Advanced French: At the Science Museum in Paris

Introduction

This course offers you around 15 hours of interactive study in French, with audio and video material and at an advanced level, on the topic of science and technology in France. Learning Outcomes include how to express wishes, preferences and necessity, how to structure arguments, write a summary, use the subjunctive, express the conditional, pronounce numbers, and express wishes. The material includes authentic video and sound audio recordings, texts and literary quotes that underpin the 30-plus interactive study activities presented. These include comprehension, pronunciation and grammar exercises in the skills areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Studying this course should give you a basic overview, with some interesting examples and illustrations, of the importance of science and technology in France, and of the institutions and organizations whose aim is to bring science to the people and people to science. You also have the opportunity to extend your French vocabulary and practice some of your key skills.

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• Express wishes, preferences and necessity
• Pronounce numbers and dates
• Summarise a text
• Structure arguments
• Use the subjunctive to express doubt.