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WELCOME TO FRENCH at UIC!
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Bienvenue/Welcome!
Welcome to French 104, the fourth semester of the four-semester introductory sequence. Class work includes reading, writing, grammar, and speaking. Class is conducted in French.
Welcome to French 104, the fourth semester of the four-semester introductory sequence. Class work includes reading, writing, grammar, and speaking. Class is conducted in French.
French 104 is a 4-credit blended course that meets MWF (3 credits) + online homework (1 credit).
The online homework replaces the class period that you do not attend physically (other 4-credit classes include a discussion session or lab).
4-credit UIC courses expect an investment of 8-12 hours of work outside of class per week, including study and homework. Take this into account as you plan your semester.
Are you in the right class? Students in 104 should either never have taken French before at UIC OR been placed into French 104 after taking the UIC French Placement Test.
Are you in the right class? Students in 104 should either never have taken French before at UIC OR been placed into French 104 after taking the UIC French Placement Test.
French 104 gives you tools to succeed in our global society: for fun, family, and your future career.
French 104 gives you tools to succeed in our global society: for fun, family, and your future career.
Bienvenue/Welcome!
Bienvenue/Welcome!
In this intermediate fourth-semester class conducted in French, you will increase your skills in spoken and written French, practicing and reviewing with online materials, textbook activities, writing projects, readings, films, and speaking activities.
You’ll learn more about the diverse Francophone (French-speaking) cultures around the world by interacting with texts and films from a variety of time periods and places. You’ll review and expand your knowledge of grammar (for example, verb tenses such as le présent, le conditionnel, le passé composé, l’imparfait), and learn and practice new vocabulary in the context of selected topics, readings, and films. You’ll improve your written and spoken communication skills in class and with online writing and speaking projects.
By the end of French 104, you’ll be able to…
communicate (spoken or online) with a native speaker on a variety of topics, including
your current daily life, including detailed descriptions
historical events and past events in your own life
comparisons between French and French-speaking culture and your own community
topics such as family life, contemporary and classic films, travel, eating and cooking, diverse lifestyles…
And you will have polished writing skills such as:
Creative writing
Thesis-based writing
Format writing (in the form of an email, a diary entry, a news article…)
Organization
And you will have:
Practiced teamwork, public speaking, and presentation skills
Improved your tech literacy by working with the 104 online materials
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