| French 111 - Elementary French I |
Limited enrollment; departmental
permission required. Emphasis on listening comprehension and
speaking, with gradual introduction of reading and writing. Fall.
Staff |
| French 112 - Elementary French II |
French 111 and departmental permission.
Limited enrollment. Emphasis on listening comprehension and
speaking, with gradual introduction of reading and writing. Winter.
Staff |
| French 161 - Intermediate French I |
French 112 or the equivalent in language
skills. Individualized grammar review with practical application of
listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in the classroom. Fall.
Staff |
| French 162 - Intermediate French II |
French 161 or the equivalent in language
skills and departmental permission. Individualized grammar review
with practical application of listening, speaking, reading, and writing
skills in the classroom. Winter. Staff |
| French 172 - Supervised Study
Abroad, Intermediate French |
French 111-112 during the same academic year and a
grade of B or better in FREN 112. A period of intensive language
training and exposure to the language, culture, and people of France.
The program includes study at a French language school, living with a
French family, excursions, and other cultural activities. Spring.
Staff |
| French 212 - Supervised Study
Abroad |
French 162 or equivalent or
permission of the instructor. A period of direct exposure to the
language, culture and people of France. The program includes supervised
academic projects, lectures by native experts, attendance at theater and other cultural activities. Students majoring in subjects
other than French, including other language majors, are encouraged to
apply. Three credits may be in French and three in another
subject. Spring. Staff |
| French 213 - Atelier de
conversation |
French 162 or equivalent and
permission of the instructor. Development of speaking skills
pertaining to everyday communication. Acquisition and use of practical
vocabulary. Development of pronunciation skills. Spring. Staff |
| French 261 - Conversation et
composition: Cours avancé |
French 162 or equivalent and
permission of the instructor. Further development of conversational
skills and beginning work in free composition, with such grammar review
and word study as might be necessary. Staff |
| French 273 - Introduction à
l’analyse littéraire |
French 261 or equivalent or permission of
the instructor. An introduction to French literature and literary
analysis based on a study of selected prose, poetry, and theater. Focus
on textual analysis in composition and oral presentations. Fall, Winter.
Staff |
| French 274 - Cinéma français |
Prerequisite: French 261 or equivalent or
permission of instructor.
An
introduction to the study of film in French. Students will familiarize
themselves with the vocabulary and analytical tools necessary to
analyze, discuss films and write about them. This course shows how film
language has evolved since the New Wave of the 1960s through the
critical study of selected films, representative of some of the major
trends of the French and Francophone cinema production of the 1980-2000
period. Viewings, presentations, discussions and papers in French for
development of communication skills. Professor Frégnac-Clave |
| French 274 - Cinéma français |
French 261 or equivalent or permission of instructor. This
course uses contemporary French films as the basis for discussions and
directed compositions. Students learn vocabulary to describe films and
narrative technique. This is an intensive workshop for students who
would like to improve their writing and analytical skills. Spring |
| French 280 - Civilisation et
culture francophones |
Prerequisite: French 261 or equivalent or
permission of instructor.
This course is an
introduction to modern African society and culture, with specific focus
on Francophone West Africa (Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Mali,
among others). We examine the various ways societies deal with issues of
modernization and globalization in their political, cultural and
socio-economic lives. We also look at the impact of significant
historical events (the transatlantic slave trade, colonization, and the
world wars, for example) on the African continent and its inhabitants.
Course materials include anthropological, sociological and historical
documents, literary texts, and films.
Professor Kamara.
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| French 281 - Civilisation et culture
françaises: Traditions et changements |
French 261 or equivalent or permission of
instructor. A study of significant aspects of French culture and
civilization, seen in a diachronic perspective. Emphasis on economic,
sociological and historical changes that shaped present-day institutions
and national identity. Readings, discussions and papers in French for
further development of communication skills.
