Before taking courses for the majors, minors, and concentrations in the Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures Department (CMLL), students who declare or intend to declare majors, minors and/or concentrations in CMLL must complete the appropriate Foundational Language Sequence(s), which are numbered 123, 124 and 226.
Students with demonstrated language proficiency may be exempted from some or all Foundational Language Sequence Courses (but without receiving credit for them). See department for proper placement.
An introductory course using a communicative approach to develop conversational skills and provide the student with a foundation in French grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary.
4 hr./wk. plus 1 hr. at the Language Media Center
A continuation of FREN 12300 using a communicative approach to develop conversational skills and provide students with further study of French grammar and vocabulary.
4 hr./wk. plus 1 hr. at the Language Media Center
A one-semester French course at the intermediate level. This course will review the grammar of the French Language, enhance vocabulary, and will include literary and cultural readings. It will further develop listening, speaking, reading comprehension, and writing skills through class discussions and the use of multimedia and the Internet.
4 hr./wk. plus 1 hr. at the Language Media Center
Critical analysis of representative works, writers and movements. Proust, Gide, Camus, Sartre, Malraux, Duras, Robbe-Grillet and others.
3 hr./wk.
Rotating, semester-long topics that provide review of French grammar in context. This course will use both grammar workbooks and short literary or cinematic texts to reinforce basic and more advanced grammatical structures needed for expression in French. Specific course content will vary by semester and will be announced beforehand. May be taken up to two times for credit.
3hr./wk.
Rotating, semester-long topics that provide practice in basic writing skills in French. Practice in the styles and forms of expository and analytical writing including personal narratives, explication de texte, and argumentative essays. Accompanying texts will provide critical models and subjects on which students will base informal and formal written assignments of varying lengths. Specific course content will vary by semester and will be announced beforehand. Can be taken up to 2 times for credit.
3hr./wk.
Rotating, semester-long topics that provide practice in basic speaking skills in French. Intensive practice of the spoken language. Work on aural comprehension, oral production, correct pronunciation and idiomatic speech. Discussion of short stories, films or current events dealing with France and the Francophone world. Specific course content will vary by semester and will be announced beforehand. Can be taken up to 2 times for credit.
3hr./wk.
Rotating, semester-long topics that provide an introduction to close reading and literary analysis in French. The course offers an overview of short French and Francophone texts across various periods and genres and is meant to prepare students for literary analysis at a higher level. Specific course content will vary by semester and will be announced beforehand. Can be taken up to 2 times for credit.
3hr./wk.
A student may repeat an Independent Study (for 1, 2, 3 or 4 credits) as long as there is a demonstrable need and the proposed topic has not been covered in previous courses the student has taken. All Independent Studies are subject to the approval of the Department Chair.
1 hour
2 hours
3 hours
A series of advanced courses to be offered with varying frequency on selected topics not generally covered in the set course offerings.
Credits
variable cr., 1-3
FREN 32100 and FREN 32200.
Variable, 1-3 hr./wk.
3 hours
Through poetry, theater, novels and essays students will explore literature and culture in France up through the Revolutionary period.
3hr./wk.
Through poetry, theater, novels and essays students will explore literature and culture in France and the Francophone world following the Revolutionary period and into the twentieth century.
3hr./wk.
Through poetry, theater, novels and essays students will explore literature and culture in France and the Francophone world from the mid-twentieth century and contemporary period.
3hr./wk.
Through poetry, theater, novels and essays students will explore literature and culture emerging from colonial encounters and postcolonial experiences across Asia, Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean.
3hr./wk.
An introduction to works of French and Francophone filmmakers with an emphasis on developing a critical approach to cinema as a specific art form with its own discourses and methodologies.
3hr./wk.
An introduction to French and Francophone theories of literature, culture, and translation from the modern and contemporary periods. This course is mostly aimed at students preparing for graduate study in literature. It will engage students in discussions about the historical, philosophical, political and sociological approaches to literary study.
3hr./wk.
An experiential or service learning opportunity that provides students with the chance to use the skills and knowledge they have acquired in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in the target language in a real-world context. Experiential learning internships allow students to develop career and academic goals by training in private and public sector jobs that depend on linguistic and cultural fluency in languages other than English. Service learning opportunities are focused on enabling students to use language skills in order to positively impact individuals and organizations in the wider community. Credit is subject to approval by the Director of Experiential and Service Learning in CMLL.
A total G.P.A. of 2.5 or above; completion of a minimum of 15 credits toward the major with a G.P.A. in the major of at least 2.5.
Variable