French 2101.01 Introduction to French and Francophone Studies French 2101.01H Honors Introduction to French and Francophone Studies French 2801 Classics of French Cinema French 3101 French Grammar Review French 3102 French Pronunciation and Performance French 3103 French Conversation French 3202 Literary and Visual Texts of the Francophone World French 3701 Introduction to French Cinema French 3801 French-American Culture Wars French 5101 Advanced French Grammar French 5103 French Translation and Interpretation French 5203 Romanticism to Surrealism: Texts and Contexts French 5402 The Roaring 20’s to the 21st Century French 5702 Studies in French Cinema French 7102 Medieval Occitan French 8302 Issues in Second Language Studies French 8899 Dissertation Workshop

Italian 2102 Contemporary Italian Society Italian 3103 Styles and Stylistics Italian 4330 Structures of the Italian Language Italian 8221 Studies in Italian Literature Italian 8243 Studies in Italian Cinema Italian 8246 Studies in Italian Culture: Migrating Italy

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French GE, Intermediate, and Advanced Course Descriptions Spring 2015

French 2101.01: Introduction to French and Francophone Studies Wednesday/Friday 9:35 – 10:55 a.m.; 18704 Instructor: TBA

Tuesday/Thursday 2:20 – 3:40 p.m.; 18705 Instructor: TBA

Tuesday/Thursday 2:20 – 3:40 p.m.; 31461 Instructor: TBA Prereq: 4 cr hrs of French 1103 or 5 cr hrs of French 104 or permission of the instructor. Not open to students with credit for French 201.01, 201.51, or 206.

Techniques for reading and interpreting different French texts: stories, poetry, plays, , music and ads while building vocabulary, comprehension, speaking and writing skills.

French 2101.01H: Honors Introduction to French and Francophone Studies Wednesday/Friday 9:35 – 10:55 a.m.; 18703 Instructor: Prof. Sarah-Grace Heller Prereq: 4 cr hrs of French 1103 or 5 cr hrs of French 104 or permission of the instructor. Not open to students with credit for French 201.01, 201.51, or 206. Non-honors students are welcome, but need the permission of the instructor to enroll.

Techniques for reading and interpreting different French texts: stories, poetry, plays, films, music and ads while building vocabulary, comprehension, speaking and writing skills.

French 2801: Classics of French Cinema Wednesday/Friday 11:30 – 12:25 p.m., Monday 3:00-5:05 p.m. (screening); 31463 Instructor: Prof. Margaret Flinn

This course functions as an introduction to the study of French cinema with a focus on the “Classic” period, the 1930s- 1960s, that is, from early sound cinema through the . The films we will study are primarily from what is known as the “classical” period but also were major popular success or are critically celebrated films with a significant impact on the history of world cinema. Readings furnish historical context and give examples of various approaches to the study of cinema. Students will be introduced to critical vocabulary of formal and technical analysis and will develop skills in analysis and argumentation based on such analysis through class discussion and writing assignments. A background in film studies or French cultural history (literature, art history, language, etc.) is of course helpful, but not presumed—we will do exercises in basic shot identification and formal analysis in the beginning weeks of the semester, cultural historical context will be introduced in lecture or readings as it is relevant to interpretation, and readings will be discussed both for their content and their methodological approaches to film.

French 3101: French Grammar Review Tuesday/Thursday 9:35 – 10:55 a.m.; 18706 Instructor: TBA

Wednesday/Friday 2:20-3:40 p.m.; 18707 Instructor: TBA Prereq: French 1103.01 (104.01), or 4 sem cr hrs of 1103.51 (5 qtr cr hrs of 104.51), or equiv. Students with 4 sem cr hrs or 5 qtr cr hrs for 1103.02 (104.02), 1103.03 (104.03), or 1103.04 (104.04) will need permission from the instructor to enroll. Prereq or concur: French 2101. Not open to students with credit for French 401.

Consolidation of previously learned grammar and introduction to new grammatical concepts. Practice in speaking French with attention to comprehension and oral expression. Not open to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit.

French 3102: French Pronunciation and Performance Tuesday/Thursday 3:55-5:15 p.m.; 30062 Instructor: Prof. Garett Heysel Prereq: French 3101 or 401. Not open to students with credit for French 404.

