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Language and culture are inseparable;the study of other cultures also offers new perspectives on one's own.

The French Department aims both to help our students acquire an active command of written and spoken French, and to discover and appreciate French and Francophone cultures. In addition to building linguistic and cultural competence in all our students, we seek to provide more advanced students with the analytical skills necessary to understanding the expressions and manifestations of these cultures through the study, in French, of literature, cinema, history, the arts, and the social sciences.

Finally, since we believe that direct contact and experience with the French-speaking world in and beyond the classroom are inseparable from these goals, we also encourage students to take advantage of the opportunities afforded them for study in French-speaking countries.