Subject Description
French

FREN 330 | Introduction to Francophone Literature

A study of modern Francophone literature from the French Caribbean, the Maghreb, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Canada. The course provides an introduction to the literatures that have emerged in the French-speaking countries and regions of the world in recent decades, illustrating their astonishing breadth and diversity, and exploring their constant state of tension with the literature of France.

FREN 310 | Introduction to French Short Fiction Through the Ages

This course will present students with an overview of the development of French literature from the middle ages to the 20th century, focusing on short fiction. Students will gain an understanding of the periodization and development of French literary movements in relation to historical events and changing socio-political structures. At the same time, students will develop skills in critical analysis as they approach literature written in French, often for the first time.

FREN 280 | Topics in French/Francophone Culture

This course is a workshop format to improve writing skills, vocabulary development and an enhanced appreciation and sophisticated command of written French through a variety of texts and frequent writing exercises. Writing formats over the semester may include various styles such as journalism; creative writing; essays; correspondence; blogging; reviews of film, art, or books; web page design; ePortfolios; etc. Semester coursework will be informed by a French or Francophone cultural topic and will explore some particularly advanced grammar points.

FREN 270 | Conversational French and Film

This course combines linguistic functions and structures with culture through an integration of listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. The raw material derives from twentieth-century French film. The course concentrates on improving oral fluency in French by using the topics of the film as starting points, sources of information, and illustrations of language in a cultural context for class discussions.