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AIFS Study Abroad in Cannes, France
Summer 2010
Course Descriptions |
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Fifteen hours of instruction are given each week. Recommended credit hours are in parentheses. Placement is by exam on arrival in Cannes (regardless of previous study). Students must take a language course (French 101, 201, 301, 401). Morning classes| French language morning classes | | | Course Code and Credits: | French 101(4) (6)/Collège levels 110-130 | | Course Title: | Cours Elémentaire/Intensive French Language: Elementary | | Course Description: | | This first-year college level course, for beginners and students with up to two years of high school French, concentrates on grammar, conversation, phonetics and writing practice. | | | Course Code and Credits: | French 201 (4) (6)/Collège levels 131-211 | | Course Title: | Cours Intermédiaire/Intensive French Language: Intermediate | | Course Description: | | Vocabulary, grammar, composition, phonetics and techniques of written expression. | | | Course Code and Credits: | French 301 (4) (6)/Collège levels 212-222 | | Course Title: | Cours Intermédiaire II/Intensive French Language: Upper Intermediate | | Course Description: | | Sequence of tenses, moods and subordinate clauses. Objectives
include acquiring informal, colloquial and refined levels of language and writing styles. French civilization is studied along social, political, economic and cultural themes. | | | Course Code and Credits: | French 401 (4) (6)/Collège levels 230-310 | | Course Title: | Cours Avancé/Intensive French Language: Advanced | | Course Description: | | Structural exercises in grammar and correct use of commercial, administrative, journalistic, familiar, colloquial and formal forms. French civilization is studied along social, political, economic and cultural themes. | |
Afternoon classes| Optional French language afternoon class | | | Course Code and Credits: | French 102/202/302/402 (1) | | Course Title: | Optional French language course | | Course Description: | | This course meets for 24 hours total in July only and is recommended
for 1 credit. It is for students who wish to increase their communicative competence with additional hours of language instruction. Classes begin after placement in a Cours Pratique. | |
Non-credit enrichment activities| Optional non-credit activities | | | Course Code and Credits: | Cuisine Provençale (–) | | Course Title: | Cuisine Provençale | | Course Description: | | Taught in French at a restaurant specializing in local Provençale food, this course emphasizes authentic regional dishes made with local produce from Cannes’ central market, renowned for the variety and quality of its Mediterranean fruits and vegetables. Students enjoy a meal at the end of each week’s lesson. Maximum enrollment is three per class. A supplementary fee of approximately
45 euros per class is charged. | | | Course Code and Credits: | French Wine (–) | | Course Title: | French Wine | | Course Description: | | The first of two seminars is a general introduction to the art of wine tasting taught by a local expert. The second is a visit to the famous Châteauneuf-du-Pape vineyard. There is no extra charge for this course. | |
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