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 FRN 1001/1002:  Introductory French I & II (4 cr. each.)
An introduction to French language, grammar, vocabulary, short dialogues and cultural texts with the aim of developing the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Language laboratory drills. Prerequisite for Introductory French I: none; for Introductory French II: Introductory French I or its equivalent. (Fall) / (Spring)

FRN 2001/2002:  Intermediate French I & II (3 cr. each)  
Intermediate French I and II enhances students’ foundation in French, helping them improve their listening  ability, their ability to communicate orally, to read fictional and non-fictional texts, and to express themselves in writing. Special stress on fundamentals of grammar.  Prerequisite: Two or three years of high school French or its equivalent, or Introductory French I and II. (Fall) / (Spring) Syllabi:  FRN2001 / FRN2002

FRN 3003:  Advanced French Language and Culture (3 cr.) This will be a transitional course between language and literature courses.  It is designed for students who have completed FRN 2002, Intermediate French II, and who wish to improve their oral, written and comprehension skills. In addition to a grammar review, students will read cultural (newspaper and magazine articles, songs) and literary (short stories, poems, and novels) texts, and watch films.  Prerequisite: FRN 2002, or its equivalent. (Fall )  Syllabus: FRN3003

FRN 3008/5008:  Contemporary French Culture 
(3 cr.)
The course studies various aspects of contemporary French society through broader themes of family, education, politics, and immigration. Class discussions will be based on literary, sociological and historical readings, articles from French newspapers and the World Wide Web, and a selection of French films. Prerequisite: Introduction to the Analysis of French Texts, or its equivalent. (Spring ’07) Syllabus: FRN3008


FRN 3012/5012:  The Nineteenth-Century French Novel (3 cr.)
The course introduces students to key French novels of the nineteenth-century paying particular attention to the social, political and literary contexts of these fictional narratives.  From the romantic novel of the early part of the century to the realist novels of Honoré de Balzac and Gustave Flaubert and the later naturalist novels of Emile Zola and Guy de Maupassant, this course will examine how these novels depict nineteenth-century French society. In addition to the novels, we will read critical and historical material on the nineteenth-century. Prerequisite: Introduction to the Analysis of French Texts, or its equivalent.  (Spring ’05)  Syllabus: FRN3012

FRN 3017/5017:  World Literatures in French (3 cr.)
The course examines literature written in French by writers from the Maghreb (North Africa), the Caribbean and Subsaharan Africa. A strong emphasis will be placed on the status of women, sexuality, religion, the postcolonial status of Francophone countries and their relationship with France.  We will also define what constitutes Francophone literature, the use of language, the Négritude movement and read poems and historical and critical texts. The course material includes novels, short stories, poems and films by writers and filmmakers such as Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Mariama Bâ, Maryse Condé, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Assia Djebar, and Ousmane Sembène, among others.  Prerequisite: Introduction to the Analysis of French Texts, or its equivalent. (Fall ’04).  Syllabus:FRN3017

FRN 3021/5021:  20th Century French Theater (3 cr.)
In this course we read and analyze French plays by twentieth-century dramatists including Jean Anouilh, Samuel Beckett, Aimé Césaire, Marguerite Duras, Jean Giraudoux, Eugène Ionesco, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Our approach to the texts will center on the social, political, and cultural contexts of the plays as well as representations of class, gender, and the role of language. Prerequisite: Introduction to the Analysis of French Texts, or its equivalent (Fall ’06). Syllabus:FRN3021

FRN 3024: Introduction to the Analysis of French Texts (3 cr.)
This course refines the skills acquired in FRN 3003, Advanced French Language and Introduction to Literature.  We will continue to review French grammar and read, analyze, and write about French novels, short stories, plays, and films.  Prerequisite: Advanced French Language and Culture, or its equivalent. (Spring). 

FRN 3027/5027: French Comedy (3 cr.)
This course studies the development of French comedy from the medieval period to the twentieth century.  Plays to be read with include the medieval farce Maistre Pathelin and  Ionesco’s absurd plays. We will study comedies by Molière, Marivaux, Beaumarchais, Musset, and Ionesco.  In addition to the study of character, style and themes, we will examine how the playwrights use comedy to reflect on their particular historical periods while commenting on the social and political situation of their times. Prerequisite: Introduction to the Analysis of French Texts, or its equivalent. (Fall ’05). Syllabus: FRN3027

FRN 3031/5031: French and Francophone Culture through Literature and Film (3 cr.)

In this course we examine contemporary French and Francophone culture through literature and film. The literary works and films to be analyzed will revolve around 5 themes: family and childhood, women, cities, immigration, and urban alienation. We will read works by Raymond Queneau, Calixthe Beyala, Joseph Zobel and Mehdi Charef among others, and watch films by François Truffaut, Louis Malle, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Cédric Klapisch, Mathieu Kassovitz, Mehdi Charef, Jean–Pierre Jeunet, Euzhan Palcy, Claire Denis, and Agnès Varda. Prerequisite: Introduction to the Analysis of French Texts, or its equivalent.  (Spring ’06)  

 

FRN 4495: Independent Study (3 cr.)
For majors only with permission of the department.

 




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