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    This intermediate French course focuses on improving speaking and listening skills through discussions of contemporary French culture. Students will present on and debate topics like politics, cinema, art, music, fashion and food from authentic French materials. The course objectives are to enhance functional language skills like describing and explaining, expand vocabulary, and improve oral proficiency and pronunciation. The required reading is a book about Parisian culture and society.

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    This intermediate French course focuses on improving speaking and listening skills through discussions of contemporary French culture. Students will present on and debate topics like politics, cinema, art, music, fashion and food from authentic French materials. The course objectives are to enhance functional language skills like describing and explaining, expand vocabulary, and improve oral proficiency and pronunciation. The required reading is a book about Parisian culture and society.

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    This intermediate French course focuses on improving speaking and listening skills through discussions of contemporary French culture. Students will present on and debate topics like politics, cinema, art, music, fashion and food from authentic French materials. The course objectives are to enhance functional language skills like describing and explaining, expand vocabulary, and improve oral proficiency and pronunciation. The required reading is a book about Parisian culture and society.

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    French 235x

    Intermediate Conversational French: Culture, Society


    and Communication

    Course description
    Students will improve their speaking and listening skills as they discover socio-cultural and sociopolitical realities of contemporary francophonie through oral presentations, guided discussions,
    skits and debates based on authentic readings, film clips, blogs and online media.
    Topics include the current political climate, the cultural importance of cinema, literature, art, music,
    sport, fashion and cuisine. Students will discuss these realities and compare them with their
    personal experiences and American culture.
    Course objectives
    - Improve functional skills: asking for advice, describing, narrating in all time frames, explaining,
    comparing, supporting an opinion and hypothesizing.
    - Expand vocabulary, and improve range and complexity or oral expression and comprehension.
    - Improve pronunciation and intonation.
    Required Reading
    Olivier Magny. DESSINE-MOI UN PARISIEN. ditions 10/18.

    Julia Chamberlin
    email: jcchambe@usc.edu

    THH 177

    Fall 2015 34256D


    M/W
    3pm-3:50pm
    VKC105

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