| 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 |
| 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.   |