Course Description
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Course Name
Intensive French Language: C1 (Superior)
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Host University
Institut Catholique de Paris
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Location
Paris, France
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Area of Study
French
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Language Level
Superior
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Prerequisites
Please use the following only as a guideline to determine what each student's language level may be. Each semester/quarter is of COLLEGE-LEVEL French or the equivalent of:0 Semesters/0 Quarters = Beginning1-2 Semesters/ 1-3 Quarters = High Beginning3-4 Semesters/4-6 Quarters = Intermediate5-6 Semesters/7-9 Quarters = High Intermediate7-8 Semesters/10-12 Quarters = AdvancedFluent/Native Speaker = SuperiorPlease note that a student's French language level in France is based on the standards of the French university.
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Contact Hours
90 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits7
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units9
Hours & Credits
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Overview
OBJECTIVES PART 1:
-Communication:
Reasoning arguing on facts or ideas-Linquistic:
Reason, consequence and purpose
Comparison, opposition and concession.
Condition and hypothesis
Deepening of the use of subordinations and conjunctions, prepositions and adverbs-Vocabulary:
Themes of majors:
History (according to current events)
Geopolitics, economics, the evolution habits and mindsOBJECTIVES PART 2:
-Communication:
Organizing the order of enunciation and emphasizing-Linguistics:
Presentative
Active, Passive and Reflexive voices)-Vocabulary:
Nominalization and verbalizationOBJECTIVES PART 3:
-Communication:
Analyzing different types of speech (descriptive, narrative, argumentative)-Linguistics:
Structures of a sentence
Structures of a paragraph
Structures of a text-Vocabulary:
Style of language
Sensitizing to written and oral styles
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Eligibility for courses may be subject to a placement exam and/or pre-requisites.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.