FREN 3401S
Adv Oral Expression & Pronun
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
The purpose of this course is to help advanced students develop their conversational and pronunciation skills, by means of various original materials and through a wide array of challenging oral production activities.
By working on the linguistic and socio-cultural dimensions of a variety of useful communicative speech situations, students will acquire and consolidate a more sophisticated and lasting proficiency in oral expression. Each class will include systematic work on pronunciation, carefully integrated into the program of the day or the week; practice & correction of French pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation through a wide array of oral exercises (discrimination, repetition, dialogues, in-situation activities...). In all aspects of the course, improving communicative ability will be the priority. A mid-session individual interview will allow students to measure their progress and receive customized suggestions to maximize their oral performance.
Required book:
Les 500 Exercices de Phonétique (A1/A2), livre + corrigés intégrés + CD audio MP3, Hachette Français Langue étrangère, 2009, ISBN: 9782011556981
Authors: Dominique Abry, Marie-Laure Chalaron"
The purpose of this course is to help advanced students develop their conversational and pronunciation skills, by means of various original materials and through a wide array of challenging oral production activities.
By working on the linguistic and socio-cultural dimensions of a variety of useful communicative speech situations, students will acquire and consolidate a more sophisticated and lasting proficiency in oral expression. Each class will include systematic work on pronunciation, carefully integrated into the program of the day or the week; practice & correction of French pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation through a wide array of oral exercises (discrimination, repetition, dialogues, in-situation activities...). In all aspects of the course, improving communicative ability will be the priority. A mid-session individual interview will allow students to measure their progress and receive customized suggestions to maximize their oral performance.
Required book:
Les 500 Exercices de Phonétique (A1/A2), livre + corrigés intégrés + CD audio MP3, Hachette Français Langue étrangère, 2009, ISBN: 9782011556981
Authors: Dominique Abry, Marie-Laure Chalaron"