Taught in French.
It is commonplace in France to refer to the nation as the Hexagon, an imaginative reference to the country’s roughly six-sided mainland. While this ‘metropolitan’ part of France is divided into twelve regions, each with its own rich identity, history, traditions, landscape, and gastronomic specialties, the nation also extends far beyond the hexagon to the Americas and the Indian Ocean.
In this course, students hone their advanced French grammar skills through a thematic exploration of France’s variegated, diverse regions. Organized region by region, students will broaden their grammatical and vocabulary skills through an in-depth exploration of France’s départments and provinces. Each segment will focus on refining grammatical and communication skills, including contextual vocabulary, while also exploring each region’s unique traditions, history, literature, local figures, and gastronomy to develop greater precision and fluency in both written and spoken French. This course is ideal for those aspiring to achieve near-native proficiency in French and a heightened appreciation for the varieties of French cultures.
Prerequisite: FRE 202 (or four semesters of college-level French)
Department: French
Location: Strasbourg
Credits: 3