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4.00 Credits
Third in a sequence that develops communication skills in a careful progression over three semesters. In addition to working on the four traditional skills of language acquisition--speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing--students will be introduced to the cultural contexts of the francophone world. Use of audio and videotaped material may be an integral and required part of the classwork. Students are placed in the appropriate level by their score on the College Board French SAT Subject test, a placement test during fall orientation, or through consultation with a member of the faculty in French. Four credit hours. CURREN, DIONNE, MEMELLI, SAMB
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3.00 Credits
Intensive practice in French through a month's stay in beautiful Dijon, France. Students will live with French families and take classes in an 18th-century h tel particulier in the center of the city. Students will study the history and culture of Burgundy, with frequent visits to museums and other points of interest in the city. Cost in 2007: $2,000. Prerequisite: French 126 or a score of 51 or higher on the fall French placement test. Instructor will contact students for interviews, if necessary. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Builds reading skills and broadens cultural background through a wide variety of readings in French. Emphasis is on the texts and contexts of culture, whether in France, Quebec, or other francophone areas such as Africa and the Caribbean. Continuing work in improving oral and written skills. Prerequisite: French 127. Four credit hours. L. DIONNE, MOSS
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3.00 Credits
Designed specifically for students wishing to develop oral skills and acquire an extensive modern vocabulary, with additional practice in writing short, weekly compositions. Prerequisite: A score of 60 on the College Board French SAT Subject Test or its equivalent on the placement test, or French 128. Four credit hours. SAMB
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3.00 Credits
Required of majors and open to others wishing to improve their written expression in French. Intensive grammar review and frequent practice in writing French. Prerequisite: French 128 or 131. Four credit hours. PALIYENKO
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the major events and movements in the cultural history of France from the medieval period to World War II, with emphasis on written documents such as laws, manifestoes, letters, and decrees and on such visual documents as maps, monuments, paintings, symbols, film, and photography. Required for French studies majors and recommended for international studies students. Prerequisite: French 128. Four credit hours. H. DIONNE
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3.00 Credits
Emphasis on the institutions, events, and culture that shape France today, including politics, education, health care, and the justice system and the relationship of each with the lives of French men and women. Daily reference to the news (on television and in print) will permit the study in depth of important events as they unfold. Prerequisite: French 128. Four credit hours. BRUNETAUX
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3.00 Credits
Exclusively for French majors or students preparing for study in a French-speaking country. Weekly practice in oral French conducted by the French assistant under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated once for credit. Nongraded. Prerequisite: Acceptance in a study-abroad program in a French-speaking country. One credit hour. POULIER
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the 21st-century Francophone and postcolonial world with a special emphasis on the literature and culture of sub-Saharan Africa. Through examination of novels, short stories, poetry, films, folktales, photography, and podcasts, an exploration of the political, historical, and sociological characteristics of sub-Saharan Africa. Of particular interest will be the issues of race, identity, oppression, ethnic conflict, colonization, "oralité," cultural hybridity, post-independence government, and society. Prerequisite: French 128. Four credit hours. I. SAMB
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3.00 Credits
Offers students the opportunity not only to live in Paris, but to discover its terrain actively. Rather than being led through walking tours, students will become the guides themselves, mapping out famous literary trajectories and considering the roles played by architecture, history, and urban planning along the way. Also fills an important need for a French course that has modern canonical literature as its foundation. Estimated cost: $2,750. Prerequisite: French 127. Three credit hours. DAVIES
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