Exploring French Language in North America through Text, Image, and Culture
FRENCH 64
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Course Information
Description
In this advanced French language and culture course, students will refine their French language skills as they learn about and discuss the cultural landscape of Francophone North America. Students will journey through Québec, Ontario, across the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi to Louisiana, and circle back to New England as we investigate themes such as identity, visibility, and cultural hybridity, past and present. Through fiction, poetry, art, historic and modern images, films, and music, students will master complex grammatical structures and learn specialized vocabulary through supported opinion, argumentation, and hypothesis based on their interactions with authentic materials. The course includes guest speakers from around French-speaking North America and creating episodes for a student-produced podcast, Le Cramoisi, “The Crimson.”
Course Notes
Conducted in French. Students must complete an online information survey on Canvas before registering for the course. May not be taken Pass/Fail, but may be taken Sat/Unsat by GSAS students.
Recommended Prep
Prerequisite: Harvard placement exam score between 491 and 530 or French SAT II score between 751 and 780.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
