FR 351 - French Civilization I: Institutions and Revolutions

• Describe major historical events, institutions, and social movements in continental France from the Middle Ages to the present in the target language.
• Identify major intellectual movements and key individuals in French literature, philosophy, plastic arts, and music and relate them to key French institutions and revolutions.
• Identify salient aspects of the historical development of the French language from the pre-Roman era to the present.
• Read a French history text book and literary works written in French that address key French institutions and revolutions and summarize these works in appropriate written French.
• Identify the main points and/or summarize the basic argument of authentic video recordings in French in appropriate written French.
• Use spoken French to describe and evaluate a limited selection of cultural artifacts within their historical context in an organized and comprehensible manner to peers.