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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes developing language skills for self-expression and communication.A wide range of authentic cultural materials, such as press articles, films, short stories, television broadcasts, etc., forms the basis for class discussions.Students write weekly oral assignments to improve grammar and vocabulary.The course introduces the phonetic alphabet and stresses pronunciation exercises.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This two-semester sequence explores France and French people in a cultural, social, and historical context.The exploration moves into regions that comprise the francophone world in the second semester Students use multimedia, Internet, and audio-visual resources extensively and submit frequent oral and written reports. This course meets the world diversity requirement. Three credits per semester.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students develop expertise in the art and craft of translation.The course presents terminology and procedures that assist the translator in describing and solving translation problems.It uses real and simulated case studies in a variety of fields including commercial correspondence, tourism, food, transporta-tion, telecommunications, social science, and literature.Students practice with native script, giving attention to individual interests and majors, using French-to-English and English-to-French translations.The class, which is conducted in both languages, uses human, computer-based, and print resources.(Prerequisite: FR 221 or permission of instructor) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This introduction to the business practices and economic situation of France in the context of the European Union emphasizes commercial vocabulary and business situations presented through extensive use of authentic material and documents.This course, which is of particular interest to students seeking a career in international business or international affairs, uses multimedia, Internet, and audio-visual resources extensively, and includes regular practice in speaking and writing.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Students read and discuss articles from representative magazines and newspapers in French, and reports from television news broadcasts and the Internet.The course considers how the media and technology are shaping French society in the 21st century and discusses a wide range of topics such as politics, education, religion, the arts, science, privacy, and censorship.Students complete frequent oral and written reports.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course serves as an introduction to the field of Caribbean literatures in English and English translation, with a focus on the French-speaking Caribbean.We survey a wide range of theoretical and fictional texts (poetry, short stories, novels, theatre), and introduce students to the debate surrounding the formation of Antillean cultural identity/identities.This course examines "Caribbean literatures" with respect to their language of origin, colonization, slavery, racial experience, landscape, migration, and diaspora, specifically in Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Barbados, Trinidad, Cuba, and the Netherlands Antilles/Surinam.No prerequisite for French majors.Cross-listed with EN 29 5.This course meets the world diversity requirement .(Prerequisite for English: EN 12 or its equivalent) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course serves as an introduction to the field of Caribbean literatures in English and English translation, with a focus on the French-speaking Caribbean.When read in the context of African diasporic literatures, it coincides with what has been called "African American Literatures" or literature written by peoples of African descent in the New World.This course examines a wide range of theoretical and fictional texts that introduce students to the debate surrounding the formation of Antillean cultural identity/identities.It examines Caribbean literatures with respect to their language of origin (English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Creoles and patois), colonization, slavery, racial experience, landscape, creolization, migration, and diaspora specifically in Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Barbados, Trinidad, Cuba, and the Netherlands Antilles/Surinam.Therefore this course is a survey that engages the historical, political, and cultural contexts out of which these literatures have emerge d.This course meets the world diversity requirement. (Prerequisite: EN 12 or equivalent) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
The two-semester sequence presents a chronological view of French literature, emphasizing the most important writers and major literary movements and themes.The first semester considers varied genres from the Middle Ages through the 17th century.The second semester studies the forces unleashed by the Revolution and considers the development of modern French literature.Three credits per semester.
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3.00 Credits
The course explores a wide range of literary genres produced by women writers from France and the francophone world, investigating women's issues such as race, gender, class, status, and power within the historical, political, and cultural contexts of their regions of origin.The course introduces French feminist theories.Students read and conduct discussions in French and complete frequent oral and written assignments.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Students undertake readings and discussions of works by Voltaire, Marivaux, Diderot, Rousseau, Beaumarchais, and others.The course emphasizes class discussion and student participation, and requires frequent papers.Three credits.
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