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4.00 Credits
This course provides intensive practice in conversational French, centered on cultural aspects of the Frenchspeaking world. French and francophone movies serve as the thematic backdrop for inclass discussions, oral presentations, and papers emphasizing correct usage of French linguistic and grammatical structures. This course also focuses on building vocabulary and idiomatic expressions, improving research techniques, including proper dictionary use, and expanding students' conversational strategies and variety of expression in conversational and written modes. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: FRN 204 Intermediate French II Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 302.
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4.00 Credits
A continuation of FRN 301, 302 French Conversation & Composition but with more emphasis on formal writing skills: description, narration, opinion, analysis. Through the study of examples of each genre, students learn the stylistic and linguistic devices appropriate to each before writing their own essays. Advanced grammar study, translation, and vocabulary building are additional aspects of this course since many of the errors students at this level make in their speaking/writing stem from inaccurate translations from English. During the second half of the course, students will read and discuss a contemporary novel dealing with family and social issues in contemporary France for conversational practice as well as an examination of the genres studied in the first half of the course. Prerequisite: FRN 301 or 302 French Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 304.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines a topic of interest today in France and other countries where French is spoken. The topic varies according to the interests of the instructor and emphasizes increased acquisition of reading and speaking skills. Focusing on social and cultural contexts, the course uses texts such as newspaper and magazine articles, websites, films, literature, and other cultural texts. Rotating topics include nature and the environment, education, FrancoAmerican relations, marriage and the family, and arts and popular culture. Assignments typically include keeping a journal, quizzes on content and vocabulary, short papers, and class presentations. Taught entirely in French. Prerequisite: FRN 204 Intermediate French II. May be repeated for credit.
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4.00 Credits
Using reallife cases and scenarios, this course introduces students to business practices in France and the francophone world. Contacts with local professionals, both inside and outside of the classroom, allow students to explore the numerous possibilities of using their French linguistic and cultural knowledge beyond the academic arena (such as working for companies with international offices, volunteering with health organizations in Frenchspeaking countries, providing translation services, and so forth). This course focuses on acquiring the proper writing, analytical, and oral presentational skills necessary to succeed in such careers. In addition to linguistic training, students learn techniques for crosscultural analysis vital to conducting business in France or in other countries around the world. Offered in alternate spring semesters. Prerequisite: FRN 204 Intermediate French II Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 311.
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4.00 Credits
Beginning with the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux and ending with the Second Empire in the nineteenth century, this course traces the major periods in the civilization of France through a survey of its geographical, historical, social, literary, and artistic heritage. Taught in French. Prerequisite: FRN 301 or 302 French Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement H (and W which applies to 321 only).
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the diverse cultures of the francophone world, specifically of the Frenchspeaking African and Caribbean countries. Beginning with the period of French colonization, students will explore the development of various historical, social, political, and artistic aspects of contemporary francophone culture through film, literature, magazines, the internet, and other multimedia materials. Taught in French. Prerequisite: FRN 301 or 302 French Conversation & Composition, FRN 305 Topics in France & the Francophone World or FRN 310 or 311 French for the Professions Meets general academic requirement D (and W which applies to 331 only).
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4.00 Credits
In this course we will consider how love was "invented" in Europe beginning with the eleventh century. Wewill consider how nascent views of love influenced gender relations as well as how they intersected with the institution of marriage and social attitudes about marriage. We will learn how our ideas about love are not universal but rather an historical product. We will also be able to see where some of our ideas about relationships between the sexes come and wonder about how it is they have endured. We will primarily look at literary texts such as courtly love lyric, the courtly romance, and the later fabliaux and farces that introduce a much "earthier" element into the question of love. We will also study some historical events andconsider conduct manuals or theological treatises bearing on social institutions such as marriage. Along the way, we will consider the relationship between historical and literary documents as well as what it meant to be a medieval "author." Taught in French. Prerequisite: FRN 303 or 304 Advanced French Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement L.
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4.00 Credits
In this course we will look at the important developments occurring in art, history, literature, and society in late sixteenth and seventeenth century France. Through the study of the great writers, philosophers, and moralists of this period, we will examine closely how cultural and political change influenced and transformed the literary masterpieces of this "grand siècle" in French history. Questions of human nature aphilosophized by moralists, tragic and comedic theatre, fables, folktales, and moral essays will focus the readings and discussions of the evolutionary changes occurring at this time in French history. Taught in French. Prerequisite: FRN 303 or 304 Advanced French Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement L.
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4.00 Credits
The eighteenth century begins with the demise of Louis XIV, the king who represents France's past glory it ends with the French Revolution, the cataclysmic event which heralds a new and different society as France looks toward the future. What is the individual's place in society and in the universe How do we and should we live together as social beings Such questions are central to this Age of Enlightenment. Our study focuses on les Philosophes, especially on Montesquieu, Diderot, Voltaire, and Rousseau. Taught in French. Prerequisite: FRN 303 or 304 Advanced French Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement L.
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19.00 Credits
In reaction to the eighteenth century emphasis of the Enlightenment on scientific progress for the good of humanity, nineteenth century Romanticism emphasized the individual and the mal de siècle. Political unrest following the French Revolution and changing regimes and republics led writers to champion politics and social causes in their works, reflecting the Realist tradition as they documented the industrial era, the ascendancy of the bourgeoisie, and the plight of the worker. Readings include works by Balzac, Stendhal, Flaubert, Maupassant, Zola, and Baudelaire. Taught in French. Prerequisite: FRN 303 or 304 Advanced French Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement L.
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