Practical French Conversation
Practical French Conversation enhances speaking in an informal atmosphere at the French House, taught entirely in French.
Summary
Past student reviews · Andrew Irving
Students described Andrew Irving as an enthusiastic instructor who was extremely helpful with improving spoken French and keeping conversations going.
What you’ll be able to do
Produce your spoken French in an informal, conversational atmosphere.
Consolidate your vocabulary and your ability to discuss a wide variety of topics.
Interpret contemporary issues in the French and Francophone world.
Apprise and defend arguments in meaningful conversations.
Investigate French and Francophone cultures and customs.
Discriminate between cultural nuances.
Consolidate comprehension skills.
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapFRENCH 203 or placement into FRENCH 204
- FRENCH 203
- placement into FRENCH 204
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Prerequisite text tree
- Any of
- FRENCH 203
- placement into FRENCH 204
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
ANDREW IRVING is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019. 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
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
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Meeting source records
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Andrew Irving
Students described Andrew Irving as an enthusiastic instructor who was extremely helpful with improving spoken French and keeping conversations going.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2018: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.96 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
No workload feedback recorded.
Topics
- Contemporary issues in the French and Francophone world
- Cultural nuances in French-speaking contexts
Skills
- Producing spoken French in informal conversations
- Consolidating vocabulary for diverse topic discussions
- Investigating French and Francophone cultures and customs
- Consolidating French comprehension skills
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2020— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
Grades over time
Through Spring 2020
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Catalog & offerings
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Catalog observation history
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Student reviews
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Grade history
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Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
Model outputs & technical records
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Model & dataset provenance
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