Formation of French sounds, rules of pronunciation and diction. Reading and performing poems, excepts from plays, public performances, television or film scripts.

French 3103: French Conversation Monday/Wednesday/Friday 10:20-11:15 a.m.; 18708 Instructor: TBA Prereq: French 2101 (201.01) or 2101.51 (201.51) or French 206. Not open to students with credit for French 402.

Practice in speaking French, building of practical vocabulary; emphasis on comprehension and oral expression.

French 3202: Literary and Visual Texts of the Francophone World Wednesday/Friday 12:45- 2:05 pm; 18711 Instructor: TBA Prereq:2101.01(201.01) or 3 cr hrs of 2101.51(5 cr hrs of 201.51) and 3101(401). Not open to students with credit for 427

Readings and analysis of Francophone literary and multimedia texts that provide an appreciation and understanding of the French-speaking world.

French 3701: Introduction to French Cinema Tuesday/Thursday 9:35-10:55 a.m.; 31462 Instructor: TBA Prereq: 3101 (401). Not open to students with credit for 470.

Introduction to the study of French cinema, French film history and the art of the cinema.

French 3801: French-American Culture Wars TuTh 12:45-2:05 pm; 18709 Instructor: Prof. Jennifer Willging

In this course, we will first take a brief survey of the intellectual and political relations between France and the United States from the American Revolution to World War I. We will then focus on the cultural relations between the two nations from World War I to the present through analyses of several kinds of cultural text–travel literature, films, music, cartoons, essays, and newspaper articles–that attest to the influence and the fascination the two cultures have exerted and continue to exert upon each other. We will also learn about contemporary French society and culture and discuss the ways in which they differ from American society and culture. Some of the questions concerning the complex “love- hate” relationship between France and the US that we will explore include: How have the French and the Americans tended to view each other over the past century? Which of their conceptions have remained static, and which have evolved over time? What has been the impact of different American “exports” (such as jazz, GIs, Hollywood, fast food, and the War on Terror) on French society and culture, Which aspects of American culture have the French embraced, and which have they resisted? In what ways has French culture, in turn, influenced American culture? And finally, what is the state of Franco-American relations today? Class format will be mostly discussion with some lectures. Student evaluations will be based on your preparation for and participation in class discussion, two essays, two midterm examinations, and one final examination. This course is taught in English and so may count toward the French major but not the French minor. It may also count as a GE Cultures and Ideas course – consult your College advisor.

French 5101: Advanced French Grammar Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9:10-10:05 a.m.; 18738 (G) & 18739 (UG) Instructor: TBA Prereq: Undergrad students must have credit for French 3101 (401). Not open to students with credit for French 601.

Systematic review of French grammar with composition and other exercises based on contemporary authors; modern tendencies in syntactic analysis. Prerequisites: French 3101 (401) and at least one other course at the 3000-level (400- level) or higher, preferably two.

French 5103: French Translation and Interpretation Wednesday/Friday 2:20-3:40 p.m.; 30064 (G) & 30065 (UG) Instructor: TBA Prereq: Undergrad students must have credit for French 5101 (601).

An introduction to the theory and practice of translation (French to English and English to French) based on texts reflecting different types of written communication. Not open to students with credit for 602.

French 5203: Romanticism to Surrealism: Texts and Contexts Tuesday/Thursday 12:45-2:05 pm; 30066 (G) & 30067 (UG) Instructor: Prof. Patrick Bray

In this course we will investigate the relationship between science and literature in the 19th century. In what ways does scientific discourse borrow from the literary imaginary? How does French literature create new forms from scientific paradigms? How are Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, and other movements informed by science? We will read works by Balzac, Sand, Flaubert, Zola, Verne and others

French 5402: The Roaring 20’s to the 21st Century Tuesday/Thursday 11:10-12:30 pm; 30069 (G) & 30070 (UG) Instructor: Prof. Karlis Racevskis

The transformation of French society since WWI as a result of changing social and political structures.

