Intensive Beginning French: Parisian Culture & Life
FRENCH 15
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Course Information
Description
This intensive Beginning French course provides an accelerated introduction to Beginning French with intensive work on interpersonal communication and interpreting and producing language in written and oral forms. Students explore diverse facets of Parisian life through the interpretation and exploration of photos, art, and film and through interactions with native French speakers. Students learn to speak and write in the past, present, and future, make descriptions, ask questions, make comparisons, accept and refuse invitations, give advice, and express hypothetical situations, emotions, and opinions.
Course Notes
May not be taken Pass/Fail or Sat/Unsat. Not open to auditors. Students must participate in an interview with the French 15 course head and receive permission to enroll in the course. This course is taught by members of the Department.
Recommended Prep
An advanced knowledge of at least one foreign language, preferably a modern Romance language, but no previous study of French.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
