FSL 443H1

French Language V: Oral French

Instructor:

 

Description:

This course is designed for students who wish to consolidate and perfect their oral (speaking and listening) abilities. Oral production and improvement of pronunciation will be practiced through reading exercises, presentations, debates, and discussions focusing on a rich vocabulary and contextually-appropriate speech registers. Training in the comprehension of spoken French will aim at the development of students’ listening skills through the study of recordings related to various situations and topics.

Required texts:

TBA

Assignments and evaluation:

Overall Assessment (15%), 2 In-class Oral Comprehension Tests (40%), Oral Presentation Assignment (20%), End-of-term Individual Interview (25%).

Prerequisite:

FSL421Y1/ FSL420H1. Students may also fulfill this prerequisite requirement based on the results of their French Placement Test.

Exclusion:

Not open to fluent or native speakers of French.