Section Info: FREN-201-02

Course Title: Intermediate French
Start Date: 09/09/2026 End Date: 12/22/2026
Term: Fall Semester 2026
Description: Communication and culture in the global French-speaking world. We will explore different media and documents that will enable students to express themselves both orally and in writing in a wide variety of contexts. Students will consolidate and expand their skills and engage in creative activities in literary as well as colloquial French.
Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Brahim Oulbeid             boulbeid@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026   Lecture   Monday and Wednesday   09:00AM - 10:15AM   TBA   TBA   Weekly
09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026   Fourth Hour of Class   Friday   09:00AM - 09:50AM       Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
Prereq: FREN-102 or placement test and department placement. Take previously   Required  

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Course Tags        

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Open     Capacity: 18     Enrollment: 7     Available: 11     Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
Title: Grammaire progressive du français
Author: Grégoire, Maia
Copyright: 2019
Edition: 4th
Volume:
ISBN:
Publisher: CLE international
Required   38.04  
Title: Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran
Author: Schmitt, Eric-Emmanuel
Copyright: 2012
Edition:
Volume:
ISBN: 139782253166634
Publisher: Livre de Poche
Required   12.28  

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.  
Instructor's comments about the book list: The grammar textbook in the FOURTH EDITION is accompanied by the INDIVIDUAL CODE PRINTED IN THE FRONT COVER OF THE BOOK that gives you access to an electronic version and to online exercises that we will use. Copies can be ordered at: http://www.mepeducation.net/GRAMMAIRE-PROGRESSIVE-DU-FRANCAIS-INTERMED IAIRE-4EEDITION_p_3215.html. If you purchase it on a site such as Amazon you must buy a NEW copy for the ONLINE ACCESS CODE to work. The second book (Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran) can be ordered anywhere as long as it is the edition and year specified.