Professor Frégnac-Clave |
| French 282 - Civilisation et culture
françaises: La France d’aujourd'hui |
French 261 or equivalent or permission of
instructor. A study of modern France. This course examines the
economic, political, social and intellectual issues which shape
contemporary French life. Readings, discussions and papers in French for
further development of communication skills. Professor Frégnac-Clave |
| French 295 - Atelier avancé de
langue, littérature et culture |
French 261 or equivalent and permission
of the instructor. A third-year topics or advanced grammar course.
Possibilities include (1) the French press; (2) Regards sur la ville;
(3) French business and government. May be repeated for degree credit
with permission and if the topics are different. Spring |
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FREN
295 - Atelier avancé de langue, littérature et culture - Regards sur
la ville.
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Prerequisites:
French 261 (or equivalent and permission of the instructor)
A study of
French urban life through literary texts, press articles, surveys,
films, videos, comic strips... This course is designed to familiarize
students with contemporary issues. The approach is both cultural and
stylistical as different forms of expression (literary, journalistic,
advertising, sociological...) will be studied. The workshop addresses
the development of all communication skills. Sessions will be divided
into two parts. During the first part, we shall study themes and review
relevant grammatical points. The second part of the class will be
devoted to application exercises (exposes, “saynètes”, writing
exercises, etc)
Professor Frégnac-Clave |
| French 295 - Atelier avancé de
langue, littérature et culture |
French 261 or equivalent and permission
of the instructor. An examination of current issues as they appear
in the French media. Students will survey French news broadcasts, French
newspapers available on the Internet and French magazines, to further
their understanding of modern France. Emphasis is on the development of
advanced communication skills, through class discussions and oral and
written reports. Individual research projects will provide an
opportunity for critical study and for a coherent synthesis of knowledge
gleaned elsewhere. Non-majors with a good command of French are welcome.
Professor Frégnac-Clave |
| French 331 - Etudes thématiques |
French 273 or equivalent or permission of
instructor. A survey of French literature from its beginnings until
today through the study of one main theme. This course gives students
the general knowledge of French literature’s evolution best acquired
through a one-dimensional focus transcending genre. Each semester’s
theme will be determined by the instructor. |
| French 331 - Etudes thématiques |
Le voyage dans la littérature
française.
Prerequisiste: French 273 or equivalent and
permission of the instructor.
Journeys of discovery of the self and/or the other!
Extra-terrestrial journeys! Pilgrimages to and from holy lands! While
life itself can be said to be a journey, the theme of the journey,
actual or imagined, literal or metaphorical, is a real one in French
literature. This course will explore the journey motif from the medieval
period to the present. The goal is to examine and analyze the types and
significance(s) of the journey not only for those who undertake it, but
also for their respective societies, and for humanity in general.
Professor Kamara |
| French 331 - Etudes thématiques |
Le mariage à travers les siècles.
Prerequisiste: French 273 or equivalent and
permission of the instructor.
This course focuses on French women writers from
the middle ages to the present. We read and discuss plays, poems,
essays, correspondences, and novels in which women writers, through the
overarching theme of marriage, examine their status as individuals as
well as their role vis-à-vis their families, society, the church, and
the state. Professor Kamara |
| French 331 - Etudes thématiques |
La ville dans les textes.
Prerequisiste: French 273 or equivalent and
permission of the instructor.
The course
explores the representation of the city in French and Francophone
fiction and non-fiction texts, paintings, songs, cartoons and films.
Readings will include poetry, nineteenth and twentieth-century novels
and short stories, a detective story, essays, press articles . . .
Emphasis on critical skills and expression in French.
Professor
Frégnac-Clave. |
| French 332 - Etudes de genre |
French 273 or equivalent or permission of
instructor. A survey of French literature from its beginnings until
today through the study of one main literary genre. This course gives
students the general knowledge of French literature’s evolution best
acquired through focus on rules, styles, and techniques. Each semester’s
genre is determined by the instructor. |
| French 332 - Etudes de genre |
Le conte et la nouvelle.
Prerequisite: French 273 or equivalent or
permission of the instructor.
