Foreign language (FL) curricula at the advanced undergraduate level often separate courses focused on literature, cultural studies, or linguistics--a typical example being the advanced grammar and composition course. The separation of content from linguistic skills has been called into question in recent years by scholars such as Byrnes, Donato, Kern, Kramsch, Maxim, and Swaffar and was highlighted in the 2007 MLA Report “Foreign Languages and Higher Education: Structures for a Changed World” in favor of more integrative approaches to developing students’ FL competencies. This presentation demonstrates how a literacy-based approach (Kern, 2000) is used in shaping one advanced French writing course. Modern French fiction facilitates students’ awareness of and practice in reading and writing various textual genres ranging from short descriptive texts (Philippe Delerm, Annie Ernaux) to short stories (Anna Gavalda). In addition, this presentation explains how learning outcomes are assessed in this course using student self-evaluation and goal setting, informal reading and writing tasks, peer review and writing conferences, and a digital writing portfolio.