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3.00 Credits
A reflection on the main literary works and currents in the modern era in their historical context. Based on an interdisciplinary approach linking literary theory with history, sociology, and psychology. Works studied: Chateaubriand, Rene; Balzac, Le Colonel Chabert; Hugo, Hernani; Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal; Gide, La Symphonie Pastorale; Camus, L'Etranger; Duras, Moderato Cantabile.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an introduction to the art, literature, history, and culture of the City of Lights. Through field trips, assigned readings, class discussions, and on-site visits to a selection of the city's many splendind sacred sites, magnificent museums, and historic monuments, students will encounter the history and culture of one of the world's most venerable and beautiful capitals. Particular attention will be paid to art works and texts that have helped to define French culture and style throughout the ages.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of French pronunciation, phonetics, and oral reading. By means of oral practice and written exercises, students enhance their awareness of the sound system of French and, as a result, improve their own pronunciation, making it more authentic and eliminating serious errors typically made by non-native speakers. Recommended for subconcentrators and Modern Languages/Secondary Education concentrators.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the difficulties encountered by the French governments in dealing with the African immigrant populations coming from the former colonies after the Independence. Main topics: 1. The French notion of ¿laïcité,¿ 2. The French Muslin community and the secular state, 3. Comparison between French and American policies regarding immigration and minorities, 4. Social integration and multiculturalism. Course methodology: introductory lecture, class discussions, movies reviewing and analysis, students¿ oral presentations. Taught in English.
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3.00 Credits
This class proposes a cultural and literary journey based on a variety of texts (newspapers, novels, governmental studies, and social inquiries) through two French-speaking regions in today's world: the African continent and the Caribbean. The course is based on a comparison between the principal features of present-day culture in France and in these two regions. This approach is intended to emphasize and put into perspective the traits characteristic of the geographical and national entities considered and the issues they raise regarding their future development.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers a description and reflection on the French colonization and decolonization process from the Third Republic to the present. Particular attention will be paid to the ideology of colonialism and its consequences regarding the integration of minorities into mainstream French culture and society. Starting with a series of introductory lectures, the course will rely heavily on student participation. In addition, several contemporary French films about the issues at hand will be screened and discussed. Course taught in English; films with English subtitles.
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3.00 Credits
Study of advanced grammar through structural exercises and translation of short literary and cultural texts designed to heighten awareness of differences that define French and English as distinctive language systems. Required of majors Prerequisite: any 300-level course, or by permission.
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3.00 Credits
Study of advanced grammar and syntax through structural exercises and translation designed to heighten awareness of differences that define French and English as distinctive language systems. Refinement of skills necessary for literary analysis through oral and written commentaries on poems and short prose texts. Prerequisites: 203, 204, 301, 302.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to integrate the concentrator's knowledge and skills in language, culture/civilization and literature. Introduction to basic principles of scholarly research. Students are asked to formulate a subject of their choice related to the above fields, and develop it in a twenty-page term paper which they will defend. Department Consent
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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