A study of selected short stories from French
literature from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. Through
readings that will acquaint students with some of the better-known
French authors (Marie de France, Perrault, Balzac, Mérimée, Flaubert,
Maupassant, Le Clézio, Tournier, Yourcenar, etc...), this course
explores the themes and techniques of the short narrative, and its
relation to the cultural and historical context.
Frégnac-Clave |
| French 333 - La Stylistique |
French 261 or equivalent and two
additional courses from the 200 level or permission of instructor. An
advanced language course intended to enhance students’ knowledge and use
of sophisticated stylistic devices through specialized grammar study,
translation, and composition, among other approaches. Students learn to
recognize different communicative styles and to apply them practically
to their increasingly sophisticated communication in French. |
| French 341 - La France de l’Ancien
Régime |
French 273 or equivalent or permission of
instructor. Readings in French literature and civilization from
before the Revolution of 1789. Possible topics include: Le Thé‚tre
franÁais des 16e et 17e siécles; Chefs-d’oeuvres du Moyen Age et de la
Renaissance; La Littérature libertine; Nobles et manants. May be
repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topic is
different. |
| French 341 - La France de l’Ancien
Régime
|
L’esprit critique au XVIIIe
siècle.
Prerequisite: French 273 or permission of the
instructor. Le dix-huitième siècle français,
autrement appelé « le Siècle des Lumières, » était une période
d’activités intellectuelles foisonnantes. C’était le temps des
‘philosophes’ et quelques ‘anti-philosophes.’ C’était l’époque où toutes
les connaissances et croyances traditionnelles (dans les domaines
politique, économique, scientifique, religieuse, etc...) se faisaient
soumettre à l’épreuve de la Raison. Nés par le désir ardent de découvrir
la vérité, ‘l'esprit critique' et ‘l'esprit scientifique'
régnaient alors en souverain suprême. Ce cours se focalise sur le regard
critique porté sur la société par des écrivains tels Madame de
Graffigny, Diderot, Voltaire, Rousseau et Olympe de Gouges. Kamara |
| French 342 - La France moderne |
French 273 or equivalent or permission of
instructor. Readings in French literature and civilization of the
19th and 20th centuries. Possible topics include: Le Roman français
contemporain; Théâtre de l’absurde, théâtre de la dérision; Le Roman
policier; La Ville dans les textes. May be repeated for degree credit
with permission and if the topic is different. |
| French 342 - La France moderne |
La France moderne: “La poésie moderne et contemporaine”–
An examination of French poetry from the late XIXth
century to the present. We shall study the evolution of poetry and of
the “mission” of the poet from Baudelaire to Char, linking themes and
poetics to the cultural and intellectual issues of the times: urban
life, depth psychology, linguistics, visual arts, etc. Emphasis will be
on understanding and appreciation of the texts: music, rhythm, images.
Professor
Frégnac-Clave. |
| French 343 - La France à travers
les siécles |
French 273 or equivalent or permission of
instructor. Readings in French literature and civilization from
across the centuries. Possible topics include: Pagnol par rapport à
Molière; Questions onomastiques; L’Ecriture de femmes. May be repeated
for degree credit with permission and if the topic is different. |
| French 343 -
La France à travers les siècles: |
L'orientalisme français -
Prerequisite: FREN 273 or permission of the instructor. This
course studies the fascination that the Arab world has held for French
opinion, French artists, scientists, and political leaders through
various periods of French history. Through individual research and
virtual "tours", students will explore how the "Orient" is defined and
represented in literary works, paintings, films, scientific and
political discourses, and how these images permeate French collective
memory. The seminar format and an in-depth personal project will help
students hone their oral and written expository skills.
Professor Frégnac-Clave |
| French 344 - La Francophonie |
French 273 or equivalent or permission of
instructor. An analysis of styles, genres, and themes in relation to
particular cultural contexts as represented in literary works written in
French by authors from countries other than France. Of particular
interest is French language literature from Africa, the Caribbean, and
Canada. |
| French 344 - La Francophonie |
La
condition postcoloniale Prerequisite: FREN 273 or
permission of the instructor.
