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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
O'Neil This accelerated course will allow motivated students who place at the high-intermediate level to advance to the 300-level courses after only one semester. It is offered as an alternative to the standard two-semester second-year language sequence (French 205-206). Work will focus on development of the four basic linguistic skills - speaking, listening, writing and reading - through structured grammar practice, communicative activities, and selected readings . Prerequisite : Placement exam or consent of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Zalloua, O'Neil Students will expand and perfect their ability to function accurately and appropriately in written and oral French. These courses develop advanced grammar, composition, and discussion skills around primary sources, including literary and popular texts and electronic media. They may include frequent compositions, advanced grammatical exercises, active discussion, theatrical exercises and student projects and presentations. Strongly recommended for French majors. Prerequisites: French 206 or 210 or placement exam. May be taken out of sequence.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the major historical periods and literary authors of French civilization from medieval times through the mid-20th century. We will develop the student's ability to read closely and analyze texts in French through selected excerpts and shorter works by authors such as Villon, Montaigne, Molière, Voltaire, Flaubert, Baudelaire, and others. A final exam, short papers, oral presentations and active participation are required. The course will be conducted in French. French 315 is required for a French minor and can be counted for the French major. Prerequisites: French 206 or 210 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
O'Neil An introduction to the society and culture of France and the Francophone world from the early 20th century to the present. Topics discussed include French youth, the condition of women, immigration and racism, the economy and work, Paris, the provinces and the DOM-TOM, Francophone countries, education and politics. Assignments may include readings from the French press and modern French fiction, French film screenings and radio broadcasts. Conducted in French. Prerequisite: French 206 or 210 or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
not offered 2008-09 The medieval epic, theatre, lyric poetry, and narrative fiction, including courtly and bourgeois literature. Conducted in French. This course meets three times a week. Prerequisites: at least two 300-level French classes or consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years with French 429.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Zalloua The French literary Renaissance studied principally through the works of Rabelais, Montaigne, and the Pleiade poets. Three periods per week. Conducted in French. Prerequisites: at least two 300-level French classes or consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years with French 430.
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4.00 Credits
not offered 2008-09 The classical age as it developed out of the French Renaissance. Studies in the classical theatre, poetry, and novel against the background of philosophical and ethical thought expressed by such thinkers as Descartes, Pascal, LaRochefoucauld, and others. Conducted in French. Three periods per week. Prerequisites: at least two 300-level French classes or consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years with French 427.
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3.00 Credits
The Age of Enlightenment. Studies in the literary genres that reflect the evolution in ethical and aesthetic thought in such writers as Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, and Beaumarchais. Conducted in French. Three periods per week. Prerequisites: at least two 300-level French classes or consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years with French 428.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
A selection of novels, poetry, and plays reviewed in light of major aesthetic trends (Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism) and socio-political influences. This course will examine the work of such authors as Chateaubriand, Hugo, Balzac, Stendhal, Baudelaire, and Zola. Conducted in French. Prerequisites: at least two 300-level French classes or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
not offered 2008-09 An introduction to the major authors and movements of French cinema from the 1930s to the present day. We will study works by film authors such as Renoir, Carné, Tati, Godard, Truffaut, Varda, Kassovitz and Serreau. In addition to required screenings, students will read a broad selection of critical texts introducing the technical, theoretical, cultural, political and economic forces that have shaped the French film industry from the advent of sound through to the present day. Movies will be shown in French with English subtitles. This course will be taught in two sections, one in English (RFS 368B) and one in French; the two sections will be combined in English once a week. Prerequisites: at least two 300-level French classes or consent of instructor.
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