Bulletin 2021-22 French (08/31/21) evolved over time by interpreting related forms of cultural French representation and expression in order to develop an informed critical perspective on a matter of current debate. Contact: Tili Boon Cuillé Prerequisite: In-Perspective course. Phone: 314-935-5175 • In-Depth Courses (L34 French 370s-390s) Email: [email protected] These courses build upon the strong foundation students Website: http://rll.wustl.edu have acquired in In-Perspective courses. Students have the opportunity to take the plunge and explore a topic in the Courses professor’s area of expertise, learning to situate the subject Visit online course listings to view semester offerings for in its historical and cultural context and to moderate their L34 French (https://courses.wustl.edu/CourseInfo.aspx? own views with respect to those of other cultural critics. sch=L&dept=L34&crslvl=1:4). Prerequisite: In-Perspective course. Undergraduate French courses include the following categories: L34 French 1011 Essential French I Workshop Application of the curriculum presented in French 101D. Pass/ • Cultural Expression (French 307D) Fail only. Grade dependent on attendance and participation. Limited to 12 students. Students must be enrolled concurrently in This course enables students to reinforce and refine French 101D. their French written and oral expression while exploring Credit 1 unit. EN: H culturally rich contexts and addressing socially relevant questions. Emphasis is placed on concrete and creative L34 French 101D French Level I: Essential French I description and narration. Prerequisite: L34 French 204 or This course immerses students in the French language and equivalent. Francophone culture from around the world, focusing on rapid acquisition of spoken and written French as well as listening Current topic: Les Banlieues. This term refers to the outer and reading comprehension. Songs, games, skits, videos, ring of the urban space in the French cityscape, and it is chats, and debates provide a rich cultural context for the themes frequently associated with immigration, unemployment, of the course, including identity, self, and family; school and university life; French cafe culture; and travel. Interactive web- violence, and lawlessness. However, because of its based practice at home helps students prepare to apply their position on the margins of mainstream culture, it is also a knowledge in the classroom. By the end of the semester, space of creativity and dynamism. Through the exploration students are able to present on real or imaginary journeys in of various media representing the artistic production of French-speaking countries. While not required, it is strongly recommended that students also enroll in French 1011, a one- the banlieues — from novels and films to rap music and credit, pass-fail practice session. 3 credits. slam poetry — this course offers students an opportunity Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: LCD, LS BU: HUM EN: H to interrogate and expand their notion of French cultural expression. L34 French 1021 Essential French II Workshop • In-Perspective Courses (L34 French 320s-340s) Application of the curriculum presented in French 102D. Pass/fail only. Grade dependent on attendance and participation. These courses are designed to complement and complete Credit 1 unit. EN: H the written and oral linguistic competence acquired in French 307D Cultural Expression. Students study topics L34 French 102D French Level II: Essential French II of contemporary interest in the Francophone world from This course encourages students to continue their exploration of a cross-cultural, multimedia, interdisciplinary perspective. French and Francophone language and culture through intensive and interactive activities that help solidify their acquisition of oral Emphasis is placed on analytical and persuasive writing. and written communication skills. Songs, games, skits, videos, Prerequisite: French 307D. chats, and debates provide a rich cultural context for the themes of the course, including living quarters, neighborhoods, and • Thinking-It-Through I (French 360) and Thinking-It-Through cities; technology and social media; shopping and commerce; II (French 361) French food culture; and nature and the environment. In their final project, students create a persuasive "news video" on a These courses provide students with the long view of significant social or ecological problem. While not required, it is a contemporary issue: exploring how cross-cultural strongly recommended that students enroll in French 1021, a perspectives from the French and Francophone world, past one-credit, pass-fail practice session. Prerequisite: Fr 101D or and present, can help us think creatively about the most equivalent. (Recommended for students with 2-3 years of high pressing problems we face today. The subject — which is school French [7th and 8th grades together count as 1 year]. 