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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Reading and individual study of some aspect of French culture, literature, or language. Department approval required. (1-4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Department approval required. Graded pass/fail. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing with French major. (2-4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Develops the ability to understand and speak authentic French in a meaningful context. The French in Action videodisks and cassettes introduce students to language, customs, culture and everyday life in France. Four classes per week, plus work in the language lab or media center.
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3.00 Credits
A thorough review of French grammar, mainly through short texts. Students will develop a richer vocabulary and a broader knowledge of French and Francophone culture, including literature and film. Three classes per week, plus weekly meetings with the French language assistant. (Kirk Anderson)
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3.00 Credits
Designed to enhance the student's ability to read, write and speak French through close study and discussion of selected readings-fiction, plays, poetry, essays and articles, as well as films, newscasts and multimedia programs in French. Frequent short papers and/or oral presentations. In the first semester, the course will emphasize reading; in the second, the emphasis will be on oral communication. (Edward J. Gallagher, Jonathan David Walsh)
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3.00 Credits
Postcolonial encounters: What does it mean for the colonized to write in the language of the colonizer We will try to answer that question through film screenings and the reading and discussion of novels, plays, poems and essays by 20th-century French writers such as Marguerite Duras as well as Vietnamese, African and West Indian Francophone writers. (Cecile Danehy) Connections: Conx 20041 Colonial Encounters
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3.00 Credits
Reading and discussion of novels, plays and poems by major French authors from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. We will read, discuss and write about Tristan et Iseut, poems by Ronsard, Racine's Phèdre, Diderot' s La Religieus e and Flaubert' Madame Bovary. (Edward J. Gallagher) Connections: Conx 20008 Gender Inequality: Sociological and Literary Perspectives, Conx 23004 Gender
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3.00 Credits
What does it mean to be French today What factors contribute to French national identity and how has that identity evolved in recent years In this course we look at the values that define French identity and how they are transmitted from one generation to the next. We look closely at education, government, religion, demographics and social policies as they affect work, race relations and the family. We conclude by studying how the European Union has changed French identity and politics. (Jonathan David Walsh)
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3.00 Credits
What is implied by the expression "the seventh art" How have French directors both resisted and appropriated the dominant Hollywood formula How have they challenged social, political and sexual norms In what ways have French directors influenced world cinema A survey of classic films from the silent period, Poetic Realism, The New Wave, and more recent filmmakers. Directors studied may include Ganz, Carné, Renoir, Cocteau, Truffaut, Godard, Rohmer, Bu?el, Varda, Denis, Beineix, Ozon, Haneke. (Jonathan David Walsh) Connections: Conx 23014 Film and Society
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3.00 Credits
An intensive review of essential grammar for advanced French studies, with emphasis on structural exercises, writing and oral presentations. The course is appropriate for those who need to master the more difficult grammar and idioms of the language before continuing in the advanced cycle of literature and culture courses. (Jonathan David Walsh)
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