French 3

Every Wednesday • 10 a.m.-noon • Zoom

January 22, 29 • February 5, 12, 19, 26

• March 5, 12, 19, 26 • April (2 no class), 9

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Prerequisite: Some previous study of French or equivalent 

The three goals of this intermediate level course are: a) to emphasize exposure to authentic French culture through videos and intermediate level texts; b) to increase our knowledge of French vocabulary and grammatical structures and c) to practice conversation. We will rely on videos made in France rather than on a traditional textbook because learning with video on Zoom has two big advantages for language study: a) it brings the sights and sounds of the new culture into our own environment and b) it allows participant-to-participant conversations in breakout rooms. Therefore, our two-hour Zoom meetings will consist of three parts: a) a video lesson, coming to us from France, integrating culture, vocabulary and grammar; b) the discussion of intermediate level texts and c) practice speaking French in groups of two or three participants in Zoom breakout rooms.

Textbook (optional): “The Ultimate FRENCH Review and Practice,” any edition, offering detailed
explanations, exercises and corrections of the exercises

Instructor: Barbara Vigano Coordinators/Tech Coordinators: Sara Clark and Cindy Owens