Accelerated development of oral, reading and writing skills up to a level equivalent to that of the end of second semester French (102). Instruction draws on features shared by Romance languages, with focus on distincitions particular to French. No previous knowledge of French is required. Prereq. Italian 204 or 4 years of high school Italian; Spanish 204 or 4 years of high school Spanish; Portuguese 202 or 4 years of high school Portuguese; consent of instructor.