French News, Media and the Press

(2 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The course on "the news" is made up of 22 hours of class meant to give students a better understanding of the news and French media, particularly the written press (newspapers). Proposed activities will include the following: -Look at events from the week through photos -Deepen the understanding of a topic by reading a French newspaper -Analyze the first page of the daily French papers With these three daily activities students will develop French skills: the first will work on their oral expression, the second their written comprehension and reformulation of ideas, and the third to work with the language by looking at the front page titles. -Listen to pieces of television news broadcasts or radio broadcasts