College of Letters & Science
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 …
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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 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.
This course is meant to be a workshop where students will be able to evaluate and develop materials and activities for language instruction. Students will be responsible for readings, discussion, development of some lesson plans and assessments. They will explain the rationale underlying their lesson plans and assessments during brief comment sessions during class. Mondays …