French 5702: Studies in French Cinema: The Social Space of Interwar French Film Wednesday/Friday 2:20-3:40 p.m., Monday 5:20-7:25 p.m. (screening); 18742 (G) & 18743 (UG) Instructor: Prof. Margaret Flinn

This course focuses on the cinema in interwar France as a case study through which students will explore the relationship between film and the cultural imaginary, particularly the construction of social space. Major themes/issues/movements to be studied include: silent cinema, adaptation and specificity debates, the avant-garde, early sound, tensions between realist and experimental modes of representation (the social, , surrealism, etc), colonialist cinema, militant cinema of the Popular Front, the musical comedy, women and the working class in popular cinema, Paris-banlieue-province. Readings include seminal theoretical/critical works of the 1920s-40s, as well as more recent critical, theoretical and historical analyses.

**This course satisfies the pre-1950s requirement for Film Studies major.**

French 7201: Medieval Occitan Wednesday/Friday 12:45-2:05 p.m. Instructor: Prof. Sarah-Grace Heller

An introduction to the language of the Troubadours. Occitan, also known as Old Provençal or “langue d’oc,” this language at the crossroads of French, Spanish, and Italian was considered the best of the romance vernaculars for lyric poetry by Dante and other contemporaries. A culture of virtuoso poetic innovation flourished at courts such as those of Eleanor of Aquitaine, the counts of Toulouse, and Alfonso of Castille, from the Auvergne to Catalonia. Occitan is still spoken by a minority.

Learn the grammar of this medieval language and explore the culture of the south of France as you translate lyric texts and read one of the great parodic romances, Flamenca.

An important course for those interested in Courtly Love, romance linguistics, translation, or the broader culture and history of France.

• Accommodations made for students from other departments; knowledge of a romance language is advised.

Texts: 1. William D. Paden, An Introduction to Old Occitan (MLA), ISBN 0-87352-293-1. 2. F. R. P. Akehurst and Judith Davis, eds. A Handbook of the Troubadours (Univ. of CA Press), ISBN 0-520-07976-0. 3. Emil Levy, Petit dictionnaire provençal-français. You may want to use the library copy (Grand Reading Room PC3293 .L62 1966), make your own copy, find one used, or use http://www.archive.org/details/petitdictionnair00levyuoft 4. Flamenca, ed. & trans. Valérie Fasseur (Poche, 2014). ISBN 978-2253082569.

French 8302: Issues in Second Language Studies PROCESSING INSTRUCTION: 20+ YEARS OF THEORY, RESEARCH AND APPLICATION Wednesday 2:20-5:00 p.m. Instructor: Prof. Wynne Wong

In 1993, VanPatten and Cadierno published a seminal article that challenged the field of instructed second language acquisition. They argued that L2 instruction tended to be too heavily oriented on product and not well grounded in an understanding of underlying processes of acquisition. Out of this research emerged processing instruction (PI), a type of pedagogical intervention driven by a theory of input processing. Today, there are over 50 studies on PI and there is evidence to support that L2 instruction can affect underlying knowledge if the intervention can change how learners process input. This seminar examines in depth this research agenda and its pedagogical implications. Topics include (but not limited to):

• the nature of input processing (what gets processed [or not] and why); • the difference between processing and noticing; • the distinction between mental representation and skill; • how processing instruction is different from other pedagogical interventions; • the difference between structured input activities and other input activities; • why not all input is created equal; • the role of explicit information in PI; • misconceptions about PI • criticisms of PI • current research trends in PI

REQUIRED READINGS Articles on Carmen There is no required book

Course is taught in English

FR 8301 is *not* a prerequisite for this course

French 8899: Dissertation Workshop TBA, 18710 Instructor: TBA

Faculty-led workshop in which Ph.D. candidates meet bi-weekly to discuss and critique their current dissertation research. Required each semester for Ph.D. candidates, including the semester in which they defend the dissertation. Prereq: Ph.D. candidate in French or Italian. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.

Italian GE, Intermediate, and Advanced Course Descriptions Spring 2015

Italian 2102: Contemporary Italian Society

Wednesday/Friday 12:45-2:05 p.m.; 19296 Instructor: TBA

Wednesday/Friday 12:45-2:05 p.m.; 29922 Instructor: TBA Prereq: A grade of C- or above in Italian 1103, or permission of the instructor. Not open to students with credit for Italian 202.

