Advanced Composition and Speaking
Advanced Composition and Speaking teaches students to write essays in various French registers while correcting pronunciation and improving conversation skills. The course is taught entirely in French.
Summary
Past student reviews · Peter Russella
Peter Russella's course involved 1.5 to 3 hours of preparation three times a week, which the reviewer described as an unnecessary workload.
What you’ll be able to do
Develop confidence and accuracy in articulating, debating, and defending ideas in advanced ways in French.
Grow more familiar with various written genres such as narrative and persuasive writing and how one constructs a text in a particular genre.
Learn information about today's French-speaking world and the current cultural practices and perspectives.
Work on the continued development of skills in understanding culture.
Develop the ability to make cross-cultural comparisons.
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapFRENCH 228
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Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
ANAIS BOULARD is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ANDREW IRVING is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Fall 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
GILLES BOUSQUET is recorded teaching in Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
NEVINE EL-NOSSERY is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
PETER RUSSELLA is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. 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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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Nevine El-Nossery
Nevine El-Nossery taught the course with strong content knowledge, encouraging participation and offering helpful feedback on written work.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 73.1% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.73 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.91 GPA, 92.6% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Peter Russella
Peter Russella's course involved 1.5 to 3 hours of preparation three times a week, which the reviewer described as an unnecessary workload.
Past student reviews · Gilles Bousquet
Gilles Bousquet fostered a comfortable environment where students felt safe participating and were not ridiculed for their contributions.
Topics
- Essay writing, pronunciation, and conversation in French.
- Current cultural practices and perspectives in the French-speaking world.
Skills
- Writing essays in French using different registers; correcting pronunciation; improving conversation skills.
- Constructing texts in narrative and persuasive genres.
- Making cross-cultural comparisons.
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
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