FRCH 233 - Language & Culture Immersion-Basic 2nd Yr French

5 CR

Gives a student the ability to use appropriate vocabulary and grammar at a normal rate of speech with excellent pronunciation (advance) the opportunity to enhance their use of advanced oral and written French. Continues FRCH 222. Students experience complete immersion into 100% French-speaking on-site environment. Portfolio evaluation required to receive credit.

Prerequisite(s): Placement by approved host institution and permission of instructor.

Course Outcomes

Show mastery of grammatical and syntactic structures in speech and writing;
Demonstrate increased ease in spontaneous oral expression comparable to a native speaker in pronunciation & intonation; engage in conversations, simulations, & interviews with ease;
Use compound tenses, levels & registers of language, direct & indirect discourse, the subjunctive & conditional, colloquial & idiomatic expressions, interjections, etc;
Use precise vocabulary with nuance appropriate to given situations; continue to perfect phonetics;
Understand/follow/participate in conversations with native speakers and complex interviews;
Discuss/debate current issues with classmates; simulate a trial; discuss film or video;
Take dictation; write reports, reviews, narratives, letters, resumes;
Write summaries of articles or comic strips; use internet for research; write a news article, etc.
As demonstrated by submitting a portfolio to BCC for final evaluation which will include:
- A journal, written in French, of all activities on a daily, bi-weekly, or other regular basis;
- A notebook of daily class activities including periodic evaluation results and written work;
- Verification of attendance and final evaluation of host institution, submitted separately to BCC by approved host institution;
- Results of exit interview conducted in French by BCC instructor.

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