17 courses with the subject FRN, 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.
FRN 101Elementary French I4
Elementary French I: This course introduces the fundamental elements of the French language within a cultural context. Emphasis is on the development of basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Upon completion, students should be able to comprehend and respond with grammatical accuracy to spoken and written French as well as demonstrate cultural awareness.
Elementary French II: This course is a continuation of FRN 101 and focuses on the fundamental elements of the French language within a cultural context. Emphasis is on the progressive development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Upon completion, students should be able to comprehend and respond with increasing proficiency to spoken and written French and should be able to demonstrate further cultural awareness.
FRN 101, placement exam, or permission of instructor. (Offered every spring term.)
FRN 220Intermediate French I4
Intermediate French I: Grammar and Conversation. This course provides a review and expansion of the essential skills of the French language. Through the use of literature, history and culture of the countries where French is spoken, students increase reading comprehension, expand vocabulary, improve both oral and written linguistic expression, increase aural comprehension and review grammatical structures. Upon completion, students should be able to communicate effectively accurately, and creatively about the past, present, and future.
Interactive Cultural Exploration: This course is optional for qualified students participating in the language immersion program offered through the Center for International Education. This independent study will consist of a series of papers done by the student in the target language. All research, investigation, and interviews needed to complete these papers must be done while the student is in the country where the study program takes place.
FRN 220, FRN 230, placement exam, or permission of instructor. (Offered as needed.)
FRN 320Written Expression4
Written Expression: Application of the principles of French grammar through writing to increase fluency. This course fulfills the writing intensive course requirement.
FRN 220, FRN 230, placement exam, or permission of instructor. (Offered as needed.)
FRN 340Vital Conversations4
Vital Conversations: Builds oral proficienty and awareness of French cultures through discussions, debates and presentations with stress on pronunciation, intonation, and correct modes of expression; writing activities support speaking.
FRN 220, FRN 230, placement exam, or permission of instructor. (Offered as needed.)
FRN 350Francophone Civilizations/Cultures4
Francophone Civilizations and Cultures: This course will give students a better understanding of the diverse nature of Francophone countries and increase their knowledge of the history and civilizations associated with those countries. permission of instructor. (Offered as needed.)
FRN 220, FRN 230, placement exam, or permission of instructor. (Offered as needed.)
FRN 360A Taste of Literature4
A Taste of Literature: The study of major literary works with the goal of understanding some of the important cultural, socioeconomic and political ideas that have shaped French society.
FRN 220, FRN 230, placement exam, or permission of instructor. (Offered as needed.)
FRN 370Topics in French Studies
Topics in French Studies: Course designed to address a specific topic or area of French Studies. Topic will be announced the term preceding the offering. May be repeated with different topics for a total of 12 hrs. Prerequisite: FRN 220, FRN 230, placement exam, or permission of instructor. 217
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May be repeated with different topics for a total of 12 hrs.
Topics: International Preparation: This course examines international aspects of a selected subject matter in preparation for international experience around the same topic. Open only to students enrolled in the corresponding international experience course. Students must earn a grade of C- or better (an average of 70) in order to participate in FRN 399. The total number of hours for FRN 398 and FRN 399 cannot exceed four total hours.
Junior standing and a 2.0 or better cumulative GPA.
FRN 399International Experience1-4
International Experience: The international experience component of FRN 398. Students will have the opportunity to experience firsthand many of the topics studied in the prerequisite course. The total number of hours for FRN 398 and FRN 399 cannot exceed four total hours.
completion of FRN 398 with a grade of C- or better (an average of 70).
FRN 400Directed Study in French1-8
Directed Study in French: An independent study of a topic of interest to a student, or an internship. Projects must require the use of the French language.
Two 300-level courses or permission of instructor. (Offered as needed.)
FRN 410The Nuances of Grammar4
The Nuances of Grammar: Intensive grammatical review with emphasis on the more difficult concepts of French grammar such as the subjunctive mood, relative pronouns and tense sequencing. Emphasis will be on the development of listening, reading and writing of these critical issues. This course fulfill the writing intensive course requirement.
Two 300-level courses or permission of instructor. (Offered as needed.)
FRN 420Capstone Seminar in French4
Capstone Seminar in French: The capstone seminar is a Senior-level course for French majors in which students are required to integrate the diverse body of knowledge and skills gathered throughout the school years with the aim of producing an original research paper on culture, literature, solving a problem, or any other topic that is previously approved by the capstone director. The Capstone is completed during the fall of the student's senior year. (Offered every fall term.)
