Spring 2027

Advanced Writing Workshop

Advanced Writing Workshop develops writing and oral expression in French through internet journalism, translation, or creative genres.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Heather Allen3.9/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.79 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.67 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.85 GPA, 96.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Gain experience in presentational writing in French in a variety of genres

  • Demonstrate understanding of the relationships between form and content in French texts, i.e., how certain linguistic and stylistic techniques are used to make meaning in particular genres

  • Develop interpersonal speaking abilities in French (e.g., giving constructive criticism, complimenting, seeking additional details, hypothesizing, making descriptions, comparing)

  • Refine your presentational speaking abilities in French, e.g., pronunciation, intonation, and other aspects of engaging delivery of oral texts

  • Be an active participant in a writing community

  • Gain awareness of the language-learning process and your own identity as a developing language learner through goal setting and self-reflection

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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FRENCH 228

FRENCH 312

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Raw average: 4.50/5 from 8 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.89 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.79 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.85 GPA, 96.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

HEATHER ALLEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2012, Spring 2019, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2026. 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 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 260

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.79 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.67 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.85 GPA, 96.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Internet journalism, translation, and creative genres in French.
  • Form and content relationships in French texts via linguistic and stylistic analysis.
  • Language-learning process, goal setting, and learner identity.

Skills

  • Presentational writing in French across genres including internet journalism, translation, and creative writing.
  • Analysis of the relationship between form and content in French texts using linguistic and stylistic techniques.
  • Interpersonal speaking in French, including giving feedback, seeking details, hypothesizing, and describing.
  • Presentational speaking in French with attention to pronunciation, intonation, and engaging delivery.
  • Active participation in a collaborative writing community.
  • Metacognitive skills for language learning through goal setting and self-reflection.

Grades

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FRENCH 312 · Spring 2027

Advanced Writing Workshop

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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