French 3 is a continuation of French 2 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 and 2. By the end of the course, you will have covered all of basic French grammar and you will have a solid working vocabulary! 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 throughout the French and Francophone World
Health and Physical Fitness
Ecology
The Media: Cinema, Television, and Reading
The Arts: Music, Theatre, Painting, Sculpture
Some cultural topics are:
The City of Paris
French and Francophone views of Ecology
French and Francophone Cinema
The Arts in the French and Francophone World
We will cover the following grammar topics:
The future tense
The pronoun y
Prepositions of place
Relative pronouns
The present subjunctive
The present conditional
Avant de + the present infinitive and après + the past infinitive
Verbs followed by an infinitive
Verb tense agreements
Double pronouns
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.
