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Academic Year:

French Language, Culture, and Civilization at the Catholic University of Paris

Year 2 2009/10 (Sep 19, 2009 to Jun 18, 2010)
Catholic University of Paris
Catalog Code: IPRY1209

Hours & Credits Total:

450

Hours of Instruction

30

Semester Credits

45

Quarter Units

Notes regarding credits...

Content courses in French are taught 3 hours per week. Courses in English are taught 4 hours per week.

Notes:

See Course Disclaimer
  • Levels at the Catholic University are as follows=
    Beginning (Debutant)
    Elementary (Elementaire) 1,2,3
    Intermediate (Intermediaire) 1,2,3
    Advanced (Avance) 1,2
    Superior (Superieur)
  • Fall 3 = 33 contact hours per course
    Winter 2A = 36 contact hours per course
    Fall 4/Winter 2B/Year 2 = 45 contact hours per course
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Courses in English for All Levels

45
Language Level: Taught In English
Contemporary Art
45
Language Level: Taught In English
Contemporary French Cinema
45
Language Level: Taught In English
Europe Today
45
Language Level: Taught In English
Fashion in France
45
Language Level: Taught In English
Politics and Economy in France and Europe
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BEGINNING

225 - 270
Language Level: Beginning
French Language-Débutant (Required)
45
Language Level: Beginning
French Phonetics
45
Language Level: Beginning
Spoken French
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ELEMENTARY 1, ELEMENTARY 2, ELEMENTARY 3

180 - 270
Language Level: High Beginning
French Language-Elementary 1 (Required)
135 - 270
Language Level: High Beginning
French Language-Elementary 2 (Required)
135 - 270
Language Level: High Beginning
French Language-Elementary 3 (Required)
45
Language Level: High Beginning
French Phonetics
45
Language Level: High Beginning
Spoken French
33 - 66
Language Level: High Beginning
Written French
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Elementary 2 and 3 continued

45
Language Level: High Beginning
Culture and Religion in France
45
Language Level: High Beginning
Current Affairs in France
45
Language Level: High Beginning
Discovering Paris
45
Language Level: High Beginning
French Culture and Gastronomy
45
Language Level: High Beginning
Introduction to the History of France
45
Language Level: High Beginning
Paris Cinema
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INTERMEDIATE 1, INTERMEDIATE 2, INTERMEDIATE 3

90 - 180
Language Level: Low Intermediate
French Language-Intermediate 1
90 - 180
Language Level: Intermediate
French Language-Intermediate 2
90 - 135
Language Level: High Intermediate
French Language-Intermediate 3
90
Language Level: Intermediate
Business French
45
Language Level: Intermediate
French Phonetics
45
Language Level: Intermediate
Introduction to French through Tourism
45
Language Level: Intermediate
Spoken French
45
Language Level: Intermediate
Synthesis Writing and Argumentation (I 3 only)
45 - 90
Language Level: Intermediate
Written French
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Intermediate 1 continued

45
Language Level: Intermediate
Culture and Religion in France
45
Language Level: Intermediate
France and its Heritage
45
Language Level: Intermediate
French Style and Fashion
45
Language Level: Intermediate
Overview of French Literature and Ideas
45
Language Level: Intermediate
Professional Communication I
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Intermediate 2 and 3 continued

45
Language Level: Intermediate
Adventures of Art in France: 1900-1935
45
Language Level: Intermediate
Adventures of Art in France: 1945 to Nowadays
45
Language Level: Intermediate
Contemporary French Cinema
45
Language Level: Intermediate
Current Socio-economic Issues in France
45
Language Level: Intermediate
Europe from Yesterday to Today
45
Language Level: Intermediate
France, How Does it Work?
45
Language Level: Intermediate
France and its Heritage
45
Language Level: Intermediate
French Style and Fashion
45
Language Level: Intermediate
History of French Cinema: The New Wave
45
Language Level: Intermediate
History of Philosophical Ideas in France
45
Language Level: Intermediate
Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
45
Language Level: Intermediate
Introduction to English-French Translation
45
Language Level: Intermediate
Media in France
45
Language Level: Intermediate
Overview of French Literature and Ideas
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ADVANCED 1, ADVANCED 2, SUPERIOR

90
Language Level: Advanced
French Language-Advanced 1
90
Language Level: Advanced and Above
French Language-Advanced 2
90
Language Level: Advanced
Business French
45
Language Level: Advanced
French Phonetics
45
Language Level: Advanced
Spoken French
45
Language Level: Advanced
Synthesis Writing and Argumentation
45
Language Level: Advanced
Written French
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Advanced 1 continued

45
Language Level: Advanced
Adventures of Art in France: 1900-1935
45
Language Level: Advanced
Contemporary French Cinema
45
Language Level: Advanced
Contemporary French Language
45
Language Level: Advanced
Current Socio-economic Issues in France
45
Language Level: Advanced
French Style and Fashion
45
Language Level: Advanced
France, How Does it Work?
45
Language Level: Advanced
Europe from Yesterday to Today
45
Language Level: Advanced
History of Philosophical Ideas in France
45
Language Level: Advanced
History of Political Thought in France
45
Language Level: Advanced
Media in France
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Advanced 2 and Superior continued

45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Adventures of Art in France: 1900-1935
30 - 45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Adventures of Art in France: 1945 to Nowadays
45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Contemporary French Cinema
45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Contemporary French Language
45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Current Socio-economic Issues in France
45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Contemporary French Literature
45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Cultural Journeys I: France, a Chronology
45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
History of France and the French in the 20th Century
45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
History of Philosophical Ideas in France
45
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
How to Create a Literary Text
45
Language Level: Superior
International Relations
90
Language Level: Advanced / Superior
Introduction to General Linguistics

Course Disclaimer

Course placement is often based on a placement test administered on-site.

There may be mandatory prerequisites for some of the courses offered. For a specific list of course prerequisites, please refer to the course listing/course descriptions for this program.

The majority of students taking courses in English will be American.

Students enrolled in English-taught courses are required to take at least one French Language course whose minimum hours of instruction per week will depend upon each student's language level placement.