French Course Offerings
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Course Descriptions
111 Elementary French I (3) Introduction to French.
Credit Restriction: Not available to students eligible for 150.
112 Elementary French II (3) Introduction to French.
Credit Restriction: Not available to students eligible for 150.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 111.
150 Intermediate French Transition (3) This course is designed to prepare
students for enrollment in 211.
Credit Restriction(s): For elective credit only. Since 150 is a review of elementary
French, students who receive credit in this course may not also receive credit
for any other 100-level French course and, therefore, also forfeit the 6 hours
of elementary language credit awarded through placement examination.
211 Intermediate French I (3) (CC)
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 150 or 112 or departmental placement exam.
Comment(s): Students who place in 200-level courses from high school will
receive 6 hours of elementary French credit.
212 Intermediate French II (3) (CC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 211.
Comment(s): Students who place in 200-level courses from high school will
receive 6 hours of elementary French credit.
217 Honors: Intermediate French I (3) For students of superior ability
in French. Students follow enriched program with emphasis on speaking
ability and reading, including literary selections (CC)
Comment(s): Incoming freshmen admitted on basis of diagnostic test, high
school average, and performance on ACT.
218 Honors: Intermediate French II (3) For students of superior ability
in French. Students follow enriched program with emphasis on speaking
ability and reading, including literary selections. (CC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 217.
Comment(s): Incoming freshmen are admitted on the basis of diagnostic test,
high school average, and performance on ACT. Students with a grade of A in
211 may enter 218 with permission of instructor. Credit for 300 is given to students
receiving a grade of A or B in 218.
300 Transitional Grammar Review and Reading (3) For students who
have completed the intermediate-level sequence and who need additional
preparation in reading comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, and key
areas of grammar.
Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the major or minor.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 212 or 218.
301 Elements of French for Upper-Division and Graduate Students
(3) Elements of language, elementary and advanced readings.
Grading Restriction: No auditors.
Credit Restriction: No credit for students who have completed 111 and 112 or
equivalent.
Comment(s): Open to graduate students (for undergraduate credit) preparing for
language examinations and upper-division students desiring reading knowledge
of the language.
333 Intermediate Composition and Grammar (3) Emphasizes writing
skills. Review of major grammatical points in French.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 212 or 218.
334 Intermediate Conversation (3) Emphasizes speaking skills. Further
review of French grammar. Required of all French majors.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 333.
345 French for Business (3) Contemporary French language as it
applies to business transactions. Understanding and composing business
letters. Oral communication and elements of French culture related
to good business practices.
Credit Restriction: Either 334 or 345 may be applied toward the major, but not
both.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 333.
351 History of French Literature I (3) Chronological overview of French
literature and culture from the Middle Ages to 1800.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 333.
352 History of French Literature II (3) Chronological overview of
French literature and culture from 1800 to the present.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 333.
Comment(s): May be taken before 351.
400 Consecutive and Simultaneous French-English and English-
French Translation (3) Consecutive translation to and from English.
Introduction to simultaneous translation to English.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 333.
410 Medieval French Literature (3) Major representative works of
Medieval French literature. Texts in modern French. Writing-emphasis
course. (Same as Medieval Studies 410.)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 351 or 352.
411 French Literature of the 16th Century (3) Highlights of 16th-century
French literature. Excerpts from Rabelais and Montaigne. Readings of
poems from the writers from Lyon and members of the Pléiade. Writingemphasis
course.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 351 or 352.
412 French Literature of the 17th Century (3) Masterpieces of 17thcentury
French literature. Writing-emphasis course.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 351 or 352.
413 French Literature of the 18th Century (3) Major works of the
Enlightenment. Writing-emphasis course.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 351 or 352.
414 French Literature of the 19th Century (3) French Romanticism and
its counter movements – Realism, Parnassianism, and Naturalism.
Writing-emphasis course.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 351 or 352.
415 French Literature of the 20th Century (3) Evolution of 20th-century
French literature. Writing-emphasis course.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 351 or 352.
420 French Cinema (3) The French cinema from its earliest days
through the New Wave directors. May be applied toward the French
major. Writing-emphasis course. (Same as Cinema Studies 420.)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 351 or 352.
421 Phonetics (3) Foundation in the science of phonetics. Practical
exercises and individual performance.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 333.
422 Advanced Grammar (3) Improving one’s written French by studying
basic and more refined structures of the French language. Writing creative
free-style compositions. Writing-emphasis course.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 333.
423 Advanced Conversation (1) Informal conversation with native
speaker on contemporary topics. Stresses in-class contact rather than
outside preparation.
Contact Hour Distribution: Meets 2 hours a week.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 333.
424 Advanced Conversation (1) Informal conversation with native
speaker on contemporary topics. Stresses in-class contact rather than
outside preparation.
Contact Hour Distribution: Meets 2 hours a week.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 333.
425 Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics (3) Initiation into the theory
and practice of techniques of linguistic analysis in the subfields of phonetics,
phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical
linguistics. Discussion of their relevance to the learning and teaching
of foreign languages and to the study of literary texts. Writing-emphasis
course. (Same as German 425; Linguistics 425; Russian 425;
Spanish 425.)
Recommended Background: Linguistics 200.
426 Methods of Historical Linguistics (3) (See German 426.)
429 Romance Linguistics (3) Development of Classical Latin through Vulgar Latin into major Romance Languages. Writing-emphasis course. (Same as Linguistics 429; Spanish 429.)
430 Theatrical French (4) Comprehensive introduction to dramatic texts,
performance, and theatrical production in French. Students collaborate in
the creative staging of a French play and they actively participate in its
public performance. May be applied toward the major as a literature
course. Writing-emphasis course.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 351 or 352.
431 Highlights of French Civilization (3) Survey of French civilization
from the Gauls to World War II. Historical events, daily life, all forms of
arts. Writing-emphasis course.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 351 or 352.
432 Contemporary French Culture (3) Current French cultural issues placed in historical perspective with a comparative emphasis. In English with readings in French for majors. May be applied toward the French major. Writing-emphasis course.
433 French and Francophone Women Writers (3) Works by women writing in French considered in cultural context. In English with readings in French for majors. May be applied toward the French major. Writingemphasis course. (Same as Women’s Studies 433.)
440 Capstone Experience in French (3) Synthesizing senior colloquium and tutorial in which students reflect on the raison d’être of the discipline from a multidimensional point of view. Writing-emphasis course. Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – senior.
450 Special Topics (3) Selected topics in French studies. Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
490 Internship (1-15) Career-related experiences in the United States or
abroad.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): French major/language and world business concentration.
491 Foreign Study (1-15) Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours. Registration Permission: Consent of program chair.
492 Off-Campus Study (1-15) Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of program chair.
493 Independent Study (1-15) Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours. Registration Permission: Consent of program chair.