B2 Core Program · Upper-Intermediate French
Internet : miroirs, mythes et fictions
The Real and the Imagined Online
Every time we log on, we enter an invisible continent shaped by avatars, algorithms, memes, and stories. How much of the real self appears in a username or profile picture? When does an image become proof, and when does a narrative turn into a conspiracy theory? Drawing on Arte's Underscore series, this course moves through digital identity, game avatars, and conspiracy aesthetics while helping you formulate hypotheses, identify manipulation, and defend judgments in precise, nuanced French.
Who It's For
Who this course is made for
B2 learners who want to develop speaking, reading, and critical thinking through digital culture
Learners interested in social media, game avatars, online identity, and artificial intelligence
Anyone who wants to understand how images, media, and conspiracy narratives shape judgment
Learners seeking more precise language for conjecture, cause, purpose, contrast, and argument
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, I can…
Move from virtual identity to conspiracy aesthetics and build the advanced French needed to analyze online culture, distinguish information from fiction, and express judgment, doubt, and position clearly.
Analyze how names, usernames, and avatars construct digital identity
Discuss game avatars, anonymity, freedom, and emotional attachment
Recognize the visual language, narrative strategies, and appeal of conspiracy theories
Evaluate the credibility of images, media, and online sources
Use conjecture, cause, purpose, contrast, and solution structures in debate
Distinguish fact, hypothesis, appearance, and manipulation in French
Course Content
Four themes, from internet culture to digital identity
Four units move from “Who am I online?” to “How do I know what is true?” Arte's Underscore videos, social-media and gaming examples, visual analysis, and guided debate develop both language and critical literacy for the digital age.
SOMMAIRE · Course OutlineLe prénom, le pseudo et l'identité
Names, Usernames, and Identity
Explore assigned identity, name changes, and username choices while inferring symbols, motives, and implicit meanings
Avatar et liberté numérique
Avatars and Digital Freedom
Analyze profile pictures and game characters, and debate anonymity, autonomy, emancipation, and the real/virtual divide
L'esthétique du complot
The Aesthetics of Conspiracy
Examine how images become evidence, how media and online sources establish credibility, and why conspiracy narratives attract or repel
Paranoïa, révélation et esprit critique
Paranoia, Revelation, and Critical Thinking
Recognize the language of suspicion, disguise, and fear; propose solutions; and distinguish truth, lies, and appearances
Vocabulary
L'identité, le prénom, le pseudonyme et l'avatar
Identity, names, usernames, and avatars
La liberté, l'autonomie, l'émancipation et l'anonymat
Freedom, autonomy, emancipation, and anonymity
L'image, la preuve, la source et la crédibilité
Images, evidence, sources, and credibility
Le complot, la manipulation, la paranoïa et la révélation
Conspiracy, manipulation, paranoia, and revelation
La vérité, le mensonge, l'apparence et l'esprit critique
Truth, lies, appearances, and critical thinking
Grammar
L'hypothèse et la conjecture
Expressing conjecture with supposer, présumer, and probability structures
La cause et la conséquence
Connectors of cause and consequence
Le but
Purpose with pour, afin de, pour que, and afin que
La possibilité, l'hésitation et la préférence
Possibility, hesitation, and preference
L'opposition et la concession
Contrast, opposition, and concession
Le subjonctif et le conditionnel
The subjunctive and conditional for nuanced viewpoints
