FRE1120 varies varies varies
Elementary French I
Oral comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing are stressed.
May not be taken by native speakers. May not be taken concurrently
with FRE 1121 and/or 2200.
FRE1121 varies varies varies Elementary
French II Prerequisite: FRE 1120 or its equivalent.
Further emphasis on oral comprehension, speaking, reading and
writing. May not be taken by native speakers. May not be taken
concurrently with FRE 1120 and/or 2200.
FRE2200 varies varies varies
Intermediate French Prerequisite: FRE 1121 or equivalent.
Completes University language requirement for baccalaureate degree.
May not be taken by native speakers. Rapid review of basic French
structures and introduction of some of the finer points of French
grammar. May not be taken concurrently with FRE 1120 and/or 1121.
FRE2220 varies varies varies
Readings and Conversation Completes University language
requirement for baccalaureate degree. May not be taken by native
speakers.
Rapid review of basic French structures and introduction of some
of the finer points of French grammar. May not be taken concurrently
with FRE 1120 and/or 1121. Prerequisite: FRE2200 or equivalent.
FRE
3420 French Grammar & Composition I
Prerequisite
FRE 2200 or its equivalent. An in-depth study of French grammar
emphasizing some subtleties of written expression.
(Sample
Syllabus)
FRE
3421 French Grammar & Composition II
Prerequisite
FRE 3420 or its equivalent. Further study of the subtleties of written
expression in the French language.
(Sample
Syllabus)
FRE4410 - Advanced Conversation
Based on contemporary materials, this course
is intended to develop near-native fluency. Prerequisite FRE 3421
or equivalent.
FRE4422 - Advanced Grammar
and Composition
In this course students will improve their command
of French grammar and stylistics by doing workbook exercises, by
writing a series of short compositions and a final literary paper.
They will also apply their newly acquired grammatical and stylistic
know-how through class discussion. Discussion will center on the
theme of ""Portraits de l''autre"" including interviews (Waris Dirie,
Elie Wiesel, Toni Morrison, danseuse /danseur), ""Ourika,"" a short
novel about a female slave educated in early-nineteenth-century
France, and the recent French bestseller, Truismes, by Marie Darrieussecq.
In this short novel a young woman is transformed into a sow, truie
in French. ""Treat a woman like a pig, and she will act like one,""
is only one of the truisms that the author explores in this work
of stinging social criticism.
(Syllabus)
FRW3101 - Survey of
Modern French Lit: 18th Century to Present
This course, taught in French, will introduce
you to a selection of well-known works of French Literature and
their cultural contexts. The readings have been chosen to exemplify
the most significant literary movements of the eighteenth, nineteenth
and twentieth centuries, including le sièècle des Lumièères,
le romantisme, le rééalisme, la modernitéé, l''existentialisme,
et le nouveau roman. In addition to selections from an anthology,
we will read Candide by Voltaire, L'Etranger by Camus
and Un Papillon dans la citéé by Gisèèle Pineau (from Guadeloupe).
By reading, writing and participating in French, you will increase
your comprehension and oral proficiency in the language. Although
there will be a few key lectures in this class, most of the time
we will discuss the readings together in class in French. Prerequisit
3420 and 3100 or permission of the instructor.
FRW3391 - French Cinema
This course will introduce students to the rich
history and development of the French cinema, from the first films
of the Lumière brothers in 1895 until the youngest generation of
French filmmakers such as Carax and Jeunet. Within a chronological
and thematic framework, we will analyze films from the major directors
and movements of French filmmaking. One of the leading questions
of this course will be: what makes French cinema particularly “French”?
In order to answer this question, we will keep two sets of objectives
in mind throughout the course: 1) to reach an understanding of French
cinema in its relationship to modern France. What is the social,
historical and political context of the film? How does the film
reflect this context and address its audience accordingly? 2) to
study the contribution of French movie directors to film as an art
form. What was the unique creative vision of the director and/or
the ‘school’ to which he/she belonged? What were the esthetic and
theoretical concerns of the moviemaker and how did he/she try to
give shape to these concerns in the artistic elements of the movie?
- Syllabus
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