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French (FRE)
Major: A minimum of eight course credits in French at or above the 300 level, which include FRE 301, 303, and 411. A maximum of two elective upper-level courses in other areas, approved beforehand by the Department as relevant to the major, may be substituted for two of the elective French courses.
Teaching Major : A minimum of nine course credits, to include FRE 301, 303, at least four additional 300-level courses in French, and two additional courses at the 300 level, one of which may be in another field if approved by the French program as relevant to the major; and LAL 308 (Language Teaching Methodology). In addition to the foregoing requirements, prospective teachers must also apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program (preferably at the start of their sophomore year) and complete a second major in Secondary Education described under Education.
Study Abroad: French majors are strongly encouraged to study abroad, and up to four course credits taken on approved programs may be substituted for required major courses.
Note: Lectures and discussions in all 300- & 400-level courses are in French.
101-102. Beginning French I & II Pronunciation and grammar, with stress on facility in reading and speaking French, including intensive drills in language laboratory.
103. Beginning French III
Continuation of French grammar and vocabulary development, with emphasis on speaking, listening, writing, and reading. Prerequisite: FRE 102.
205. Intermediate French
Special emphasis on conversation skills and communication strategies. Integration of grammar and vocabulary into discourse. Advanced grammar review. Contemporary materials for reading practice. Prerequisite: FRE 103.
206. Intermediate French in Quebec
Same as FRE 205 but taught in Quebec, Canada. The final course in the B.A. language requirement offered off-campus. Registration entails additional costs. Prerequisites: FRE 103 and permission of instructor. Alternate years. CROWDER or BONEY
254. French Women Writers in Translation
Survey of fiction, poetry, and essays by major women writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Works by Sand, Colette, de Beauvoir, Saurraute, Wittig, and others will be examined in light of contemporary views of feminism, femininity, and ``female writing.'' All work in English. No knowledge of French required. May be counted as a 300-level course for French majors with permission of instructor. (Humanities) CROWDER
301. Composition and Conversation
Intensive practice in speaking and writing. Introduction to reading full-length literary works and to critical analysis. Development of writing skills in informal and formal forms. Prerequisite: FRE 205. CROWDER
302. Advanced Conversation in Quebec
For students who wish to achieve greater fluency and an understanding of life in Quebec, Canada. Extensive work on oral comprehension and speaking. Registration entails additional costs. Prerequisite: FRE 205 or 206 and permission of instructor. Alternate years. CROWDER or BONEY
303. French Culture and Civilization
20th century French and Francophone culture from the perspectives of media, politics, intellectual life, and popular culture. Literary works discussed as framework and context, but the course is not primarily on literature. Prerequisite: FRE 205. Alternate years. (Humanities) BONEY
315. Mediaeval Literature
Epic, courtly, and allegorical literature, chivalric romance, ribald tale, and comic theatre of the French Middle Ages. Prerequisite: FRE 301. (Humanities) BONEY
321. The French Renaissance: Sixteenth Century Literature
Works by Rabelais, Montaigne, and the poets of the Lyon and Pleiade schools. The emergence of a national literature and the development of the Humanist tradition in France. Prerequisite: FRE 301. (Humanities) BONEY
327. Baroque and Neoclassicism: Seventeenth Century French Literature
Classical tragedy and comedy of Racine, Corneille, and Moliere. The origins of the modern novel. Prerequisite: FRE 301. (Humanities)
331. Enlightenment: Eighteenth Century French Literature
The intellectual quest of the philosophes and the Encyclopedistes, with selected readings from Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, and Montesquieu. Development of the drama, the novel, and pre-Romanticism. Prerequisite: FRE 301. (Humanities) CROWDER
341, 342. Nineteenth Century I & II Lyric impetus. Romantic novel and drama; realism and naturalism; the modern spirit. Prerequisite: FRE 301. (Humanities) BONEY, CROWDER
351, 352. Twentieth Century I & II Poetry, novel, and theatre, including Surrealism, Existentialism, theatre of the absurd, and the ``anti-novel.'' Prerequisite: FRE 301. (Humanities) CROWDER
390. Individual Project: see Courses 390.
411. Seminar
Studies in depth in a literary movement, area, or author. Required of all French majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Alternate years.
480. Internship: see Courses 480.
988. There are currently eight programs in France or Francophone countries run by the School for International Training. There are language and culture semesters in Cameroon, France, Madagascar, and Morocco. There is a language immersion semester in France, a semester with an emphasis on the environment in Madagascar, a semester with an emphasis on international studies in Switzerland, and a semester in international business in France. See SIT.
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