3 credits. of social, cultural, and/or political interest — will change Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: LCD, LS BU: HUM EN: H each semester. Beginning with a watershed moment in history, students will consider how the topic in question 1 Bulletin 2021-22 French (08/31/21) L34 French 1051 Advanced Elementary French Practice science and technology and the environment. Prerequisite: Fr Session 203D or equivalent. (Usually recommended for students with Application of the curriculum presented in French 102D or approximately 4 years of high school French [7th and 8th grades French 105D. For students with two to four years of high school together count as 1 year]). 3 credits. French. Pass/fail only. Grade dependent on attendance and Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: LCD, LS BU: HUM EN: H participation. Credit 1 unit. A&S IQ: LCD EN: H L34 French 215 Conversation, Culture, Communication I: Pop Culture L34 French 1052 Advanced Elementary French Workshop The course examines popular culture through a focus on Working vocabulary for the Institute taught to emphasize real- what is said and performed, viewed especially but not life situations abroad. Only for students who have completed exclusively through French film. Five thematic units focus on French 102D and 105D and who plan to attend French Summer everyday occurrences and themes that mark both French and Language Institute. Credit/no credit. Francophone experience: the intersection of French History Credit 1 unit. A&S IQ: LCD EN: H with the lives of ordinary people; the role of the French family in modern life; the motto of the French Revolution and how it applies today; the notions of community and the individual in L34 French 201D French Level III: Intermediate French modern French and Francophone society; the role of the French An intermediate review course with multiple goals: independent in the world at large. Active student participation is required; and accurate oral and written communication; comprehension student is required to do at least two oral presentations on the of a variety of French and Francophone materials; review of films we see, and in some of the versions, to make their own grammar functions; communicative activities. Prerequisite: film. An optional film-viewing is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. French 102D or the equivalent (usually recommended for Fridays. Prerequisite: French 201D or the equivalent; may be students with four years of high school French [seventh and taken before or after French 216. eighth grades count as one year]). Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: LCD BU: ETH Credit 5 units. A&S IQ: LCD, LS BU: HUM EN: H L34 French 216 Conversation, Culture, Communication 2: L34 French 202 French Level III at the Summer Institute French Culture Through French Film This Summer Institute course focuses on the major features of This course enables students to pursue your exploration of French 201D. Students improve speaking, writing and reading French culture through French film. Though not a history of skills in French by combining study of grammatical forms with French cinema, it introduces some of France's most celebrated exercises designed to mirror many experiences they encounter actors and directors. We focus on excerpts that illustrate while in France. The location abroad and contact with French important life themes, including childhood, coming of age, host families and other French people facilitate the student's existential crises, the search for happiness, the need for learning experience. Students enrolled in this course also take laughter, the threat of crime and violence, the complexities of French 353 and are prepared to enroll in French 307D upon their love, and attitudes toward death. Students are asked to contrast return to St. Louis. Open only to students attending the Summer their expectations of how such themes are to be treated with the Institute in France. Prerequisite: French 102D or 105D. way in which the French choose to portray them. Students write Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: HUM, LCD BU: IS EN: H film reviews as though they were, alternately, an American or a French critic. As a final project, they write their own screenplay L34 French 203D Intermediate French I and imagine how it might be filmed in France. By the end of This redesigned, interactive course explores the richness and the course, they will have begun to view French culture with a diversity of the Francophone world and important contemporary French eye. Prerequisite: French 201D or the equivalent. May be issues such as social justice, inequalities, and the influence taken before or after Frrench 215. of media on society. Using an innovative approach based on Credit 3 units. A&S IQ: LCD BU: ETH EN: H lived experience, students will strengthen their abilities and accuracy in speech and writing and will considerably expand L34 French 247 First-Year Seminar their vocabulary. Multi-media activities include films, readings, Taught in English. This small-group seminar is devoted to the songs, virtual museum tours, and group projects. Prerequisite: Fr reading and study of other texts, such as films, paintings, and 102D or equivalent. (Usually recommended for students with 3 so on, as well as discussion and writing.