
City life and country life
Personal relations
French and Francophone cuisine
Some cultural topics are:
Vacationing in the French Caribbean
The regions of France
French and Francophone Cultural Rituals
Gastronomic traditions throughout the Francophone world
We will cover the following grammar topics:
Regular – re and –ir verb conjugations
The irregular verbs écrire, lire, dire, connaître, savoir, prendre boire
Weather expressions
The past tenses – passé composé and imparfait
Interrogative pronouns and adjectives
Direct and indirect object pronouns
Demonstrative adjectives
The idiomatic use of pronominal verbs
Advanced negations
Course work includes regular workbook exercises and language lab, 4 quizzes, 4 short compositions, 1 midterm, and 1 final.
À Bientôt !
Required textbook: Chez Nous, 3 rd edition, by Valdman, Pons, & Scullen, including Student Activities Manual and Answer Key to SAM.
For more information, contact Margaret McMurtrey, Undergraduate Program Advisor, French program.
