French

Course summary

The course develops the four language skills and focuses on four themes: Aspects of French-speaking society; Artistic culture in the French-speaking world; Current issues in French-speaking society; and Aspects of political life in French-speaking society. Current topics include family, the digital world, voluntary work, cultural inheritance, music and cinema, cultural life in past and present with a focus on immigration, integration, racism, crime, the EU, and political engagement. The full course includes the study of either two literary texts by renowned authors (such as Un secret by Philippe Grimbert, No et moi by Delphine de Vigan) or a text and a film (for example Un sac de billes by Joseh Joffo et Au revoir les enfants by Louis Malle).