Newscasts, talk shows, and reports from the world-renowned Radio France Internationale (RFI) will widen your vocabulary on relevant topics such as history, geopolitics, science, health, and culture, among others. They will also help you understand the latest developments and current events in France, Europe, and around the world while helping improve your French as spoken by natives from different Francophone regions. Based in Paris and broadcast globally to more than 40.5 million listeners, RFI is one of the most listened to international radio stations in the world.

Objectives:

In this course, you will:

• Improve your listening comprehension
• Learn to recognize and distinguish accents and speaking patterns from various French-speaking countries
• Broaden your vocabulary
• Develop your speaking skills through conversations on the assigned programs
• Become more knowledgeable of French-speaking cultures