Month: April 2016

the FRIT Major Fair was a major success!

PFMP alumni roundtable

GAFIS Symposium 2016 : Hazardous Materials

This year’s symposium, “Hazardous Materials”, was held in Union South at the University of Madison-Wisconsin on Saturday, April 9th, 2016. Here is a selection of photos from the event!

Department Research Seminar

*The April FRIT Research Seminar will be held in the Red Gym on April 20, 2016 at 4pm.  Presenters will be limited to 20-minute presentations with a time for questions & comments following.  Presenters: Amy Clay, PhD Candidate, SLA Program Vlad Dima, Assistant Professor of French Joshua Armstrong, Assistant Professor of French  ABSTRACTS:  Amy Clay: …

FRIT end-of-the-year Dinner

***this event is exclusively for FRIT Faculty, Staff & Graduate students***

Professor Dennis Looney visits UW-Madison

February 8-12th, 2016, Professor Dennis Looney (University of Pittsburgh) was invited to the department of French & Italian at UW–Madison to present his findings (over the course of several days in meetings with a variety of groups within the department) on the changing world of the humanities within institutions of higher education. At the end …

Front Page Slideshow Photos

This photo album is an archive of all previous and current slideshow images displayed on the front page of the website.

French 203: Third Semester French

Oral practice and conversation, reading, grammar review, vocabulary expansion, creative writing in French. This student-centered program engages the learner in textbook and non-textbook material focusing on life today in France and in the French-speaking world. Prerequisite: French 102 or appropriate score on placement exam.

French 102: Second Semester French

French 102 is the continuation of French 101 and is intended for students with limited study of French (e.g., 1-2 years of high school level study). Course goals focus on developing interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communicative skills and cultural awareness of the French-speaking world. Topics explored in the course include travel, fashion, media, and housing.

French 101: First Semester French

French 101 is intended for students with no previous study of French. Course goals focus on developing interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communicative skills and cultural awareness of the French-speaking world. Topics explored in the course include personal identity, daily life, youth culture, and education.