FRC 310 - French for the Professions

Course unit(s): 1
Prerequisite(s): FRC 204 Intermediate French II .
Using applications from the real world, this course introduces students to professional uses of French in France and the francophone world. Contacts with local professionals, both inside and outside of the classroom, allow students to explore the numerous possibilities of using their French linguistic and cultural knowledge beyond the academic arena (such as working for companies with international offices, working with global agencies, providing translation services, working in international law, and so forth). Moreover students will apply the strategies they learned in their French studies to a service-learning project with the Allentown community. This course focuses on acquiring the proper writing, analytical, and oral presentational skills necessary to succeed in a career using French. In addition to linguistic training, students create an on-line portfolio that will prepare them for their future career. Taught in French.
Offered in alternate spring semesters.