Curriculum
The French curriculum is intended to develop students' skills in
the language and provide a broad and varied acquaintance with French
and Francophone cultures and literatures. Taking as its premise
that language gives access to new and different cultures, the program
makes available to students the textual, oral, and visual products
of the French-speaking world. It also offers familiarity with the
interdisciplinary exchanges — art, literature, history, politics,
music, philosophy — that inform French studies today. All courses
are conducted in French (except 220). In language courses, students
work with native French and Francophone assistants in small supplementary
conversation groups. Technological resources (Web, WebCT, email,
computer-assisted applications, CD-ROMs, video, and various multimedia
tools) are used in courses at all levels to foster individual learning
and to promote communication with the international community. Graduates
of Mount Holyoke who have majored in French have used the analytical
skills and means of expression acquired during their studies to
pursue a wide range of career options: education, government service,
law, international banking, publishing, and marketing, among others.
The department offers courses in language, culture, and literature
at all levels.Students wishing to take their first French course,
at any level, at Mount Holyoke must take a placement test.
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