French Courses
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FREN 101 (3)
Elementary French I
A study of the essentials of grammar, the development of a simple, practical vocabulary and readings based on present- day French life. FREN 102 (3)
Elementary French II
A continuation of FREN 101. FREN 201 (3)
Intermediate French I
Formal study and practice in speaking, reading, writing and understanding French. Regular laboratory attendance is required. FREN 202 (3)
Intermediate French II
A continuation of FREN 201. Regular laboratory attendance is required. V3 FREN 204 (3)
Theme et Version
Translation of selected texts from English into French and from French into English. IIIW, V FREN 209 (3)
French Conversation and Composition
Practice in oral and written expression based on contemporary topics. IIIO, IIIW,V FREN 213 (3)
Studies in French Literature I
A survey of French literature from the Middle Ages to the 18th century at the advanced intermediate level. IIIW, V2,V FREN 214 (3)
Studies in French Literature II
A survey of French literature from the 19th century to the present at the advanced intermediate level. This course is the continuation of FREN 213. IIIW, V2,V FREN 215 (3)
Fren Conversation/Composition
Practice in oral and written expression based on contemporary topics. IIIO, IIIW,V FREN 216 (3)
France in the 2000s: Society, Government, and Technology
An in-depth examination of contemporary French society and government, with special emphasis on the expanding role of technology within France. In addition to books and articles, official and unofficial internet resources will be used to contrast varying views and reactions to events and changes occurring in France. Taught in English. This course will count towards the French major and minor if students do written assignments and examinations in French. V5, V FREN 217 (3)
Francophone Cinema
Specific topics such as French directors, francophone cinema, and women and the movies will be offered according students' needs. Taught in English. This course will count towards the French major and minor if students do the written assignments and examinations in French. V1, V6 FREN 219 (3)
Commercial French
Development of conversational, reading and writing skills in the language used in business and economics. We will study texts dealing with the specialized vocabulary and the various forms of communication of the French business world. V3 FREN 232 (3)
Thematic Survey of Culture and Civilization: Middle Ages-World War I
French society throughout the ages. Emphasis will be less on political history than on culture and the arts. Required of students minoring or majoring in French. V1, V FREN 233 (3)
Contemporary French Culture
This course examines French society in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Emphasis will be on culture and the arts. V1 FREN 250 (3)
Masterpieces of French Literature in Translation
Close reading and analysis of French major texts in English translation. May be counted toward the major in English as a 200-level course in foreign literature in which a significant amount of reading is in translation. Offered alternate years. V2 FREN 261 (1)
Directed Study
Selected topics pursued by individual students or small groups of students under supervision of a member of the department. FREN 311 (3)
Studies in French Culture and Civilization
Topic for Fall 2009: "Existentialism and Postmodernism." This course will lead to a better understanding of the philosophical movements in 20th-century France. Students will read and analyze texts by theoreticians such as Sartre, Camus, Foucault, and Baudrillard. V2, V FREN 313 (3)
French Literary Genres I
An in-depth study of major literary works in poetry and theatre, both classical and modern. V2 FREN 314 (3)
French Literary Genres II
An in-depth study of the novel and other narrative forms such as short stories, philosophical tales, autobiography and essays. FREN 315 (3)
Literatures of the French-Speaking World
The cultures and literatures of French-speaking countries outside Europe. Readings may include tales, novels and poetry from Africa, the Caribbean, Canada and other areas. Texts will be examined as literary works as well as keys to the understanding of the different cultures. V2, V FREN 321 (3)
Advanced Grammar
This course deepens the student's understanding of French grammar at the advanced level and its application in various contemporary French language contexts, both written and oral. FREN 323 (3)
Beyond Paris: The Regions of France and the French-Speaking World
This course will lead to a better understanding of the social, political, economic, and cultural diversity that is found both within France and beyond its national borders in the French-speaking world through an in-depth examination of their different regions. FREN 325 (3)
Literary Art Criticism
This course will teach students to analyze visual works of art by comparing writers' commentaries on famous paintings and architectural momuments, from the Lascaux cave paintings to the Beaubourg Center. Among writers studied, there will be literary writers such as Diderot, Baudelaire, Eluard, and Sollers; and postmodern theorists from many disciplines such as Baudrillard, Bourdieu, Foucault, Derrida, Barthes, and Michel Serres. FREN 327 (3)
France Today: Media Texts and Social Contexts
This course will help students develop a critical appreciation of France and the various social, political, and economic problems that confront French society today. The media texts to be studied will include articles from current French newspapers, magazines, and various online news sources. FREN 329 (3)
Semiotics of French Culture
This course will explore French culture through the study of works by semioticians such as Barthes, Baudrillard, Bourdieu, Foucault, and Kristeva. FREN 331 (3)
Representations of the French Revolution
A study of how the depiction and interpretation of the French Revolution in French literature and the arts have changed since 1789. FREN 333 (3)
Existentialism and Postmodernism
This course will lead to a better understanding of the philosophical movements in 20th-century France. Students will read and analyze texts by theoreticians such as Sartre, Camus, Foucault, and Baudrillard. FREN 341 (3)
From Baroque to Classicism
The image of man in his socio-cultural context as seen in representative works of 17th-century literature. Offered alternate years. FREN 355 (3)
Les Philosophes
Major figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in France. Readings will include texts by Diderot, Rousseau, Voltaire and others. Offered alternate years. FREN 358 (3)
The Evolution of Literary Genres from the Baroque to Pre-Romanticism
The classical form in poetry, theatre and the novel, and its evolution to the birth of a new aesthetic and a new ideology in each genre. Typically, readings would incude peotry from Malherbe to Chenier, plays from Corneille to Beaumarchais and novels from Mme de LaFayette to Constant. The genre to be studied will be determined by the needs of the students. Offered alternate years. FREN 361 (1)
Special Study
Selected topics pursued by individual students or small groups of students under supervision of a member of the department. FREN 371 (3)
Aspects of 19th-Century Literature
From the romantic self to the symbolist other: different perceptions of reality in representative works of 19th century literature. Offered alternate years. V2 FREN 377 (1)
Internship
FREN 385 (3)
Aspects of 20th-Century Literature
Crisis, experiment and transformation in the French novel since 1945. Among the novelists to be studied are Boris Vian, Marguerite Duras and Michel Tournier. Offered alternate years. IIIW, V FREN 388 (3)
From Le Mal du Siecle to La Nausee
From the self-absorption of romanticism to the engagement of existentialism. Offered alternate years. FREN 452 (3)
Senior Seminar
Topical studies in French literature. Required of all students majoring in French. IIIO FREN 461 (1)
Independent Study
Special topics pursued by individual students under supervision.
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