111. Elementary French. 5 semester hours.
Emphasis on elementary grammar, oral practice and required laboratory. Open to the beginner, except by permission or placement. Every year.
112F. Intermediate French. 5 semester hours.
Grammar review, composition, oral practice, reading and required laboratory. Prerequisite: French 111 or equivalent. Every semester.
140A. Themes of Francophone Literature. 4 semester hours.
The course introduces students to francophone literary traditions. Representative works are studied and discussed. Lectures, readings and discussions are in English. Some sections are writing intensive. Every year.
201. Advanced Intermediate French. 4 semester hours.
Study of French in the context of the liberal arts. Reading in French literature, culture and history; composition, oral practice; thorough and systematic review of French grammar. For students with three or more years of high school French. Every semester.
210. Expression orale. 4 semester hours.
Course in oral French, vocabulary building, and study of idioms and popular style. Individual conferences. Prerequisite: French 112 or equivalent.
215. Expression écrite. 4 semester hours.
Advanced composition, grammar review and introduction to literary analysis. Prerequisite: French 201 or equivalent. Writing intensive. Every year.
230. French Topics. 4 semester hours.
Study of topics, chosen by the instructor, designed to be of interest to the entire campus community. Taught in English, readings in English. Some sections writing intensive. Offered as need arises. This course may be repeated for credit.
250. French Culture and Society. 4 semester hours.
Consideration of topics in contemporary French culture, including study of economic, political, sociological, educational and artistic institutions and issues in France today. Prerequisite: French 112 or its equivalent. Writing intensive. Alternate years.
301A. Survey of Literature I. 4 semester hours.
Survey of major writers, movements and genres in French literature from the Medieval period through the 17th century. Prerequisite: one 200-level French course or by permission. Writing intensive. Every year.
302A. Survey of Literature II. 4 semester hours.
Continuation of 301 dealing with the major writers, movements and genres during the 18th and 19th centuries. Prerequisite: one 200- level French course. Recommended: French 215. Writing intensive. Every year.
330. French Topics. 4 semester hours.
Study of special subjects, chosen by the instructor and described in the course schedule each term. Some sections writing intensive. Offered as need arises. This course may be repeated for credit.
350. La France et Les Français. 4 semester hours.
History from the Gauls to the present. Special consideration will be given to the relationship between French history and French literature. Prerequisite: French 250 or permission of instructor. Some sections writing intensive. Offered as need arises.
380. Methods for Teaching Foreign Language (K-12). 4 semester hours.
Course to acquire an understanding of the history and rationale for foreign language instruction and of the relationship between theories of language learning and classroom practice. The student learns to plan, implement, and evaluate language instruction for students at the elementary and secondary school levels, and to enrich curriculum content to promote appreciation of the customs, values and history of other cultures. Field experience is included. Prerequisite: Completion of two 200-level courses in the target language or by permission of the instructor. Alternate years.
390R. Modern Critical Thought. 4 semester hours.
Introduction to contemporary theory, including deconstruction, discourse theory, feminist and postcolonial theory, and theories of gender. No prerequisites. Some sections writing intensive. Alternate years.
410. La Poésie française. 4 semester hours.
In-depth study of French poets from the Renaissance to the present. Prerequisite: French 301 and/or 302. Writing intensive. Every third year.
411. Le Théâtre français. 4 semester hours.
Study of French theater from the 17th century to the present. Prerequisite: French 301 and/or 302. Writing intensive. Every third year.
412. La Prose I: L’ épopée, le roman, les essais, et les écrits philosophiques (le moyen âge au 18e siècle). 4 semester hours.
Study of representative prose works from 1200 through 1789. Prerequisite: French 301 and/or 302. Writing intensive. Every third year.
413. La Prose II: le roman du 19e siècle. 4 semester hours.
Study of the novelists of the 19th century, including Musset, Balzac, Stendhal, and Flaubert. Prerequisite: French 301 and/or 302. Writing intensive. Every third year.
414. La Prose III: le roman du 20e siècle. 4 semester hours.
Study of works from various literary movements in the 20th century, including Proust. Prerequisite: French 301 and/or 302. Writing intensive. Every third year.
450. Senior Seminar. 4 semester hours.
Review of major literary movements and genres. Required of majors. Writing intensive. Every spring.
490. Independent Study. Variable credit.
This course may be repeated for credit.
491. Internship. Variable credit.
This course may be repeated for credit.
499. Honors Thesis/Project. Variable credit.
Prerequisite: 3.50 GPA and permission of the Department Chair.
