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GRAD > FRENCH > 500
La France d'aujourd'hui: mise a jour
Description:
This course, intended for high school teachers of French, is designed to help update their knowledge of contemporary France since the 1981 election of a socialist party government. Topics include the French way of life; domestic and international politics; national defense; the French economy and finances; moral and religious issues; the media; language; education; literature and the arts. Discussions also focus on the role of France in the world and among French-speaking countries, and France's relations with its former colonies and with the United States. The course, conducted in French, makes use of newspapers, magazine articles, TV programs, audio and video cassettes, the Internet, and film. Lectures, guest lectures, class discussions, reports by individual students, short written assignments, and a final examination are also in French.
