14 courses with the subject FRE, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
FRE 110French Language and Intercultural Communication I
This course is designed to promote intercultural competence through language study. Students will learn to appreciate the diversity of cultures present in a language-speaking region (including their own). They will investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the products, practices, and perspectives of the cultures studied, and will interact meaningfully with members of that culture. Basic proficiency in all four areas of verbal communication will be developed, in addition to some non-verbal forms of cultural communication.
FRE 111 or placement by exam. All FRE 2xx courses will use authentic materials (short stories, novellas, and videos; pieces of journalism; advertisements; song lyrics and poems, etc. ) to complete the introduction of grammatical structures begun in FRE 110 / FRE 111 , while also reviewing and practicing earlier elements. This course focuses on how change (whether social, political, environmental, artistic, etc. ) is experienced in French-speaking cultures. In regular rotation with other 200-level classes. Hours: 3
FRE 111 or placement by exam. All FRE 2xx courses will use authentic materials to complete the introduction of grammatical structures begun in FRE 110 / FRE 111 , while also reviewing and practicing earlier elements. This course focuses on the presence in French-speaking cultures of media of all kind (social, news, internet, print, radio, television, etc. ). In regular rotation with other 200-level classes. Hours: 3
FRE 111 or placement by exam. All FRE 2xx courses will use authentic materials from French intellectual and scientific history, revolutionary energy and current world views (short stories, novellas, and videos; pieces of journalism; advertisements; song lyrics and poems, etc. ) to complete the introduction of grammatical structures begun in FRE 110 / FRE 111 , while also reviewing and practicing earlier elements. This course concentrates on the presence of memory in French-language cultural expression. In regular rotation with other 200-level classes. Hours: 3
FRE 234Multicultural Francophonie
This course offers students the opportunity to practice their writing in a number of different French cultural contexts which derive from very different historic developments and are at the core of the present and future culture. Students work in French writing patterns (on all levels including syntax and idiomatic differences) They construct their own interactions with various native speakers dialogues; write book, movie, and music reviews; opinion essays; poetry; and advertisements. Students will have the opportunity to share and receive feedback on some of their writing from other students living abroad and from other members of French speaking cultures. Three credits
One prior course at 200-level, or instructor permission. A study of the history, geography, politics and economics of France through the centuries. Hours: 3
One prior course at 200-level, or instructor permission. A study of France, its present government form and social structure as well as its participation in the European Union. Focus on the values and attitudes, customs and artistic heritage of the French people. The course includes the involvement of French nationals from outside the Metropole and French-speakers from historically affiliated countries. Hours: 3
One course at 200-level, or instructor permission. Rotating courses on Asia, Africa, Oceanie and the Americas. Course focuses on the regions’ indispensable historical and geographic backgrounds, as well as interesting issues of cultural (religious, environmental, social, political, economic, artistic, etc. ) relevance. In their efforts to explore and understand these issues, students will be in communication with members of the target cultures. Hours: 3
One prior course at 200-level, or instructor permission. Students will view and discuss feature-length films and some shorter videos in French. Hours: 3
FRE 222 or by placement exam. Study of business-oriented vocabulary and terminology as applicable in daily transactions in business and government. Stress on actual cases involving telephone communication, correspondence, interviews, oral and written reports and agreements. Terminology units tailored to interest of student: export-import documents, telecommunications/engineering, furniture, textiles, etc. Hours: 3
FRE 401 or by placement exam. Continuation of the study of business-oriented vocabulary and terminology as applicable in daily transactions in business and government. Stress on actual cases involving telephone communication, correspondence, interviews, oral and written reports and agreements. Different forms of business communications in different French speaking countries. Hours: 3
