Course Descriptions
Undergraduate
FREN 1050. Special Approaches to the Study of French. (1-6)
Course may be repeated with change of topic. (On demand)
FREN 1201. Elementary French I. (3) Corequisite: FREN 1201L.
Introduction to the sounds and structure of the French language
with emphasis on vocabulary and the skills of listening, speaking,
reading, and writing. (Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)
FREN 1201L. Elementary French Practicum. (1) Corequisite:
FREN 1201. Active use of French language skills. Two hours per
week. (Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)
FREN 1202. Elementary French II. (3) Prerequisites: FREN
1201 and 1201L, or permission of the department. Corequisite:
FREN 1202L. Continuation of FREN 1201. Three class hours per week.
(Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)
FREN 1202L. Elementary French Practicum. (1) Corequisite:
FREN 1202. Active use of French language skills. Two hours per
week. (Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)
FREN 2050. Topics in French. (1-3) Course may be repeated
with change of topic. (On demand)
FREN 2201. Intermediate French I. (4) Prerequisites: FREN
1202 and 1202L, or permission of the department. Review of French
grammar with conversation and composition based on selected readings.
Three class hours and two lab hours per week. (Fall, Spring)
FREN 2202. Intermediate French II. (4) Prerequisites: FREN
2201 and 2201L, or permission of the department. Conversation
and composition based on readings in French literature and culture.
Film and slide presentations. Three class hours and two lab hours
per week. (Fall, Spring)
FREN 2205. Business French. (3) Prerequisite: FREN 1202
or equivalent, or permission of the department. Written and oral
exercises on the structure and phraseology of business French
as well as routine messages and communications. Emphasis on commercial,
banking, and telecommunication terminology. (Spring)
FREN 2207. French Phonetics. (3) Prerequisites: FREN 2202
or permission of the department. Study of the sounds of the French
language, their production and representation by means of the
International Phonetic Alphabet. Practice in reading and speaking
with proper rhythm and intonation. (Fall)
FREN 2209. French Civilization. (WX) (3) Conducted in English.
No knowledge of French required. Open to majors and non-majors
for elective credit. A study of the French people, past and present,
with emphasis on cross-cultural contrasts in attitudes and values.
(On demand)
FREN 3050. Topics in French. (1-3) Course may be repeated
with change of topic. (On demand)
FREN 3201. French Grammar and Conversation. (3) Prerequisite:
FREN 2202 or permission of the department. Review of French grammar
and guided conversation on prepared topics. Emphasis on spoken
French. (Fall)
FREN 3202. French Grammar and Composition. (3) Prerequisites:
FREN 2202 and 2207 or concurrent enrollment in FREN 2207. FREN
3201 recommended. Review of French grammar and guided compositions
on prepared topics. Emphasis on vocabulary, idiomatic expressions,
and stylistics. (Spring)
FREN 3203. Introduction to French Literature. (3) Prerequisites:
FREN 2207 and 3201, or permission of the department. Development
of techniques for literary study through analysis of selected
major works in French literature. Readings, discussions, presentations,
and explications de texte. (Fall)
FREN 3209. France Today. (3) Prerequisite: FREN 3201 or
permission of the department. Contemporary France: institutions,
society, culture. (Spring)
FREN 3800. Directed Individual Study. (1-3) Prerequisite:
permission of the department; normally open only to FL majors
and minors. Individual work on a selected area of study. To be
arranged with the instructor, generally during the preceding semester,
and by special permission only. May be repeated for credit. (On
demand)
FREN 4003. Studies in French Literature. (3) (3G) Prerequisite:
FREN 3203, or permission of the department. Course may be repeated
with change of topic. (On demand)
FREN 4005. Studies in the French Language. (3) (3G) Prerequisites:
FREN 3201 and 3202, or permission of the department. Course may
be repeated with change of topic. (On demand)
FREN 4007. Studies in French Culture and Civilization. (3)
(3G) Prerequisites: FREN 3201, 3202, and 3209, or permission
of the department. Course may be repeated with change of topic.
(On demand)
FREN 4201. Survey of French Literature I. (3) (3G) Prerequisite:
FREN 3203. The major literary movements from the Middle Ages to
the Enlightenment, with sample texts. Emphasis on continuity and
change. (Fall)
FREN 4202. Survey of French Literature II. (3) (3G) Prerequisite:
FREN 3203. The major literary movements from the Enlightenment
to the contemporary period, with sample texts. Emphasis on continuity
and change. (Spring)
FREN 4800. Directed Individual Study. (1-3) (1-3G) Prerequisite:
permission of the department; normally open only to FL majors
and minors. Individual work on a selected area of study. To be
arranged with the instructor, generally during the preceding semester,
and by special permission only. May be repeated for credit. (On
demand)
Undergraduate/Available for Graduate Credit
Additional work required for graduate credit.
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