FRENCH Courses
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Undergraduate
- 101 Elementary French I -- 3 credits. Introduction to French culture and language. Culture, lifestyle and customs of French-language speakers. Fundamentals of language (pronunciation, intonation, grammatical structures), with development of communicative skills in a cultural context. Includes open-hour laboratory. [FS 2010: Non-Native Language]
- 102 Elementary French II -- 3 credits. Continuation of French 101. Includes open-hour laboratory. Prerequisite: 101 or equivalent. [FS 2010: Non-Native Language]
- 161 French for Reading Knowledge -- 3 credits. Designed to develop reading skill only, emphasis on recognition of verb form and structure, practice in translation. Open without credit to seniors, graduate students, and faculty. Auditors not permitted.
- 199 Honors Summer Seminar for High School Students -- 2 credits. Intensive conversational French.
- 201 Intermediate French I -- 3 credits. Review of grammar and syntax, vocabulary building, and introduction to civilization. Prerequisite: 102 or equivalent.
- 202 Intermediate French II -- 3 credits. Continuation of French 201. Prerequisite: FREN 201 or equivalent.
- 301 Advanced French Grammar -- 3 credits. An overview of the major points of French grammar. Includes vocabulary building and communicative practice in both oral and written form.
- 303 Readings in French -- 3 credits. Introduction to literary and cultural readings in French.
- 311 Introduction to French and Francophone Culture -- 3 credits. Historical survey of principal trends of French and Francophone culture.
- 312A Introduction to French Literature -- 3 credits. Selections of French writers from the Middle Ages to the present.
- 312B Introduction to Francophone Literature -- 3 credits. Selections of Francophone writers with emphasis on Africa, Canada, and the Caribbean.
- 317 Commercial French in Translation -- 3 credits. Study of the various commercial terms in letters, business forms, orders, and inquiries. Prerequisite: 201 or equivalent.
- 321 Advanced French Conversation -- 3 credits. Advanced work in oral French, with emphasis on developing pronunciation, vocabulary, idioms, listening comprehension and general fluency. This course may be taken twice for credit by approval of the major/minor advisor.
- 322 Advanced French Composition -- 3 credits. Advanced work in written French with emphasis on writing for various purposes.
- 394 Studies in French -- 1-4 credits. Studies in French language, literature, or culture with topics changing from semester to semester according to the needs and interests of students.(Taught in English)
- 400 French Stylistics -- 3 credits. Outstanding styles in literature with criticism of selected texts, essay writing.
- 401 Linguistic Structure of French -- 3 credits. Study of the principles of French linguistics. Prescriptive and descriptive analysis of phonological, morphological, and syntactic structures in contemporary French.
- 404 French Phonetics -- 3 credits. Study of the formation of speech sounds in the French language. Intensive practice of pronunciation with emphasis on articulation, rhythm, and intonation. Includes study of dialectal variation and application for language teaching.
- 405 French Conversation and Civilization -- 3 credits. Practice in spoken French based on topics dealing with contemporary France. Emphasis on current vocabulary.
- 406 Contemporary French Culture -- 3 credits. In-depth analysis of contemporary cultural institutions and developments in France.
- 408 Advanced Translation in French -- 3 credits. Systematic translation of contemporary literary, cultural, and technical texts from French into English and from English into French, including analysis of corresponding grammatical, stylistic, and semantic problems.
- 440 French-Canadian Literature -- 3 credits. Survey of French-Canadian literature, with an emphasis on nineteenth and twentieth-century authors.
- 441 Francophone-African Literatures -- 3 credits. Survey of Francophone-African literature, with an emphasis on twentieth-century authors.
- 451 French Literature of the Seventeenth Century -- 3 credits. Literary movements, genres, and styles. Corneille, Racine, Mme. de La Fayette, Mme. de Sevigne, Bossuet, La Fontaine, and Boileau.
- 484 French Drama of the Twentieth Century -- 3 credits. Study of representative plays of the twentieth century, including works by the Symbolists, Existentialists, Genet, Ionesco, and Beckett.
- 486 French Novel of the Twentieth Century -- 3 credits. Development of the novel from Proust to the contemporary period.
- 488 French Poetry of the Twentieth Century -- 3 credits. Development of poetry from Apollinaire to the contemporary period.
- 495 Undergraduate Studies in French -- 1-3 credits. Studies in French language, literature, or culture with topics changing from semester to semester according to the needs and interests of the students.
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