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27 courses with the subject FR, 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.
FR 101Basic French
4c-0l-4sh For the student beginning the study of French or who needs remedial study before beginning the intermediate sequence. Primary emphasis is on the mastery of French pronunciation and oral communication. Students will learn to converse in simple present time and become acquainted with location of Francophone populations and elements of their daily lives. Attendance and Foreign Language Learning Center practice is required.
3c-0l-3sh The initiation of college-level mastery of basic language skills and exposure to cultural materials. Supplements beginners’ oral competency with more advanced reading and writing. Emphasis on narration in the past. Efforts are made to practice skills and comprehend texts in authentic cultural contexts. Liberal Studies elective credit is given for this course.
3c-0l-3sh This course continues the college-level mastery of language skills. The ability to narrate present and past is intended to express opinion and hypothesis. Emphasis is on acquiring greater skill in reading literary and cultural texts. Liberal Studies elective credit is given for this course.
6c-0l-6sh Develops listening and speaking skills through an immersion method. Students use present, past, and future to indicative tenses in intensive aural/oral interaction and are expected to make use of the audio and video capabilities of the Foreign Language Learning Center on a weekly basis. Liberal Studies elective credit is given for this course.
2c-0l-2sh Gives students opportunity to practice the grammatical knowledge they acquire in a corresponding class and develops their oral skill. Stresses phonetics, pronunciation, and vocabulary.
2c-0l-2sh Continues the study of phonetics to improve students’ pronunciation. Readings of relatively short texts followed by questions and answers. Some informal conversation to increase the vocabulary, to be able to react spontaneously to a given situation, and to carry the oral skill to a higher level.
3c-0l-3sh Intermediate course in grammar, reading, composition, and some oral work. Can substitute for or be in addition to FR202 for majors or serious students.
3c-0l-3sh Study of modern French culture and civilization—social institutions, government, industry, economics, and geography. Development of all language skills for use in business situation in French-speaking environment. Emphasis on acquisition of an active knowledge of the business world.
var-1-3sh Special topics are offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics that are not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
3c-0l-3sh Explores the polarity of the treatment of female characters in the French novel. Explores differences of treatment by male and female writers through inclusion of women novelists. Provides a chronological survey of the development of the novel in France from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries.
3c-0l-3sh Study of principles and practices of business communication in French secretarial and administrative procedures with an emphasis on the planning and writing of business letters, reports, and abstracts of articles in business and economics.
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FR 362Development of French Culture and Literature II 3sh
Controlled electives: Other French electives: 12sh Free Electives: 33-35 Total Degree Requirements: 124 (1) FR203 Accelerated College French will substitute for these courses. Table of Contents | Index of Courses
3c-0l-3sh A study of the major literary works of the period, beginning with the Chansons de gestes and emphasizing the evolution of ideas and the various literary genres.
3c-0l-3sh A study of the major Baroque and neoclassical works in poetry, theater, and prose with special attention to the evolution of ideas and the French moralist tradition.
3c-0l-3sh A study of the Age of Enlightenment in its principal authors and works, including the popularization of ideas for and by secondary authors; a survey of the century’s intellectual and literary crosscurrents in French literature and the wider scope of foreign influences.
3c-0l-3sh A study of the literature of nineteenth-century France with particular attention to the development of the novel while also treating the genres of poetry and theater. Attention is given foreign influences and correlations.
3c-0l-3sh A survey of the poetic, theatrical, and narrative genres of the French twentieth century with emphasis on the interaction between philosophical development and literary expression.
var-1-3sh Special topics are offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics that are not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times.
var-1-3sh Students with interest in independent study of a topic not offered in the curriculum may propose a plan of study in conjunction with a faculty member. Approval is based on academic appropriateness and availability of resources. An opportunity to engage in an in-depth analysis of some topic dealing with the French language and culture through consultation with a faculty member.
Prior approval through advisor, faculty member, department chairperson, dean, and provost's office
FR 493Internship
var-3-12sh A supervised field experience in France with approved public agencies and institutions or private firms; no longer than one semester and no less than one month. Positions will be matched as closely as possible with the intern’s personal interests and professional goals. For more information, contact the director of the Internship Abroad Program. Table of Contents | Index of Courses This information is maintained by the Office of the Registrar, with approval from the University Senate. Last modified at 2:22 PM on 8/1/98.
