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Fall 2026
Second Semester French
Second Semester French covers oral practice, conversation, grammar, reading, vocabulary building, and the study of French and Francophone cultures.
Summary
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Historical reviews of Hugo Torres, Maggie Hughes: Workload expectations vary by instructor. Some teachers are described as fair but requiring effort, while others are noted as tough graders who demand participation and hard work for good grades.
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapFRENCH 101 or placement into FRENCH 102
“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Prerequisite text tree
- Any of
- FRENCH 101
- placement into FRENCH 102
Professors
Fall 2026No course-specific feedback yet.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
J.T. Mahany is the current instructor. Historical reviews highlight engaging instruction and supportive grading from past faculty. Instructors like Cara Torres and Hugo Torres made learning fun and approachable, while Maggie Hughes was noted as challenging but helpful. Participation is often expected, and students value clear explanations and interactive materials.
CARA TORRES is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CHARLES KILIAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
FELY CATAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Spring 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
HUGO TORRES is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Spring 2012. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
J.T. MAHANY is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KRISTINA BETH KOSNICK is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MAGGIE HUGHES is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SARAH FORZLEY is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 22 / 26 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 24 / 26 | 0 |
| LEC 003 | Classroom Instruction | 10 / 26 | 0 |
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews highlight engaging, supportive instructors who make learning French enjoyable and accessible. Students frequently praise clear teaching, passion for the subject, and a positive classroom atmosphere across various terms.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.37 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=57 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.90 GPA, 91.4% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 88.6% A/AB (n=88 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Hugo Torres, Maggie Hughes: Workload expectations vary by instructor. Some teachers are described as fair but requiring effort, while others are noted as tough graders who demand participation and hard work for good grades.
Historical reviews of Charles Kilian, Fely Catan: Experiences range from highly entertaining classes with supportive feedback to frustrating sessions marked by disorganization and limited instructor accessibility outside of class hours.
Topics
Skills
Grades
Fall 2026 · Projected
Before grades are released– average GPA
Approximate 80% prediction interval
About this estimate
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
8 earlier forecasts · 0.20 GPA average error.
Grades over time
Through Fall 2026
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Where this course fits relative to
Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels
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About this comparison
1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
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Selected offering source records
Second Semester French
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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LLM outputs across runs
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Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.
Model & dataset provenance
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