This class will be taught via SYNCHRONOUS REMOTE INSTRUCTION.**

**Time conflicts are not allowed for this class.

Readings:

Required:  Réseau: Communication, Intégration, Intersections, 2nd Edition, Pearson (Textbook, Student activities manual, and Answer key, access to My French Lab, and complimentary Oxford New French Dictionary); select outside readings

Please note: All of the required material (textbook, student activities manual, answer key and MyFrenchLab) will be available in package form at the Cal Student Store.  In most cases, purchasing a package turns out to be cheaper than buying the components separately. Oxford New French Dictionary included in package.

Recommended:  Morton, English Grammar for Students of French

Course Description:

This course is conducted in French.  This is an intermediate language and culture class that aims to consolidate and expand the skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing in French. The course aims to promote cross-cultural understanding through the use of authentic materials such as literary and journalistic texts, multimedia, film, pop songs, and television/radio broadcasts, and other cultural artifacts. We will explore various topics such as self and family, education, human relationships, traditions, politics, and national identities, and compare American and other perceptions to those of the French and francophone world in whole class discussion, small groups and other collaborative formats. In addition to a review and refinement of grammar and vocabulary in a culturally rich context, students also experiment with their written expression through different formats, including analytical essays, journals, creative writing and independent projects using the Internet.

Prerequisites/Placement:

For students with one of the following: 4 years of high school French; a passing grade in French 2 at UC Berkeley;  2nd or 3rd semester college French; 3rd or 4th-quarter college French; a 3 on the AP French exam.   For additional placement information please see Lower Division Placement Guidelines.

Additional information:

All sections are conducted entirely in French.

Due to issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, this course will be offered via remote format. 

This class will be taught via SYNCHRONOUS REMOTE INSTRUCTION.**

**Time conflicts are not allowed for this class.