Spring 2023

French Conversation

Listed in: French, as FREN-208

Faculty

Sanam Nader-Esfahani (Section 01)

Description

To gain as much confidence as possible in idiomatic French, we discuss French social institutions and culture, trying to appreciate differences between French and American viewpoints. Our conversational exchanges will touch upon such topics as French education, art and architecture, the status of women, the spectrum of political parties, minority groups, religion, and the position of France and French-speaking countries in the world. Supplementary work with audio and video materials.

Requisite: FREN 205, or completion of AP French, or four years of secondary school French in a strong program. Limited to 16 students. Fall semester: Professor Sigal. Spring semester: Professor Nader-Esfahani.

How to handle overenrollment: For the 2022-2023 academic year, priority will be given to first-year students, then second-year students, especially those who are planning to study in France, and to French majors and potential majors.

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Instruction in languages other than English; readings; oral presentations; group work; visual and aural analysis; creative work.

FREN 208 - LEC

Section 01
Tu 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM CHAP 119
Th 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM CHAP 119

ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
L'Amour de loin Livre de Poche, 2004 Amin Maalouf Amherst Books TBD
Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard Larousse/Petits Classiques, 2020 Marivaux Amherst Books TBD
Médée Flammarion/ Étonnants classiques, 2014 Jean Anouilh Amherst Books TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

Other years: Offered in Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025