In this course you will learn about a variety of aspects of Italian contemporary society and culture, while at the same time focusing on the four language skills: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Since you are transitioning from the elementary to the intermediate level, at this point more emphasis will be placed on developing your reading skills, so you will be exposed to a lot of Italian in authentic contexts. (However, your listening, writing, and speaking skills will not be ignored!) You will learn techniques to improve your reading in Italian and you will progress from reading relatively short texts to reading short stories. Morevoer, the course progresses from guided reading and comprehension activities to individual reading followed by comprehension tests in order for you to become an autonomous reader of texts in the Italian language. Grammar will be reviewed and tested throughout the course. The targeted structures for this course are: adjectives, indefinite adjectives and pronouns, the present indicative, the present perfect (il passato prossimo), the imperfect (l’imperfetto) versus the present perfect (il passato prossimo), the passato remoto, and the past perfect (il trapassato prossimo).

Italian 3103: Styles and Stylistics Tuesday/Thursday 12:45-2:05; 29945 Instructor: Prof. Ted Emery

In this course students will learn the skills necessary for writing efficiently and effectively in Italian. We will begin with short, syntactically simple tasks such as writing a postcard and a self description and progress to more complex activities, such as writing summaries, newspaper articles on current events, autobiographical narratives, film reviews, etc. The following grammar points will be introduced or reviewed in relation to the essays in which they will most likely be used: prepositions and articulated prepositions, tonic and atonic pronouns, relative pronouns, direct and indirect discourse, passato prossimo vs. trapassato prossimo vs. imperfetto, subjunctive (all tenses), sequence of tenses in the subjunctive, and conjunctions followed by the subjunctive.

Italian 4330: Structures of the Italian Language Tuesday/Thursday 9:35-10:55 a.m. pm; 29948 Instructor: Prof. Janice Aski

This course will begin with a study of the parts of speech and basic word order, with particular attention to: the use and position of adjectives and adverbs, marked constructions, such as dislocation and topicalization, relative clauses, and quello che/ciò che. The rest of the course will focus on the verb phrase. We will examine the constructions that are typically challenging for intermediate learners of Italian who want to convey ideas such as: making or letting people do things, (the causative: fare + infinito/lasciare + infinito), activities in the future and uncertainty (the future, anterior future, and future of probability), conditions and hypothetical situations (the present and past conditional and hypotheticals of impossibility), what other people say (direct and indirect discourse), and actions performed by others (the passive voice). In addition, we will refine understanding of the notorious double object pronouns. Readings and discussion will also explore the relationship between contemporary spoken Italian and the language presented in grammar books. Conducted in Italian.

Italian 8221: Studies in Italian Literature: Tuesday 2:15-5:00 p.m.; 29951 Instructor: Prof. Johnathan Combs-Schilling

Seminar focuses on the work of one author.

Italian 8243: Studies in Italian Cinema: New Research Trends in Italian Screen Studies Monday 9:00-11:45 a.m.; 32212 Instructor: Prof. Dana Renga

Over the last ten years, Italian screen studies has flourished. This seminar is interested in taking stock of the discipline, considering what changes we have seen over the last decade, asking where we are now, and reflecting on where we might be headed. To this end, this course includes Skype sessions with ten scholars working on cutting edge topics in Italian screen studies to include , fascist , , star studies, popular cinema (the cinepanettone and the ), teen film, contemporary comedy, serial television, , migration cinema, and mafia cinema. Conducted in English.

Italian 8246: Studies in Italian Culture: Migrating Italy Thursday 2:15-5:00 p.m. Instructor: Prof. Marisa Giorgi

In this course we will examine representations in film and literature of migration and travel primarily between Italy and Africa. Lectures will include a historical background on Italy’s various colonial campaigns in Libya, Eritrea, Somalia, and Ethiopia. We will also focus on the more recent and much-documented migration of Africans and Italo-Africans to the peninsula. We will analyze a variety of texts, including: literary novels, popular literature, travel literature, documentaries, feature films, as well as secondary critical readings on colonialism and post-colonialism.