Accel Intermed French: Paris

Accelerated Intermediate French FREN1205OC.  6 points.
Instructor:  Karen Santos Da Silva, Senior Lecturer of French at Barnard College

On this program, students will prepare for advanced French language and culture with an emphasis on developing highly accurate speaking, reading, and writing skills. While we will read a variety of French and Francophone primary texts, the most important primary text with which students will be engaging on a daily basis is Paris and its diverse inhabitants.

At the conclusion of this course, students will

1. be able to communicate with French native speakers and navigate living in Paris with ease
2. be able to confidently express simple concepts in written and spoken French, and begin to express abstract ideas in written and spoken French
3. be able to describe, narrate, and analyze their cultural experiences orally
4. have a better mastery of French pronunciation, and colloquial French
5. have a solid base of knowledge about French and Francophone culture

To enroll in this course, you must apply to the Columbia Summer Accelerated French in Paris program through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE). Global Learning Scholarships available. Tuition charges apply. 

Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Sessions Terms. Visit the UGE website for the start and end dates for the Columbia Summer Accelerated French in Paris program.

Please email uge@columbia.edu with any questions you may have.