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Welcome to French 104!
Welcome to French 104, an introductory course for students who have never taken French before OR who have been placed into French 104 by the UIC Office of Testing Services Placement Test.
Welcome to French 104, an introductory course for students who have never taken French before OR who have been placed into French 104 by the UIC Office of Testing Services Placement Test.
UIC and the Department of French and Francophone Studies value diversity and inclusion. We aim to create a supportive, respectful, and productive learning environment for all students of whatever age, disability, ethnicity, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, geographic background, religion, political ideology, language, or culture.
UIC and the Department of French and Francophone Studies value diversity and inclusion. We aim to create a supportive, respectful, and productive learning environment for all students of whatever age, disability, ethnicity, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, geographic background, religion, political ideology, language, or culture.
We expect and invite all members of this class to contribute to a respectful, welcoming, and inclusive environment for every other member of our class.
We expect and invite all members of this class to contribute to a respectful, welcoming, and inclusive environment for every other member of our class.
Let your instructor know how they can work with you to create a supportive and productive class experience. If any aspects of the instruction or design of this course result in barriers to your inclusion, engagement, accurate assessment, or achievement, please let your instructor know.
Let your instructor know how they can work with you to create a supportive and productive class experience. If any aspects of the instruction or design of this course result in barriers to your inclusion, engagement, accurate assessment, or achievement, please let your instructor know.
We look forward to collaborating with every one of you.
We look forward to collaborating with every one of you.
French 104 is a four (4) credit hour class. It meets MWF face-to-face, and one credit hour is fulfilled with online learning materials.
Expect to spend 1.5 hours completing homework for each class session you meet face-to-face.
Are you in the right class? To take French 104, you must have taken French 103 at UIC or been placed into French 104 after taking the UIC French Placement Test.
Are you in the right class? To take French 104, you must have taken French 103 at UIC or been placed into French 104 after taking the UIC French Placement Test.
Course objectives
Course objectives
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!
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 expand your knowledge of grammar (for example, le subjonctif, le conditionnel passé, l’infinitif présent et passé), 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.
You’ll start thinking about how to use French in your career and continuing with French as an elective, minor, or major here at UIC. For more information, contact Dr. Elizabeth Weber, edweber@uic.edu.
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 media and technology, contemporary and classic films, leisure activities (sports, theater…), the global aspect of French language and Francophone (French-speaking) cultures.
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
Practiced teamwork, public speaking, and presentation skills
Improved your tech literacy by working with the 104 online materials
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