In this course, we shall study the way in which
Francophone writers from Africa, French Canada, and the Caribbean,
interrogate their post-colonial condition in relation to their colonial,
as well as their pre-colonial, past. What are the effects and legacies
of French colonial domination on the political, economic, social,
literary, and intellectual lives of their various societies? How have
the writers tried to decolonize their mind, and how is this
decolonization portrayed in their texts? What transformations have taken
place in the societies since the departure of the colonizer? What do
such transformations say about the capacity for self-governance? What
“new” post-colonial relations have developed between the now sovereign
regions and the former colonizer? These are some of the questions we
shall try to answer as we scrutinize the texts in the program. This
course will also serve as an introduction to postcolonial theory, one of
the productive and controversial avenues of critical evaluation of many
literary and cultural texts today. Professor Kamara |
| French 344 - La Francophonie |
Le roman à la première personne.
Prerequisite: FREN 273 or permission of the
instructor. This course focuses on first person narratives including
autobiographical, semi-autobiographical, and fictional texts. We examine
the way the narrating subject represents herself or himself in the
context of or in apposition to a collective entity or experience. Issues
such as narrative technique, point of view, space and identity,
subjectivity and representation, receive special attention. Texts are
African, Québécois, and Caribbean. Professor Kamara |
| French 397 - Séminaire avancé |
Three courses at the 300 level or
permission of instructor. The in-depth study of a topic in French
literature and/or civilization. Possible topics include: L’Affaire
Dreyfus; Les Philosophes, Vaux-le- Vicomte et Versailles; Le Surréalisme.
Students will be encouraged to use this course for the development of a
portfolio. |
| French 397 - Séminaire avancé |
La
nouvelle et les arts. Prerequisite: Three courses at the
300 level or permission of the instructor. This seminar explores the
relationship between literature and other forms of art. We will study in
depth French and francophone short stories which have taken music,
painting, sculpture, photography, etc., as their subjects, or have
spawned reinterpretation by another medium such as film or opera. The
course will focus on the historical, social, and aesthetic concerns
which shape the exchange. Readings include works by major writers such
as Balzac, Gautier, Maupassant, Yourcenar, Tournier, Sebbar. Among the
artists studied will be the Dutch Masters, Delacroix, Bizet, Jean
Renoir, Picasso, Lucien Clergue. Readings, reports (oral and written),
discussions and individual project will be in French. Professor
Frégnac-Clave |
| French 397 - Séminaire avancé |
La femme et l’écriture au
XVIIIème siècle
Prerequisite: Three
courses at the 300 level or permission of the instructor.
Le dix-huitième siècle français dit
« le Siècle des Lumières » était une période d’activités intellectuelles
foisonnantes. C’était le temps des ‘philosophes’ et quelques
‘anti-philosophes.’ C’était l’époque où toutes les connaissances et
croyances traditionnelles (dans les domaines politique, économique,
scientifique, religieuse, et sociale) se faisaient soumettre à l’épreuve
de la Raison. Les femmes se profitaient de l’esprit des temps pour faire
valoir leur esprit critique. Ce cours se focalise donc principalement
sur les écrits et l’écriture féminins de l’époque. Notre étude portera
sur des écrits, anthropologiques et littéraires, exposant le statut des
femmes, leur perception d’elles-mêmes et de leur rôle dans la société.
Nous interrogerons également le discours autour de la femme en tant que
lieu de débat.
Auteurs principaux à étudier :
Madame de LaFayette (XVIIe siècle), Françoise de Graffigny, Madame de
Tencin, Isabelle de Charrière, Marie Riccoboni. D’autres auteurs :
Antoine de Léonard Thomas, Diderot et Madame d’Epinay. Professor
Kamara |
| French 403 - Directed Individual
Study |
At least nine credits of 300-level French
and permission of the department. Nature and content of course to be
determined by students’ needs and by instructors acquainted with their
earlier preparation and performance. May be repeated for degree credit
with permission and if the topics are different. |
| French 493 - Honors Thesis |
Interested students should see a member of
the French faculty by winter term of their junior year.
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