Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2025 - FREN 202 B100

Intermediate French II: Cultures and Communication (3)

Class Number: 4994

Delivery Method: Blended

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: TBA, TBA
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    FREN 201 or FREN 210 or FREN 211 or FREN 212 or FREN 221 or consult with the French advisor.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Presents an integrated approach to studying the French language and culture by zooming in and out across two Francophone cities: Lyon in France and Montréal in Québec. The course includes literary and cultural reading and analysis, listening comprehension activities, grammar, and intensive practice activities in written and spoken French. Students with credit for FREN 222 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

Through a variety of original material in French (newspaper articles, fictional writings, radio and tv news, as well as other written and audiovisual documents), students will be introduced to francophone cultures, current events, and new vocabulary on topics such as the media, politics, the environment, immigration issues and popular tales. A strong focus will be made on the development of listening skills, but students will also work on oral production, reading and writing. Grammar will be introduced and practiced mostly online with only short review sessions in class and lessons will cover most tenses/modes as well as some complex sentence structures such as relative pronouns and indirect speech.
Classes will be taught entirely in French and students will be expected to communicate in French.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

This course is a blended course with both online and in-class activities.
Online activities: students explore, learn and practice key concepts in the French language and francophone cultures. Activities are assigned weekly and cover vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing and listening. Students should expect to spend approximately four to six hours per week working on online activities.
Tutorials: in class, students practice communicative activities and review some pronunciation and grammatical concepts when needed. Attendance to tutorials is mandatory.
Evaluations will be done both online and in class.

Grading

  • Participation in online and class activities 20%
  • Online grammar tests (X3) 15%
  • Tests in class (X2) 40%
  • Final oral interview 25%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

All course documents are available on Canvas

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

 

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.