In Dr. Melanie Bowman’s FREN 210 course, I enjoyed the immersion into French language and culture. In class, we only spoke in French, which reinforced our language skills and helped us develop our communication skills and proficiency.

With every linguistic or grammatical focus of the course, Dr. Bowman also actively educated us in terms of Francophone culture (including France, but also Canada and a number of African countries). While we studied language components, we also immersed ourselves in the culture by reading blog posts or studying pop culture (music videos, fashion, etc.) This was quite possibly my favorite aspect of the course. I enjoyed being able to go beyond learning the language to learn how unique and valuable other cultures are in our global community.

I feel that I received an engaging educational experience through my work in this course as  I challenged myself to view the world through a different lens.