This course builds on the acquisitions of French I to IV and aims at giving students the ability to conduct conversations in French.  While many activities are still concerned with communicating information, the focus is more and more on expressing ideas and opinions and arguing for or against them.  To achieve this, a range of classroom activities will be conducted, to which active participation is expected.  Pronunciation and grammar skills will also be taught.  In French V, students will be working at the A2/B1 level of the CEFRL (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).