FR 232 - Intermediate French II

2. Articulate and understand the commonalities and differences among human beings from different cultures and demographics in order to draw inferences about cultural values. (GELO 4)

3. Analyze the complex ways in which language shapes and reflects cultural values. 

4. Effectively utilize language to interact and to communicate ideas and/or concepts appropriately in a variety of contexts. (GELO 2)

5. Explain and the indicative and subjunctive modes including the present and past tenses.

6. Understand and orally respond to statements and questions in French,

7. Recall and produce vocabulary to express needs and wants in French,

8. Use reading skills to understand written statements or questions and to explain prose passages and cultural and literary excerpts in French

9. Write words, sentences and paragraphs which adhere to the rules of French grammar.

10. Recognize and articulate differences in culture.

11. Create a written summary of the main ideas extracted from information gathered. 

12. Know and use active listening skills. 

13. Discuss how communities, countries, or cultures differ in their values, politics, communication styles, beliefs and practices. 

14. Work well in teams and with others. 
Course Outline:
I  Leçon 4 La valeur des idées - (the value of an idea)

  A  Vocabulary

1. Les gens (people)
2. Les lois et les droits (laws and rights)
3. La politique (politics)
4. La sécurité et le danger (security and danger)

    B  Court métrage (authentic short film)

1. Vocabulary
2. Discussion
3. Reading
4. Questions
5. Analysis

  C  Structures

1. The plus-que-parfait
2. Negation and indefinite adjectives and pronouns
3. Irregular –ir verbs
4. The passé simple

  D  Culture - The West Indies

1. Imaginez (imagine)  History and geography of the West Indies
2. Galerie des créateurs (spotlight on various artists from the West Indies)

1. Franky Amete (painter)
2. Léna Blou (choreographer)
3. Aimé Césaire (writer, poet and political activist)
4. Paulette Poujol-Oriol (writer)

1. Cultural reading, “Haïti, soif de liberté” (Haitie’s thirst for freedom)

  E  Literature

II  Leçon 5  La société en evolution (society in evolution)

  A  Vocabulary

1. En mouvement (in movement)
2. Les changements (changes)
3. Les problèmes et les solutions (problems and solutions)

      B  Court métrage (authentic short film)

1. Vocabulary
2. Discussion
3. Reading
4. Questions
5. Analysis

  C  Structures

1. Partitives
2. Direct and indirect object pronouns
3. The pronouns y and en
4. Order of pronouns

  D  Culture – Western Africa

1. Imaginez (imagine) People, history and geography of Western Africa
2. Galerie de créteurs (spotlight on various artists from North Africa)

1. Sedou Keïta (photographer)
2. Ousmane Sembène (writer and director)
3. Ousmane Sow (sculptor)
4. Véronique Tadjo (writer)

1. Cultural reading
2. Study of Avant-guard artists

  E  Literature

III   Leçon 6 - Les générations qui bougent (changing generations)

  A  Vocabulary

1. La cuisine (cooking)
2. Les étapes de la vie (stages of life)
3. Les générations (generations)
4. Les membres de la famille (members of the family)
5. La personnalité (personality)
6. La vie familiale (family life)

      B  Court métrage (authentic short film)

1. Vocabulary
2. Discussion
3. Reading
4. Questions
5. Analysis

  C  Structures

1. The subjunctive: impersonal expressions; will, opinion and emotion
2. Relative pronouns
3. Irregular –re verbs
4. The conditional tense
5. The future tense

  D  Culture -  Northern Africa

1. Imaginez (imagine) People, history and geography of Northern Africa and Lebanon
2. Galerie de créteurs (spotlight on various artists from Northern Africa and Lebanon)

1. Azzedine Alaia (fashion design)
2. Djura (music)
3. Yves Saint Laurent (fashion design)
4. Nadia Tuéni (writer)

1. Cultural reading

  E Literature

  F  Oral presentation 

Compositions

Supersite activities

Oral presentations

Final exam
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