French Courses

French 120 provides beginning practice in understanding, speaking, reading and writing French. Three classroom hours per week plus one peer learning session and one laboratory session are required. NOTE: Successful completion of FREN 120 and the continuing course FREN 121 fulfills the Foreign Language component of the Interconnecting Perspectives.
 

French 121 provides continued practice in understanding, speaking, reading and writing. Three classroom hours per week plus one peer learning session and one laboratory session are required. NOTE: Successful completion of FREN 121 fulfills the Foreign Language component of the Interconnecting Perspectives. Prerequisite: FREN 120 or equivalent.
 

Practice in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing French. Continued study of French and French-speaking cultures. Three classroom hours per week plus one peer teaching session and one laboratory session per week are required. May be combined with FREN 222 for 4 hours credit. Prerequisite: FREN 121 or equivalent.
 

Intensive aural-oral practice. Cultural and/or literary reading, frequent compositions. Three classroom hours per week plus one peer teaching session and one laboratory session per week are required. May be combined with FREN 222 for 4 hours credit. Prerequisite: FREN 220 or equivalent.
 

Independent study course. A course offered to students who want additional practice and exposure to French. May consist of individual work in the Edwin C. Carpenter Language Learning Center, additional work in conjunction with another French class, or participation in the French Immersion Weekend. Must have permission of the instructor. May be repeated each semester for a total of 4 hours credit. Pass/Fail Grade only. May not be substituted for core requirements.
 

This course allows students to participate in a number of language-intensive activities (games, skits, songs)as well as cultural activities (French petanque, French card games, meal preparations) while communicating only in French. Prerequisites: Intermediate proficiency: have completed or be concurrently enrolled French 221, or the equivalent.
 

Continued study of the vocabulary and structure of French, leading to free composition and conversation. Prerequisite: FREN 221 or equivalent.
 

Major writers of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Age of Louis XIV including both the Baroque and Classical periods of French literature. Readings and discussion in French. Students learn to prepare written analyses of literary passages in French and do explications de texte. Generally offered every fall semester. Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent enrollment in FREN 320, or consent of instructor.
 

Major writers of the Enlightenment, the 19th and 20th centuries. Readings and discussions in French. Students prepare analyses of literary passages in French and do explications de texte. Generally offered every spring semester. Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent enrollment in FREN 320, or consent of instructor.
 

French Civilization in its political, economic, cultural, and technological evolution from origins to the end of the 15th century. Readings and discussion in French. Generally offered every fall semester. Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent enrollment in FREN 320, or consent of instructor.
 

Geography, economics, sociology, art and science from the 16th century to modern day. Generally offered every spring. Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent enrollment in FREN 320, or consent of instructor.
 

Continuation of FREN 320. Prerequisite: FREN 221 or equivalent of FREN 320 is recommended.
 

This course provides students with needed background on the economic, administrative, and commercial structures within France and the European Union. Specialized areas of trade, industry, agriculture, and government are studied to provide a better understanding of the economic realities of contemporary France. In addition, students learn the different forms of business correspondence and documentation. Prerequisite: FREN 221. Generally offered every Spring.
 

A study of major literary works of French-speaking cultures in translation. Choice of texts will represent different literary movements or may correspond to a selected theme, period, movement, or genre. Credit is not applicable for French major or minor. Generally offered every Fall.
 

A topics course focusing on works written in French by authors from French-speaking countries. Possible topics are Francophone African Literature, Quebecois and French Canadian Literature, Francophone Indochinese Literature, and Francophone Caribbean Literature. Course conducted in French. Prerequisites: Completed or concurrent enrolment in FREN 320, or consent of instructor. Maybe repeated for credit.
 

A topics course focusing on a particular movement, selected authors or genres, from the Revolution to the present. It may be repeated for credit. Possible topics are French Novel, Contemporary Drama, and Existentialism. Prerequisites: Completed or concurrent enrolment in FREN 320, or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
 

A topical course focusing on the literary works of women from France or other Francophone countries. May be repeated for credit. Possible topics: Francophone Women Writers, Black Francophone Women Writers. Prerequisites: Completed or concurrent enrollment in FREN 320, or consent of instructor.
 

A topical course focusing on one particular time period, movement, or genre, from the Middle Ages to the Revolution. May be repeated for credit. Possible topics: Medieval Themes, Renaissance Literature, The Baroque Movement, Classicism, The Age of Enlightenment. Prerequisites: Completed or concurrent enrollment in FREN 320, or consent of instructor. FREN 321 is recommended.
 

Detailed analysis and practice of the phonological and grammatical structures of French. Includes laboratory practice. Currently offered every other spring. Prerequisite: FREN 325.
 

Individualized study in specialized areas of language, culture, or literature. Prerequisites: FREN 322, 324, 325, and 425, or consent of instructor. Arrangements should be made during preceding semester.
 

This course is designed to be a culminating experience in which the student will demonstrate skills and knowledge garnered from his/her experience within the French program. The student will develop a linguistic, cultural, or pedagogical strand from the major to be presented orally in a forum of peers and French faculty. The student will also submit a written report on hard copy and disk. FREN 430 is required for French majors in the final semester of their senior year. Students select a supervisor from the French faculty; yellow card and instructor permission required. The student will consult with the faculty supervisor on project conception and will meet with the supervisor a minimum of five times throughout the semester. The project may consist of a research paper or one of the following formats accompanied by a written report: 1)a public presentation and/or discussion; 2)a workshop involving other students, faculty, and/or interested non-students; 3)prepared pedagogical materials;4)a translation; or 5) other (as approved by supervisor). An interdisciplinary study may be done in consultation with a French faculty member and faculty from outside the French program. Prerequisite: Completion of all other course work in the major with the exception of courses being taken concurrently with Capstone. Click here for the current two-page guidelines for the French Capstone. 
 

A practical course in the techniques of translating literary, commercial and technical texts from French into English and vice-versa. Includes introduction to the theory of translation and extensive practice in translation. Prerequisite: FREN 320; FREN 325 recommended.
 

Advanced-level practical course in the techniques of translating literary, commercial and technical texts from English into French and vice-versa. Prerequisite: FREN 320, FREN 325 recommended; or consent of instructor.
 

A revolving topical graduate seminar in contemporary culture that varies depending on the expertise of the instructor. Topics include cultural anthropology, cinema, modern art, politics. Prerequisite: Admission to MAE or consent of instructor. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
 

A revolving topical graduate-level seminar designed for the study of a particular recurrent theme, genre, or movement in Francophone literary history. In-depth study of writings by one or more authors as well as relevant critical works. Prerequisite: Admission to MAE or consent of instructor. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
 

An advanced language course based on the study of authentic material from French media designed to increase students ’knowledge of vocabulary and idiomatic expressions. Through extensive writing and intensive conversation, students will master advanced syntactic structures. Prerequisite: Admission to MAE or consent of instructor.