FREN 2180

French through News, Current Events, and International Relations

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

In this course, furthering oral communication skills and writing skills is emphasized. A comprehensive review of fundamental and advanced grammatical structures is integrated through a variety of topics such as social unrest and inequality, immigration crisis, social and geopolitical issues within and outside the Eurozone, post-Brexit, cutting-edge technology, media, environment, and pop-culture via short stories, literary excerpts, videos, poems, and articles fromFrench magazines or newspapers, all chosen for thematic or cultural interest. Students write weekly papers (essays and translations), have daily conversations focusing on the topics at hand, and give at least one presentation in class.

Prerequisites FREN 2095 or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) score of Q++ or permission of instructor required.

Distribution Requirements (FL-AG), (FLOPI-AS)

Exploratory Studies (AFLANG, EULANG)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024SP, 2022FA, 2022SP

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