FRENCH (FREN) 1 FREN 204. Intermediate French II in Context. 3 Credits. FRENCH (FREN) Continued development of language skills for communication through reading and discussion of texts and authentic materials. Emphasis on FREN 101. Elementary French I. 3 Credits. accurate grammar in written and oral expression. Students may not Introduces the essential elements of French structure and vocabulary receive credit for both FREN 204 and 402. Honors version available and aspects of French and francophone culture. Aural comprehension, Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN 203. speaking, reading, and writing. Students may not receive credit for both FREN 204H. Intermediate French II in Context. 3 Credits. FREN 101 and FREN 111. Continued development of language skills for communication through Gen Ed: FL. reading and discussion of texts and authentic materials. Emphasis on Grading status: Letter grade. accurate grammar in written and oral expression. Students may not FREN 102. Elementary French II. 3 Credits. receive credit for both FREN 204 and 402. Continues the study of essential elements of French structure, Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN 203. vocabulary, and aspects of French and francophone culture. Aural Gen Ed: FL. comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Students may not receive Grading status: Letter grade. credit for more than one of the following: FREN 102, 105 or 401. FREN 255. Conversation I. 3 Credits. Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN 101. Introductory conversation for building oral proficiency while increasing Gen Ed: FL. awareness of French culture. Emphasis on vocabulary and grammatical Grading status: Letter grade. accuracy; writing activities support speaking. Honors version available FREN 105. French for High Beginners. 4 Credits. Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN 204 or 402. Accelerated course that covers FREN 101 and 102 for students with Gen Ed: CI. previous study of French. Aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and Grading status: Letter grade. writing. Students may not receive credit for both FREN 105 and FREN 102 FREN 255H. Conversation I. 3 Credits. or 401. Introductory conversation for building oral proficiency while increasing Gen Ed: FL. awareness of French culture. Emphasis on vocabulary and grammatical Grading status: Letter grade. accuracy; writing activities support speaking. FREN 150. Globalization and the French-Speaking World. 3 Credits. Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN 204 or 402. Gives students the opportunity to better understand the different facets Gen Ed: CI. of French-speaking regions across the modern world (including Africa, Grading status: Letter grade. the West Indies, and North America) by looking at their geography, their FREN 260. Literature and the French-Speaking World. 3 Credits. historical and political development, varied cultural aspects, and their Skills for literary studies through poetry, theater, and prose from links with the United States. In English. the Renaissance to the present. Lectures, discussions, and written Gen Ed: SS, GL. assignments. Honors version available Grading status: Letter grade. Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN 204 or 402. FREN 186. Food for Thought: Cultures of Cuisine in Modern France. 3 Gen Ed: LA. Credits. Grading status: Letter grade. Exploration of French food culture in film, literature, and historical texts, FREN 260H. Literature and the French-Speaking World. 3 Credits. examining gastronomy in relation to national and individual identity, Skills for literary studies through poetry, theater, and prose from immigration, cultural specificity, tradition and innovation, markets, the Renaissance to the present. Lectures, discussions, and written sociability, and excess and lack. Formerly offered as FREN 286. assignments. Gen Ed: LA, NA. Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN 204 or 402. Grading status: Letter grade. Gen Ed: LA. FREN 203. Intermediate French I. 3 Credits. Grading status: Letter grade. Develops language skills for communication. Review of elementary FREN 262. Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the French-Speaking French with increasing emphasis on reading and writing in the context of World. 3 Credits. contemporary French and francophone culture. Students may not receive French is evolving, changing, and becoming a multifaceted language, credit for both FREN 203 and 402. Honors version available adapting to modernity and cultural realities. This course focuses on Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN 102, 105, or 401. today's French across the French-speaking world and explores the Gen Ed: FL. diversity of relationships that French-speakers have with this shared Grading status: Letter grade. heritage. Previously offered as FREN 250. FREN 203H. Intermediate French I. 3 Credits. Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN 204 or 402. Develops language skills for communication. Review of elementary Gen Ed: LA, NA. French with increasing emphasis on reading and writing in the context of Grading status: Letter grade. contemporary French and francophone culture. Students may not receive FREN 280. French "Discoveries" of the Americas in Translation. 3 Credits. credit for both FREN 203 and 402. Exploration of cultural relations between France and the Americas Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN 102, 105, or 401. from early modern colonial encounters to 21st-century perspectives on Gen Ed: FL. diversity and multiculturalism. Grading status: Letter grade. Gen Ed: LA, NA. Grading status: Letter grade. 2 FRENCH (FREN) FREN 285. Sex, Philosophy, and Politics: Revolutionary Literature in FREN 315. Imposteur!: Faking and False Identities in French and Translation. 3 Credits. Francophone Drama and Film. 3 Credits. Exploration of questions related to sex and gender during the French Examines how French-language plays and films explore questions of Revolution and their reflection in literature, philosophy, and art. identity through stories of imposture, disguise, cross-dressing, and Gen Ed: PH, NA. mistaken identity. Authors studied include Molière, Marivaux, De la Grading status: Letter grade. Chenelière, and others. FREN 288. Francophone Caribbean Literature in Translation. 3 Credits. Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN 255, 260, or 262; Pre- or corequisite, This course examines the literary, social, and political issues brought FREN 300; permission of the instructor for students lacking the to the fore in 20th and 21st century Francophone Caribbean literature requisites. (e.g. Haiti, Guadeloupe, and Martinique) with a particular emphasis on Gen Ed: VP, NA. language, identity, race, and gender. Grading status: Letter grade. Gen Ed: LA, GL. FREN 320. Business French. 3 Credits. Grading status: Letter grade. Practice of vocabulary and discourse strategies pertinent to business- FREN 300. French Composition and Grammar Review. 3 Credits. related activity in French. Readings and discussions emphasize cultural Recommended preparation, FREN 255, 260, or 262. Intensive grammar awareness for interaction in cross-cultural settings. review and composition to improve accuracy and develop writing skills, Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN 255, 260 or 262; pre- or corequisite, using process and task-oriented approaches. FREN 300; permission of the instructor for students lacking the Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN 204 or 402. requisites. Grading status: Letter grade. Grading status: Letter grade. FREN 305. Healthcare in France and the Francophone World. 3 Credits. FREN 325. Crime and Literature in French and Francophone Contexts. 3 This course examines the evolution of the French healthcare system Credits. from its creation to today and the depiction of illnesses as well as This course explores the depiction of crime in literature: from medieval healthcare workers in contemporary culture. Current issues related to tricksters and classical tyrants to romantic crimes of passion; from the health, illnesses, and healthcare in France and the Francophone World destruction of social and ethical codes to the global victims of (civil) war. will be discussed. Requisites: Prerequisites, FREN 300 and one of the following: FREN 255, Requisites: Prerequisites, FREN 255, 260 or 262; corequisite FREN 300. 260, or 262. Grading status: Letter grade. Gen Ed: NA. Grading status: Letter grade. FREN 308. LAC Recitation. 1 Credit. FREN 102, or equivalent; permission of the instructor for students lacking FREN 326. Cultures of Resistance in the French-Speaking World. 3 the prerequisite. Promotes foreign language proficiency across the Credits. curriculum. May not count toward the major or minor in French. Exploration of cultures, arts, theories, politics, and histories of resistance Repeat rules: May be repeated for credit; may be repeated in the same in France and the French-speaking world from 1789 to the present. term for different topics; 4 total credits. 4 total completions. Requisites: Prerequisites, FREN 300 and one of the following: FREN 255, Grading status: Letter grade. 260, or 262. Gen Ed: LA, NA. FREN 310. Conversation and Composition II. 3 Credits. Grading status: Letter grade. Intermediate conversation to expand speaking skills through vocabulary building, discussion of selected texts, and activities that produce FREN 330. Approaches to French and Francophone Studies. 3 Credits. conversation. Ongoing development of writing skills. Focuses on important aspects of the culture, society, history, geography, Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN 255, 260, or 262; pre- or corequisite, politics, art, and literature of France and its regions as well as the French- FREN 300. speaking world. Gen Ed: CI. Requisites: Prerequisite, FREN