


French Refining Fluency, Part B
LAFR-40034
This 10-week online course is designed for intermediate to advanced learners of French (B1-B2) who want to refine their language skills through the lens of French visual art. Using iconic French paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries as a springboard for discussion, students will acquire vocabulary for describing images, expressing emotion and opinion, and analyzing aesthetic and historical themes. Each session pairs a major work of art with a relevant cultural topic (e.g., salons, industrialization, social change, gender, colonial history, or the avant-garde). Grammar and oral fluency are developed through guided discussion, close observation, and creative exercises. Artistic experience is not required—just curiosity and a desire to explore the French language and culture in depth.
Course Information
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Textbooks:
Communication progressive du français - Niveau avancé - Livre + CD - avec 525 exercices - nouvelle couverture (French Edition) 1st
by Claire Miquel
ISBN / ASIN: 9782090382112
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 6/27/2025
- 1st no meeting date: 7/3/2025
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Schedule:
Date | Day | Start | End |
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6/24/2025 | Tue | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
6/26/2025 | Thu | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
7/1/2025 | Tue | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
7/8/2025 | Tue | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
7/10/2025 | Thu | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
7/15/2025 | Tue | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
7/17/2025 | Thu | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
7/22/2025 | Tue | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
7/24/2025 | Thu | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
7/29/2025 | Tue | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
7/31/2025 | Thu | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
8/5/2025 | Tue | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
8/7/2025 | Thu | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
8/12/2025 | Tue | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
8/14/2025 | Thu | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
8/19/2025 | Tue | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
8/21/2025 | Thu | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
8/26/2025 | Tue | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
8/28/2025 | Thu | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
9/2/2025 | Tue | 12:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
Instructor:
Annick Gentet, MA

A French native who holds graduate degrees in French language and literature and comparative literature and has been teaching in San Diego for over 10 years.
Annick Gentet teaches French for Communication I, II, III, IV, V, and VI. She grew up in France and holds graduate degrees in French language and literature and comparative literature from McGill University in Montreal and UC San Diego. She has been teaching French as a foreign language at UC San Diego and Alliance Française for more than fifteen years and previously was a lecturer on French Literature at UC San Diego. In addition to teaching, she has used her language skills to translate video games. Gentet is enthusiastic about sharing her passion for the French language and literature through interactive approaches.