| Course Title: Advanced Intermediate French |
| Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2026 |
| Description: This course will improve students' writing and speaking skills in French and develop their ability to read and discuss texts. Course materials include authors and films representing cultures of the French-speaking world. Written and oral expression are strengthened through weekly essays, class discussion, and comprehensive grammar review. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Carolyn Shread | 413-538-2150 | cshread@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| 01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026 | Fourth Hour of Class | Friday | 11:30AM - 12:20PM | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: FREN-201 or placement test and department placement. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| FREN-203 provides a strong foundation for continued study of French and for study abroad (see http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/french) |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 14 | Available: 4 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Persepolis Author: Satrapi, Marjane Copyright: 2002 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 2844140580 Publisher: French and European Publications Inc |
Recommended | 35.00 |
| Title: Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part Author: GAVALDA, Anna Copyright: 1999 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Le Dilettante |
Recommended | 15.00 |
| Title: Chronique de la derive douce Author: Laferriere, Dany Copyright: 2014 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9782253173434 Publisher: Livre de poche |
Recommended | 14.50 |
| Title: Exercices de grammaire en contexte B2 Author: Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9782014016352 Publisher: Hachette |
Required | 25.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Bonjour tout le monde! It is essential to have a copy of the Grammar book so that you can do the exercises that I will assign for homework and follow in class. Although you may wish to purchase Persepolis and the Gavalda short stories, this is not necessary since we do have a PDF on our Moodle page. I encourage you to buy the Laferriere, which you should be able to find cheaply and second-hand. It's nice to have reading time off-screen and having the paper allows you to highlight, underline, write notes, etc. Printing books is a great technology that has served scholars well for centuries! :) As always, all books that are listed here will be availble on 4 hour reserve at the library circulation desk. |