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  • FREN 210: Actors, Authors and Audiences

    3.00 Credits
    Roger Williams University

    Fulfills a course requirement in the minor of Modern LanguageA variable topics course designed to introduce students to the dramaticand cinematic productions of a specific nation, culture or languagegroup. Through close examination of the material proposed for thetopic, students gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of howthe targeted culture perceives itself and how others perceive it. Thetopic covered each semester is listed in the Course Bulletin. Thiscourse may be repeated for credit, but students must study a differenttopic each time this course is offered. This course is taught in English
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  • FREN 220: Perspectives on Culture: The French

    3.00 Credits
    Roger Williams University

    This course is taught in EnglishThis variable content course is designed to introduce students tothe history and culture of a nation. In a survey style course format,students will gain a deeper understanding of the most significantliterary, historical, and cultural aspects of the targeted nation andmay use this information to assist in language acquisition.
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  • FREN 310: Advanced Grammar and Composition

    3.00 Credits
    Roger Williams University

    Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Major, Minor andCore Concentration.Prerequisite: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- orhigher) of the appropriate Intermediate II language courseIntensive practice and review in advanced grammatical structures,written composition, and the mastery of style. This course formsa basis for advanced competence of grammatical structures in thestudent's target language and is intended to serve as a foundation foradvanced study.
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  • FREN 311: Advanced Conversation

    3.00 Credits
    Roger Williams University

    Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Major, Minor andCore ConcentrationPrerequisite: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- orhigher) of the appropriate Intermediate II language courseAdvanced Conversation is designed to help students refineconversational skills for group discussion, dialogue, and individual oralpresentations on current topics pertaining to everyday life, professions,politics, social/economic conditions, and the arts
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  • FREN 338: French Literary Tradition I

    3.00 Credits
    Roger Williams University

    Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Core ConcentrationPrerequisite: Successful completion (C-or higher) of Intermediate II Coursein the same language or placement by examination.Literary Tradition I provides a chronological survey of literaturein the respective language from around 800 AD to 1750 AD. Themost significant works of literature, ranging from early writingsin medieval epics to lyrical poetry, early novels, and dramas willbe introduced and discussed. Emphasis is placed on the tools ofanalysis specific to literary studies and criticism in modern languagestudy. Reading, discussing and writing about significant texts affordsunderstanding of literature and reinforcement of advanced languageskills.
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  • FREN 339: French Literary Tradition II

    3.00 Credits
    Roger Williams University

    Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Core ConcentrationPrerequisite: Successful completion (C- or higher) of Intermediate II coursein the same language or placement by examination.Literary Tradition II provides a chronological survey of literaturein the respective language from around 1750 AD to the present.The most significant works of literature, ranging from drama to theshort story and the novel, especially in the nineteenth century, willbe introduced and discussed. Emphasis is placed on the tools ofanalysis specific to literary studies and criticism in modern languagestudy. Reading, discussing, and writing about significant texts affordsunderstanding of literature and reinforcement of advanced languageskills.
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  • FREN 340: Advanced Literary Topics

    3.00 Credits
    Roger Williams University

    Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Major, Minor, andCore ConcentrationPrerequisite: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- orhigher) of the appropriate Intermediate II language courseThis variable content course is designed to introduce students toliterary masterpieces, trends, and movements of the targeted languageby reading and studying the author or genre proposed for the course.All lectures and materials are in the targeted language and studentsare expected to be proficient speakers and writers of the targetedlanguage.
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  • FREN 342: 19th Century French Fiction

    3.00 Credits
    Roger Williams University

    Fulfills a course requirement in the modern language major, minor andcore concentrationPrerequisite: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- orhigher) of French 202.19th Century French Fiction focuses on a rich period for the Frenchnovel (and short stories), and allows students extensive exposure toworks that have shaped modern writing. The emphasis is on greatfigures such as Hugo, Zola, Balzac, and Nerval, along with importantschools and movements: Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism.Students will learn to appreciate the influence of these movementsoutside of France, and will also become familiar with some socialand intellectual background within France: the Revolution,progressivism, positivism. The objective is to improve students'French skills by very extensive work with prose. This course istaught in French.
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  • FREN 343: Francophone Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Roger Williams University

    Fulfills a course requirement in the modern language major, minor andcore concentrationPrerequisite: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- orhigher) of FREN 202.This course will focus on the 20th century, across all genres: novel,drama, short stories, poetry, songs. The course books includevocabulary and grammar review, and introduce some lesserknownwriters from Canada, Louisiana, Africa, the Caribbean, theSouth Pacific and elsewhere. The course explores post-colonialthemes, and students will learn to imagine French (the language)and francophoniE (the language and aspects of culture) as usefulcommodities outside of France and around the world. This course istaught in French.
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  • FREN 350: Advanced Topics

    3.00 Credits
    Roger Williams University

    Fulfills a course requirement in the Modern Language Major, Minor andCore Concentration.Prerequisite: Placement by examination or successful completion (C- orhigher) of the appropriate Intermediate II language courseAdvanced Topics is a variable content course designed to explore areasof language study outside of the scope of literature. Topics includelinguistics, European literary criticism, and business. Unless otherwise noted, this course is taught in the target language, and a high levelof proficiency is expected. The topic covered each semester is listedin the Course Bulletin. This course may be repeated for credit, butstudents must study a different topic each time this course is offered
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