H FRENCH 4

HONORS FRENCH 4
(WLA5006) 

The Level 4 French course focuses on the development of communicative competence in the French language and understanding of the culture of French speaking people. During this course, most students should move into the Intermediate-High level of proficiency. They gain confidence in recombining learned material of the language, creating in the language to express their own thoughts, interacting with other speakers of the language, understanding oral and written messages in the foreign language, and making oral and written presentations in the target language. They are exposed to more complex features of the language, moving from concrete to more abstract concepts.

Students are able to understand material presented on a variety of topics related to contemporary events and issues in the target culture(s). It assumes that the students have successfully completed a Level 3 course and/or are at an Intermediate-Mid level of proficiency.  The major means of communication between students and instructors will be in the target language.  In addition to classroom communication, students will be expected to utilize the resources of the language laboratory to improve their speaking and listening skills. By the end of Level 4, students will exhibit Intermediate-High level proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. Prerequisite:  Successful completion of French Honors 3 and/or proficiency level of Intermediate Mid.