French

This course is designed for beginners in the French language (i.e. no prerequisites or prior knowledge are needed). The content of this course consists of the basics of French taught through interactive listening, speaking and reading tasks. At the end of the course, students will be prepared for French A2 according to CEFR standards.

This course examines the fundamentals of French contemporary civilization. Topics include the functions of French society, such as the state organization, educational system, press and media, and demographics. Students are required to keep a diary in French and complete a 10-page written report on one of the following topics: political and administrative institution, economy, architecture, history, tourism, or gastronomy.

This course explores the literary and artistic foundations that contribute to the construction of the cultural space and the politics we inhabit. It examines how sources are managed, interpreted, and renewed over time; the architecture and art they inspired; and how they have been adapted to the religious and political installation of Christianity; all of which have informed our unique identity today. The French model is at the center of these lineaments of cultural anthropology. The artistic representations (literary, pictorial, architectural) that endure over time reveal how people in the Middle Ages viewed the world and will influence the identity of future European nations over time.

This course explores French language through the medium of the radio. It discusses the various types of podcasts and examines the forms that these can take. Students write scripts which are then made into a podcast for the final project. The course provides an opportunity to learn and use sound and podcast software.

This French language course consolidates the basics in oral and written French. It improves the four competencies: written production, written comprehension, oral production, and oral comprehension. Written production involves writing short texts respecting coherence and cohesion using the tenses (past, present, future) and introducing the notions of cause, purpose, and obligation. Written comprehension focuses on understanding short texts on daily life and activities with the past and present tenses. Oral production practices addressing someone to ask for information and precisions on facts. Oral comprehension practices understanding simple or more complex conversations on present daily life and on past events.

This course is for students at an intermediate level of French. The oral part of the course helps students understand the main points of broadcasted programs, give oral presentations in various types of discourse such as informative, narrative, and argumentative, as well as participate in a debate and work on a group project. The written part of the course guides students to better express themselves in order to properly communicate with others. Students are given methods on how to express themselves with precision and improve the quality of their written expression. Exercises focus on comprehension and production of texts in various forms including informative, narratives, descriptive, expressive, and argumentative, chosen in everyday life or professional and social situations. Students study and produce literary texts, news articles, official letters, and reports. The course also focuses on the principal and basic difficulties of the language.

This focuses on the study of francophone cultures through different thematic workshops that expose students to a francophone cultural point of view. Looking at several francophone countries, it provides an initial overview of Swiss German literature and includes two theater outings in Geneva.

The course provides a study of fundamental French linguistic structures and applied grammar. It includes practical exercises in spoken and written language as well as laboratory practice.

This course is a study of three components: grammar, written comprehension, and written expression. The course examines sentence structure and verb systems and focuses on complex notions of time, causality, and argumentation. The course analyzes literary texts from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries for their grammatical properties, literary style, and practice of written expression.

This course is for students at an intermediate level. It develops students' abilities to participate, be at ease, and make themselves understood in simple daily professional and social interactions. The activities are based on oral productions such as media, films, and songs in order to give students the opportunity to practice pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, clarity, spontaneity, fluency, and interaction through role-plays, songs, and presentation. The objective of the written part of the course is to help students read and write short texts of various types. Students learn how to describe events and express feelings and wishes in a letter. Grammar is studied through the observation of various texts, such as letters, novels, short stories, and news articles. Exercises of French grammar are also part of the course.