FREN - French

Prerequisite: Cannot be taken for credit by students who had two years or more of French in high school. Introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French and to the culture of French-speaking regions. One hour of language laboratory per week is required. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: FREN 1001, or equivalent. Continued listening, speaking, reading and writing in French with further study of the culture of French-speaking regions. One hour of language laboratory per week is required. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: FREN 1002, or equivalent. The student will continue to develop proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and learn to communicate in culturally appropriate ways. One hour of language laboratory per week is required. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: FREN 2001, or equivalent. Students continue to increase linguistic and cultural proficiency through the use of a variety of materials and activities. Course will serve as a transition between intermediate and upper-level courses in French. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Consideration of topics in which courses are not otherwise offered, but for which there is a current need at the freshman/sophomore level. This course is repeatable for credit.

Prerequisite: FREN 2002. General review of grammar through composition and other written activities, such as summaries, correspondence, descriptions, narration, literary analysis, and other rhetorical and culturally appropriate forms. Students are highly encouraged to take FREN 3010 and FREN 3020 concurrently.

Prerequisite: FREN 2002. Emphasis on the improvement of pronunciation and conversation skills while developing vocabulary and communicative structures. Conversation topics will include a wide range of situations, themes, and readings. Students are highly encouraged to take FREN 3010 and FREN 3020 concurrently.

Prerequisites: FREN 3010 and FREN 3020. A survey of the historical, sociological, philosophical, literary, and artistic developments of France up to the French Revolution.

Prerequisites: FREN 3010, FREN 3020. A survey of the historical, sociological, philosophical, literary, and artistic developments of France and the Francophone world from the French Revolution to today.

Prerequisites: FREN 3010, FREN 3020. Study of the development of French literature from the beginnings to Rousseau. Study of principal trends. Reading of representative authors.

Prerequisites: FREN 3010, FREN 3020. Study of the development of French literature from Rousseau to the present time. Study of principal trends. Reading of representative authors.

Prerequisite: FREN 2002. This course provides an introduction to the linguistic analysis of Modern French. Students will develop the basic skills of linguistic analysis in order to understand how the French language works. This course will examine four different levels of French language: the phonology (sounds), the morphology (internal structure of words), the syntax (ordering of elements within the phrase), and the lexis (vocabulary).

Prerequisites: FREN 3010 and FREN 3020. Consideration of topics in which courses are not otherwise offered but for which there is a current need. Subject matter varies. This course is repeatable for credit.

Prerequisites: FREN 3010, FREN 3020. This course will provide students with the opportunity to work on service projects, utilizing skills related to their major in non-profit and service organizations. This course is repeatable for credit.

Prerequisites: FREN 3010, FREN 3020. An advanced study of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary with refinement of writing skills through composition.

Prerequisites: FREN 3010, FREN 3020. An introduction to the economic and business practices of contemporary France and the Francophone world.

Prerequisites: FREN 3010, FREN 3020. Survey of texts written by Francophone women across the centuries and the continents.

Prerequisite: FREN 3010 or FREN 3020. An introduction to othe theory and practice of translation. Intensive practice in the translation of texts in French representative of vaarious academic discipllines.

Prerequisites: FREN 3010, FREN 3020. Consideration of topics in which courses are not otherwise offered but for which there is a current need. Subject matter varies. This course is repeatable for credit.

Prerequisites: FREN 3010, FREN 3020. Consideration of topics in which courses are not otherwise offered but for which there is a current need. Subject matter varies. This course is repeatable for credit.

Prerequisites: Chairperson's approval, FREN 3010, and FREN 3020. Individually designed learning experience involving off-campus field experience and study in the private or public sector. This course is repeatable for credit.

Prerequisites: FREN 3010, FREN 3020, and Chairperson's approval. See the International Studies Section of the Catalog for details.

Prerequisites: FREN 3010, FREN 3020. This course will provide students with the opportunity to learn in greater detail the similarities and the differences between France and Francophone countries and constitutes their culminating experience leading to an understanding of their chosen discipline. (Capstone Experience course).