FREN-21103 credit hours

Composition and Grammar

French Studies · 3 hrs Lecture | 1 hrs Lab

Offered: Fall Or Winter, Every Year

FREN-2110 prerequisites

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any one of

FREN-2105Intermediate French 2

any one of

Placement test

FREN-1104Intermediate French 1

any one of

Placement test

FREN-1103Elementary French 3

any one of

Placement test

FREN-1102Elementary French 2

any one of

Placement test

FREN-1100Elementary French 1

the former FREN-1001

the former FREN-1111

the former FREN-1112

Placement test

the former FREN-1111

the former FREN-1112

permission of the department

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Taking FREN-2110 is a prerequisite for 3 courses directly.

Where FREN-2110 counts

Required by 2 programs:

  • FREN 3-YEAR BA IN FRENCH STUDIES
  • FREN 4-YEAR BA IN FRENCH STUDIES

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Description

This course is designed to improve students' written and grammatical command of French. Major modes are introduced (descriptive, narrative, and argumentative), with the grammatical tools required in the writing and editing process (e. g. complex sentences, conjunctions, adverbs, spelling). Model texts are presented and assignments focus on writing in a variety of genres (e.g. descriptions, narratives, summaries, reviews). Activities consist of writing sentences, paragraphs and essays, while practicing French syntax. The weekly one-hour lab (travaux pratiques)) is dedicated to language practice through games, debates, and thematic presentations aiming at vocabulary acquisition, and greater ease with morphology and syntax.

Requisite courses

FREN-2105(3), or Placement test, or the former FREN-1111(6), or the former FREN-1112(6) or permission of the department [prerequisite(s)]; FREN-2110L (lab) (must be taken concurrently).

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