ICP French Language - All Levels
Students at all levels take French language classes. The amount of credits each student receives for the French language classes varies and depends on the student’s level placement and session duration. *Students may not exceed 12 semester credits total on this program.
French language classes are designed to increase students’ written and oral comprehension and expression. All French language classes involve Oral French, Written French, and Grammar.
Language of Instruction: French
Culture et gastronomie françaises (French Culture and Gastronomy)
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Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Culture et gastronomie (Culture and Gastronomy)
Objectifs généraux du cours :
Souligner la place de la gastronomie dans la culture et la société françaises
Etablir les liens entre l’histoire de France et l’histoire de la cuisine française
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Les Françaises et la mode (The French and Fashion)
Objectifs généraux du cours :
- Découvrir le Paris de la mode.
- Etudier l’histoire des femmes en France à travers l’évolution de la mode au XXème siècle.
- Découvrir la vie, l’œuvre et l’influence des grands couturiers (Paul Poiret, Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin,
Yves Saint-Laurent, etc).
- Apprendre à reconnaître et à décrire un style.
- Découvrir la richesse du patrimoine artisanal lié au monde de la mode en France.
- Rencontrer des professionnels de la mode.
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Paris ciné (Parisian Cinema)
In this course, students will build on French vocabulary and grammar skills through studying French films.
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Paris découverte (Discovering Paris)
In this course, students will build on French vocabulary and grammar skills through studying the art, culture and history of Paris.
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Cinéma: Gros plan sur “la French Touch” (Wide Angle on the “French Touch”)
Objectifs généraux du cours : Qu'appelle-t-on la « French touch » ? En matière de cinéma, peut-on parler d'une esthétique ou de thèmes « typiquement » français ? C'est la question que le cours se propose d'explorer, tout au long d'un parcours qui commence au début du Xxème siècle, au temps où le cinéma français représentait l'avant-garde d'une expression artistique toute jeune, pour finir un siècle plus tard, à l'heure où Internet permet d'accéder à des milliers de films de toutes cultures. Au-delà de l'analyse filmique, le cours mettra en lumière les caractéristiques du modèle économique français.
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Culture et gastronomie françaises (French Culture and Gastronomy)
Objectifs généraux du cours :
Acquérir des connaissances culturelles sur la gastronomie française à travers son histoire (du Moyen-Age au 21e siècle)
Enrichir son lexique sur le thème de la gastronomie
Découvrir les incontournables de la gastronomie française : la pâtisserie, le pain, les fromages, les vins, les grands chefs...
Découvrir les richesses gastronomiques régionales françaises et des recettes
Echanges interculturels entre les pays représentés dans la classe
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Histoire de France: de la Révolution à la 1ère guerre mondiale (French History: from the Revolution to WWI)
Objectifs généraux du cours :
Acquérir un vocabulaire de base en histoire
Mieux comprendre la France et sa culture
Découvrir ce qui fait la mémoire collective des Français
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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La peinture francaise du Neo-classicisme au neo-impressionnisme (French Neoclassic and Impressionist Painting)
Objectifs généraux du cours :
Nous étudierons a peinture française du néo-classicisme au néo-impressionnisme, avec un panorama des différents mouvements artistiques permettant de comprendre l’évolution de la peinture de la moitié du XVIIIème au début duX Xème siècle.
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Littérature du XVIII°/L’Encyclopédie (18th Century Literature/The Encyclopedia)
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Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
La mode et le stylisme (Fashion and Style)
Objectifs généraux du cours :
Découvrir le domaine de la mode et son importance sur le plan artistique, culturel, économique et social.
Comprendre son évolution, indissociable des événements historiques et sociaux d’une époque.
Analyser ses messages à travers le vêtement (principal signifiant), les accessoires et autres signes de mode (notamment le parfum et les couleurs).
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Panorama de la littérature et des idées en France – du Moyen Âge au XVIIIe siècle (Panorama of Literature and Ideas in France – From the Middle Ages to the 18th Century)
This course focuses on increasing French language proficiency by studying famous authors and their ideas from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century.
Language of Instruction: French
Language Level Required: Intermediate
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Histoire(s) de Paris en photos (History of Paris in photos)
This course focuses on increasing French langauge proficiency through studying the history of Paris through photographs.
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Paris et son histoire (Parisian History)
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Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
La peinture française du Néo-classicisme au Fauvisme (French Painting from Neo-Classicism to Fauvism)
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Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
Societé française par les journaux télévisés (French Society on TV News)
Objectifs généraux du cours :
Découvrir différents aspects de la société française à l’aide de reportages issus des journaux télévisés français.
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Tourisme et gastronomie (Tourism and Gastronomy)
Objectifs généraux du cours :
► Acquérir des connaissances culturelles et lexicales sur la gastronomie, le vin et les arts de la table en France
► Explorer les richesses gastronomiques et viticoles régionales françaises
►Visiter le Paris touristique et gastronomique
► Etudier les produits incontournables de l’alimentation française.
