FRENCH 3070
Cultural Expression
This course enables students to reinforce and refine their French written and oral expression while exploring culturally-rich contexts and addressing socially-relevant questions. Students develop linguistic mastery, expand their vocabulary, and improve their communication skills through themed readings, films, and interactive activities. FRENC 3070 is essential for further study of French language, literature, and culture.
Instructors
Boon Cuillé, Lionel Cuille, Lynn Breakstone, Seth Graebner, Stone, Vincent Jouane
Reviews
He's fair, but the course is tough and he doesn't provide a ton of extra support. The class is fairly interesting, but it's a lot of work. Not the worst, but not the most helpful, especially if you're struggling.
5/8/2026
Love him!! He can be a tough grader at times. I recommend going to his office hours because once he gave me an extra credit point on the test! Make sure to participate in class A LOT because it can make or break your grade. He's super open to helping anyone who needs it and I recommend having him!
11/5/2025
Cuillé is a very kind person who, given the relatively small seating capacity of his courses, cares about the individual performance and health of his students. I found this course to be easier than my AP French class in high school, but this course can still be intellectually stimulating if you try to participate. Exams are curved generously.
5/29/2025
Easy grader - let us do corrections on papers, quizzes, and exams. Very friendly and accessible prof. Class ranged from very boring to mildly interesting. Gave a decent amount of reading and grammar exercises, but you could get away with not doing most of it. Overall nice professor, class was an easy A.
4/3/2025
2 or less hrs/week
Superrrr chill class. Lowkey didn't know what was going on the whole semester and you don't HAVE to participate to do well, but you definitely should if you want to get something out of this class. Taking it with Lionel Cuille means you get what you put in, he's super understanding and flexible but that means it's easy to just sit there and do nothing if you want. That's fine. You'll still do well, but you won't learn or get any better in french.
5/28/2024
6-8 hrs/week
Cultural Expression was one of the most engaging courses I have taken at WashU. Prof. Cuillé expects a lot of you, but the outcome is evident as every student improved their French writing, speaking, reading, and listening skills. Both books and movies were used as course materials, and the topics were relevant, interesting, and memorable. (Taken in the spring of 2022)
5/23/2024
Professor Cuille is great. His syllabus and instructions for assignments are very clear. He also includes short presentation activites in pairs in addition to his discussions. He also has some funny moments where he speaks French randomly and makes some lighthearted jokes.
11/1/2023
favorite professor at washu. you can literally revise your essays to get higher grades. he really cares for the mental health of students and wants every student to succeed.
11/16/2022
I transferred into Graebner's French 307D section from Elizabeth Allen's a few weeks into the semester because his only had 3 students in it. The difference was stark. He is incredibly organized (which is important for me), engaged, and actually has a good French accent. He is not an easy grader, but will reliably give 95's if you put in effort.
12/20/2020
This professor is maybe the closest you can get to actual perfection. He's literally the sweetest person you could ever hope to meet, makes class interesting, and is super helpful at office hours. Make sure you do take the time to study because the quizzes and exams can be tricky! All in all, a perfect french class.
4/9/2014
Phenomenal professor who cares about his students. Always very patient, flexible on assignments, and genuinely wants you to succeed in his class. Course was almost too easy but I still felt like I learned (or at least solidly reviewed) a lot of material. Highly recommend taking his classes if you can!
12/30/2013
Probably one of Washu U's best language teachers. He was nice, helpful, and flexible almost to a fault. The coursework was generally easy, but the class still covered a huge amount of ground in one semester. Magnifique!
12/19/2013
Jouane is the reason I am still taking French classes. I was going to quit but his teaching was so great that now I can speak the language and love it
10/4/2013
Great teacher!! My passion for French has grown considerably because of him. So helpful, and very nice. Grades easy.
12/18/2010
great prof. not very clear but very entertaining, so the class goes by very quickly. grades easy, always willing to help. a lot easier to understand when he speaks French rather than English
1/9/2009
She is an evil, horrible, mean, mean person. Take anyone else, if possible. She yells at students for no good reason. I saw a girl get yelled at for yawning in class once. She is so intimidating that people are scared to talk. And she's the strictest grader I've ever had at WashU.
2/17/2005
This was a challenging class with lots of work--be prepared to write practically every day. Mme. Stone does have a good sense of humor and seems to care about students. But she also grades extremely tough, sometimes to the point of being unfair, and the class overall is not very interesting.
1/9/2005
Her class was extremely difficult, but once you get to know her, you understand that she does care about the students and is willing to help. She is a tough grader adn assigns a lot of homework.
1/8/2005
She is a very difficult teacher, but she is most concerned with students showing improvement so take her advice and demonstrate it in the next assignment.
1/5/2005