FR 353 - French Civilization III: Contemporary France

• Outline the basic lineaments of social issues unique to contemporary French society such as immigration, religion, globalization, and politics of the family.
• Identify and characterize major French media (including newspapers, television shows, social media outlets, and magazines) in regards to their treatment of contemporary social issues.
• Acquire a basic level of socio-linguistic awareness concerning the French spoken by minority and youth communities in France today.
• Read French newspapers and other contemporary print and online media written in French 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 their peers.