► Exprimer son opinion sur des questions sociétales concernant l’alimentation et son évolution.
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Découvrir l’actualité économique française (Discover Today’s French Economy)
Objectifs généraux du cours :
-Acquérir des outils pour déchiffrer l’information économique
-Maîtriser le lexique spécialisé
-Découvrir l’actualité économique et sociale de la France et ses enjeux dans le cadre européen et mondial.
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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L’Art en France des Lumières à l’Impressionnisme (French Art from the Enlightenment to Impressionism)
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Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
L’Art en France des Lumières au scandale réaliste (French Art from the Enlightenment to Realism)
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
L’Art en France de la Renaissance au règne de Louis XIVe (French Art from the Renaissance to the Reign of Louis XIV)
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Comment fonctionne La France? (How Does France Work?)
Objectifs généraux du cours :
Découvrir comment s’organise la vie en France à travers des grands thèmes de société (histoire, tenants et aboutissants, problématiques actuelles) et les institutions politiques par exemple par la visite de lieux essentiels au fonctionnement du pays (le tribunal pour la justice).
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Panorama du cinéma français (Panorama of French Cinema)
This course focuses on increasing French langauge proficiency by studying through studying famous French films.
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Architecture in a Changing World - Paris 1789-1914
This survey course offers students a thematic approach to architecture through the period opening with the French revolution and ending at the eve of World War I. Shifting modes of architecture through various styles and functions will be examined using key works in Paris, studying the opposing forces of the artistic and political establishments. By replacing architectural advances in the broader context of a modernization of Paris, we will examine how architecture offers insights into social and political changes. This course more particularly proposes to look at architectures whose functions, materials, colors and forms were relevant to modernity.
Language of Instruction: English
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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European External Relations
The objective of this course is to give students, who already have some knowledge of international affairs, a basic introduction to European external relations and particularly within the North-South context. Relations between individual European nations and other areas of the globe have existed since the 15th century and today these relations are continued through the European Union. The course will, therefore, provide an introduction to the EU institutional structures and decision-making processes that concern EU external relations and the foreign policy of specific member-states (Germany, France, and the United Kingdom). Students will also learn about European civil society through the operations of non-governmental organizations, centering on their relations with EU institutions and their international activities in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
Language of Instruction: English
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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European Union Today
The objective of this course is to give students grounding in the historical, political and economic aspects of the European integration process since World War II and to acquaint students with the EU institutional structure and decision-making processes as well as to study the various political, economic and social aspects of the EU. Through this course, students will gain a critical insight into the internal contradictions and the additional challenges that the EU has to deal with in order to enhance cooperation among its members and to function as a credible actor in a multipolar world. A recurring element will be the crisis in the Eurozone, and its consequences on the credibility of the European project, particularly given the recent European Parliament elections.
Language of Instruction: English
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Great Authors in French Cinema
This film course will focus on the history of French cinema, from its scientific beginning at the end of the 19th century, along with the Industrial Revolution, through the diversity of representations in the 20th century until the beginning of the 21st. In order to embody those changes, we will study the important authors whose contribution have made french cinema unique. Historical films will be the main guideline, but in its broadest aspect, from opinion position to historical reenactment and how documentary becomes historical fact. This theme has been fully explored since the beginning of cinema, and that will allow us to question representation and its diverse evolution along with the transformation of society. Leading French filmmakers challenged this rediscovery of the past, guiding us through the analysis of the language of the moving image.
Language of Instruction: English
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Politics, Economy and Society in France Today
The main objective of this course is to give students a basic grounding in how France functions by critically examining the political system, the workings of the economy and pertinent social issues. The prime place given to the Republic and Republican values have colored French institutions and society for more than two centuries but today France is faced with a number of contradictions that challenge many of its founding myths. Through this course, students will gain a better understanding of the peculiarities endogenous to the French Republic and the important debates within politics, economy and society that mark France today.
Language of Instruction: English
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Histoire de la Gastronomique Française (History of French Cuisine) - API Course
Who has never dreamt of chocolate mousse, foie gras, or fondue? Why is France so attached to its cuisine and culinary traditions? How did they develop and what role do they play within daily life as well as national identity? How could the French indulge themselves in fastuous and lengthy meals and joyfully continue to speak about food while eating? What does eating mean? This course is designed to understand the role and place of French Cuisine within its society from an historical point of view, and to put into practice this “savoir vivre français” by cooking some traditional dishes and sharing them together. This is a reading and research class, with a cooking and tasting component.
Language of Instruction: French
Recommended US semester credits: 3
A French Experience: Paris Teaching Internship
All students with 4 semesters of college-level French (equivalent to the intermediate level) or more are able to participate in the teaching internship for an additional 3 credits. Beginning and intermediate-level students can also do the internship, but are not eligible to earn credit or a grade for the experience. Spaces are limited and are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. An additional fee is charged for the internship.
Language of Instruction: English French
Language Level Required: Intermediate
Recommended US semester credits: 3