FREN202: Seventeenth Century French Theater

Plays of Corneille, Racine and Moliere. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

FREN203: French Stylistics and Composition I

Skills of the French language. Intensive vocabulary practice, laboratory drills, grammar review and weekly compositions, integrated into an intensive language program. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 132.

FREN204: French Stylistics and Composition II

Skills of the French language. Intensive vocabulary practice, laboratory drills, grammar review and weekly compositions, integrated into an intensive language program. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Languages. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 203.

FREN205: French Phonetics

Weekly transcriptions, problems of articulation, rhythm, accentuation and intonation; intensive language laboratory work. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

FREN206: Spoken Language Practice

Intensive conversation with organized discussions on subjects of special interest. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

FREN211: Eighteenth Century French Theater

Comedy, tragedy and the origin of the drama. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

FREN225: Structure of the French Langauge

Introduction to French linguistics in its broadest themes with a particular emphasis on phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Study of the sociolinguistic aspects and issues surrounding the French language, regional dialects, and varieties of French in the French-speaking world. Taught in French. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 203 and FREN 204.

FREN231: Business French and Computers I

The first half of a two-semester sequential course, conducted entirely in French. It familiarizes students with basic French commercial vocabulary, and computer lexicon required in today's business world. It offers students the opportunity to acquire the bilingual French-English knowledge necessary for secretarial and managerial positions in, for example, import-export companies. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204.

FREN232: Business French and Computers II

A two-semester sequential course conducted entirely in French. It familiarizes students with basic French commercial vocabulary, and computer lexicon required in today's business world. It offers students the opportunity to acquire the bilingual French-English knowledge necessary for secretarial and managerial positions in, for example, import-export companies. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 231.

FREN251: Advanced Syntax

Advanced French syntactical theory. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

FREN270: Advanced Composition

A review of advanced grammar through intensive written and oral practice. Meets the University Writing Requirement for majors in French. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

FREN271: Explication De Texte

Improvement of reading skills and literary perception through the technique of the explication de texte, using examples from a wide variety of periods and genres. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204.

FREN275: Advanced Spoken Language Practice

Intensive conversation on an advanced level on selected and varied topics. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

FREN283: Introduction to Women Authors of French-Speaking Africa

This course examines the representations of women in post-colonial literature by French-speaking women authors from North and Sub-Saharan Africa (readings in English translation). Students will explore major works of fiction by women authors as they relate to gender and cultural identity. Readings include novels that deal with contemporary socio-cultural issues. Meets the Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, Non-Western Cultural Perspectives. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Cultures. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

FREN286: French Film

Development of film art with special emphasis on the contemporary period. Course taught in English. Work done in French by those taking it for French major credit and in English by those taking it as a general elective. Cross listed with French, German and Russian FRIN 286 and Classics and General Humanities GNHU 286. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

FREN289: Francophone Film

This course will use cinema as a tool and medium for the critical analysis of artistic and cultural discourse, and will introduce students to postcolonial Francophone cultures outside of metropolitan France and the western French-speaking world (Africa and the Caribbean). Cross listed with French, German, and Russian, FRIN 289 and Classics and General Humanities, GNHU 289. Course taught in English. Work done in French by those taking it for French major credit and in English by those taking it as an elective. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, Non-Western Cultural Perspectives. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Cultures. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204.

FREN302: Origins Of French Civilization

French history and cultural development from the Middle Ages to the revolution. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN304: French Civilization 19th and 20th Centuries

Various aspects of the material, intellectual, artistic, and spiritual life of France. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN305: Music and Art in French Civilization

Composers from the Middle Ages (Perotin) to modern times (Boulez) in relation to their social and cultural backgrounds. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN315: Dada And Surrealism

The Dada and surrealist movements; their influence on twentieth century life. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN330: Survey of Medieval Literature

Development of the principal genres: Chanson de geste, courtly romance, drama and poetry. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN334: Seventeenth Century French Literature

The most representative authors of the century. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN335: The French Renaissance

Selected works of Rabelais, Montaigne and the poets of the Pleiade. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN336: Eighteenth Century French Literature

Main writings of the Age of Enlightenment. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN339: Nineteenth Century French Literature

Principal literary currents from Romanticism to symbolism. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN340: Survey of French Poetry

Development of principal poetic movements with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN341: Contemporary French Drama

Theatre from the beginning of the century to the present. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN345: Development of French Novel to 1900

Evolution of fiction from the feminist writings of Mme. De La Fayette and Diderot. Literature of social involvement to the present. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN349: Francophone Literature

Literature of French expression outside continental France. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN350: Translation I

Techniques of translation English-French, French-English. Vocabulary, comparative sentence structure, analysis and expression of ideas and images. Meets the University Writing Requirement for majors in French. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN351: Translation II

Techniques of translation English-French, French-English. Vocabulary, comparative sentence structure, analysis and expression of ideas and images. Meets the University Writing Requirement for majors in French. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 350.

FREN352: Twentieth Century French Literature

Representative works of contemporary theater and the novel. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN360: French Perspectives

The history of ideas in France since World War II. Emphasizes the interrelationship of political, social, and philosophic thinking. Taught in French. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN365: Introduction to Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreting

The field of cross-cultural communications (with emphasis on the French-speaking world) and practice in the techniques of simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, French-English, English-French. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 351.

FREN367: Seminars

Selected topics to be studied in depth with emphasis on methods of inquiry. Topic announced each semester. May repeated twice for a maximum of 9 credits, provided the course topic is different. (3.0 hours seminar.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN368: Seminars

Selected topics to be studied in depth with emphasis on methods of inquiry. Topic announced each semester. May be repeated twice for a maximum of 9 credits, provided the course topic is different. (3 hours seminar.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval.

FREN369: Seminars

Selected topics to be studied in depth with emphasis on methods of inquiry. Topic announced each semester. May be repeated twice for a maximum of 9 credits, provided the course topic is different. (3 hours seminar.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval.

FREN375: French Study Abroad

Study at a university in a French speaking country to gain first-hand knowledge of the historical, social, economic, and cultural life of the country. Credit by evaluation. () 3 - 9 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval.

FREN380: Cooperative Education for the French Major

Supervised work experience and academic project in professional field related to major. () 4 - 8 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval.

FREN410: Advanced French Grammar

A review of the most important structural features of French, with special emphasis on areas of interference with English structure. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN418: Theories and Approaches to Teaching French as a Second Language

The first half of a two-semester sequential course conducted entirely in French. Analysis of various second language theories, and a survey of instructional methods and the principles underlying them. Also offers an overview of research findings in the area of French as a second language. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN419: Teaching French in P-12: Practice

The second half of a two-semester sequential course conducted entirely in French. Application of various teaching techniques; development of mini lesson plans and a unit plan by integrating state and national standards; and application of appropriate performance-based assessment. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 418.

FREN452: Translation III

Translation of articles in specific fields of interest to improve translation skills. Meets the University Writing Requirement for majors in French. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 351.

FREN470: Seminars

Selected topics to be studied in depth with emphasis on methods of inquiry. Topic announced each semester. May be repeated twice for a maximum of 9 credits, provided the course topic is different. (3 hours seminar.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval.

FREN472: French Language Workshop

A thorough foundation in French at the level required for successful graduate studies. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN478: Independent Study

Directed independent study and research in French language and literature. May be taken for a maximum of 3.0 credits. () 1 - 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval.