French Major with Teacher Certification in French (Preschool-Grade 12) (B.A.) - Undergraduate - 2009 University Catalog

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Students who wish to pursue P-12 teacher certification in French must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Please visit the Teacher Education Program Web site for the required professional sequence of courses and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students are strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook. French majors must have a "B" average in French in order to apply to and successfully complete the Teacher Education Program. In addition, students must pass the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) prior to the Student Teaching semester. Students should consult with the French Teacher Education Coordinator to prepare for this examination. Courses specific to the French Teacher Certification Program are shown below. Teacher Education Professional Sequence Departmental Methods Course: FREN 419 The Teaching of French in Secondary Schools.

 

FRENCH MAJOR

Complete 39 semester hours including the following 3 requirement(s):

  1. FRENCH MAJOR REQUIRED COURSES (Teach Ed)

    Complete 2 requirements:

    1. Complete the following 8 courses:

      FREN 203 French Stylistics and Composition I 3
      FREN 204 French Stylistics and Composition II 3
      FREN 205 French Phonetics 3
      FREN 206 Spoken Language Practice 3
      FREN 225 Structure of the French Langauge 3
      FREN 270 Advanced Composition 3
      FREN 410 Advanced French Grammar 3
      FREN 418 Theories and Approaches to Teaching French as a Second Language 3

    2. Complete 1 course from the following:

      FREN 304 French Civilization 19th and 20th Centuries 3
      FREN 360 French Perspectives 3

  2. FRENCH LITERATURE COURSES (Teacher Educ)

    Complete 2 courses from the following:

    FREN 202 Seventeenth Century French Theater 3
    FREN 211 Eighteenth Century French Theater 3
    FREN 271 Explication De Texte 3
    FREN 283 Introduction to Women Authors of French-Speaking Africa 3
    FREN 315 Dada And Surrealism 3
    FREN 330 Survey of Medieval Literature 3
    FREN 334 Seventeenth Century French Literature 3
    FREN 335 The French Renaissance 3
    FREN 336 Eighteenth Century French Literature 3
    FREN 339 Nineteenth Century French Literature 3
    FREN 340 Survey of French Poetry 3
    FREN 341 Contemporary French Drama 3
    FREN 345 Development of French Novel to 1900 3
    FREN 349 Francophone Literature 3
    FREN 352 Twentieth Century French Literature 3

  3. FRENCH ELECTIVE COURSES (Teacher Educ)

    Complete the following 2 requirement(s):

    1. FRENCH REQUIRED ELECTIVE COURSE

      Complete the following course to meet the College writing requirement:

      FREN 350 Translation I 3

    2. FRENCH MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES

      Complete 3 semester hours from the following:

      FREN 202 Seventeenth Century French Theater 3
      FREN 211 Eighteenth Century French Theater 3
      FREN 231 Business French and Computers I 3
      FREN 232 Business French and Computers II 3
      FREN 251 Advanced Syntax 3
      FREN 271 Explication De Texte 3
      FREN 275 Advanced Spoken Language Practice 3
      FREN 283 Introduction to Women Authors of French-Speaking Africa 3
      FREN 286 French Film 3
      FREN 289 Francophone Film 3
      FREN 302 Origins Of French Civilization 3
      FREN 304 French Civilization 19th and 20th Centuries 3
      FREN 305 Music and Art in French Civilization 3
      FREN 315 Dada And Surrealism 3
      FREN 330 Survey of Medieval Literature 3
      FREN 334 Seventeenth Century French Literature 3
      FREN 335 The French Renaissance 3
      FREN 336 Eighteenth Century French Literature 3
      FREN 339 Nineteenth Century French Literature 3
      FREN 340 Survey of French Poetry 3
      FREN 341 Contemporary French Drama 3
      FREN 345 Development of French Novel to 1900 3
      FREN 349 Francophone Literature 3
      FREN 351 Translation II 3
      FREN 352 Twentieth Century French Literature 3
      FREN 360 French Perspectives 3
      FREN 365 Introduction to Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreting 3
      FREN 367 Seminars 3
      FREN 368 Seminars 3
      FREN 369 Seminars 3
      FREN 375 French Study Abroad 3-9
      FREN 380 Cooperative Education for the French Major 4-8
      FREN 452 Translation III 3
      FREN 470 Seminars 3
      FREN 472 French Language Workshop 3
      FREN 478 Independent Study 1-3

Course Descriptions:

FREN202: Seventeenth Century French Theater

Plays of Corneille, Racine and Moliere. 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 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. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 203.

FREN205: French Phonetics

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

FREN206: Spoken Language Practice

Intensive conversation with organized discussions on subjects of special interest. 3 sh.

FREN211: Eighteenth Century French Theater

Comedy, tragedy and the origin of the drama. 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 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 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 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 231.

FREN251: Advanced Syntax

Advanced French syntactical theory. 3 sh.

FREN270: Advanced Composition

A review of advanced grammar through intensive written and oral practice. Meets the University Writing Requirement for FRED. 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 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204.

FREN275: Advanced Spoken Language Practice

Intensive conversation on an advanced level on selected and varied topics. 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 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 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 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Social Science, Non-Western Cultural Perspectives. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Cultures. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204.

FREN302: Origins Of French Civilization

French history and cultural development from the Middle Ages to the revolution. 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 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 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN315: Dada And Surrealism

The Dada and surrealist movements; their influence on twentieth century life. 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 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN334: Seventeenth Century French Literature

The most representative authors of the century. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN335: The French Renaissance

Selected works of Rabelais, Montaigne and the poets of the Pleiade. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN336: Eighteenth Century French Literature

Main writings of the Age of Enlightenment. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN339: Nineteenth Century French Literature

Principal literary currents from Romanticism to symbolism. 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 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN341: Contemporary French Drama

Theatre from the beginning of the century to the present. 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 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN349: Francophone Literature

Literature of French expression outside continental France. 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 FRCV and FRTR majors. 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 FRCV and FRTR majors. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 350.

FREN352: Twentieth Century French Literature

Representative works of contemporary theater and the novel. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 sh.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or departmental approval.

FREN452: Translation III

Translation of articles in specific fields of interest to improve translation skills. Meets the University Writing Requirement for FRCV and FRTR majors. 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 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval.

FREN472: French Language Workshop

A thorough foundation in French at the level required for successful graduate studies. 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.

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Additional Requirements for State Certification
The following additional requirements must be met prior to student teaching.  Upon admission to the Post-BA Program, the student’s submitted transcripts are evaluated to determine if any of these requirements have been fulfilled by previous coursework. In such cases, the requirement(s) appears on the degree audit as being waived.

  • SPCM 101 – Fundamentals of Speech or Speech Challenge Exam or Documented & approved experience
  • Physiology & Hygiene – free test at county office of education or BIOL/HLTH course
  • Educational Psychology - ELRS 580 Learning: Process & Measurement or PSYC 560 Advanced Educational
  • Psychology or equivalent undergraduate course work