College of Letters & Science
Continuation of French 203 with more advanced materials. 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 203 or appropriate score on placement exam. There are nine (9) sections …
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. There are ten (10) sections of French 203 currently scheduled for Fall 2016.
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 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.
You are cordially invited to this year’s CENA ITALIANA, which will take place on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the French House, 633 North Frances St. (6:00pm start) The dinner is a fundraiser for the UW–Madison Italian Club, which will receive all proceeds from the event : we are planning a four-course menu, so …
Join us on Monday, April 25th for a study abroad info session in the Red Gym !
8:00-8:30am Registration & breakfast 8:30–8:45am Opening Remarks: Professor Anne Vila (UW–Madison) 9:00–10:15am Panel A : Early Modern Hazards: Toxicity, Resistance & Exile (Moderator: Nathan Germain) Lauren Surovi (UW–Madison), “The Toxic Cure: Remedy and Poison in Machiavelli’s Mandragola” Anthony Radoiu (UW–Madison), “Mélancholie and Enfer: Charles d’Orléans, Clément Marot, and the poetic experience of …
Kevin Birmingham Harvard University “Treason is a Form of Obscenity” 4:00-4:30pm Registration 4:30-6:00pm Welcome & Keynote 6:00-7:00pm Opening Reception Kevin Birmingham is a lecturer in the English Department at Harvard and an instructor in the university’s Writing Program. He is the author of The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for James Joyce’s …