25 courses with the subject FREN, 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.
FREN 1010Beginning French I4
Credit(s) | $24 Fee Designed for students with little or no language experience. This course will emphasize conversation, vocabulary building, and basic grammar. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $24 Fee This course is a continuation of FREN 1010 and is designed for students with one (1) semester or its equivalent in French and serves as a continued introduction to the French language. The course stresses all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $24 Fee This course is designed for students having completed FREN 1020 or its equivalent and serves as an intensive review of the French language. The course will stress the four language acquisition skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. (Fall) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $24 Fee This course is designed for students having completed FREN 2010 or its equivalent and serves as an intensive review of the French language. The course will stress the four language acquisition skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. (Spring) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $18 Fee During study abroad, students take intensive French classes at language schools. This course allows for credit to be given to lower-division students for this coursework abroad. May be repeated up to six (6) credits. (As Needed) [Pass/Fail] Repeatable for Add’l Credit? Yes
Credit(s) | $18 Fee This course is an introduction to the major features of human language. Topics include speech production, the structure of words and sentences, language change, and first and second language acquisition. Examples from a variety of languages will illustrate the commonalities and diversity to be found among the world’s languages. This course is taught in English. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $18 Fee This is a conversation course that utilizes film as its organizing structure. We will focus on the development of intermediate and advanced conversational fluency through the viewing and discussion of a variety of films. Pre-, during, and post-viewing activities will guide and scaffold students’ interaction with the material, thus providing opportunities to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in the target language. In addition to developing linguistic abilities, we will also focus on cultural competence. The study of films from various genres, styles, countries, and historical periods will allow students the opportunity to engage in the analysis and discussion of aesthetic, historical, cultural, and socio-political topics. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
FREN 3116Adventure and Discovery: Journey in the Francophone Worlds3
Credit(s) | $18 Fee The themes of discovery and adventure can be found in many cultural artifacts and literature in the French and Francophone worlds. Students will explore themes of discovery, adventure and journey in the French and Francophone worlds through the prism of the fine arts, history, music, texts, film, and other areas. Students will be exposed to a variety of approaches such as project-based instruction, class discussion, and reaction papers. (As Needed - High school Concurrent Enrollment only) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $18 Fee The themes of coming of age, rite of passage, and education can be found in all cultural artifacts and literatures in the French and Francophone world. Students will compare and contrast those themes with their own culture, and with French and Francophone cultures. This will be explored through the prism of the fine arts, history, music, texts, film, and other areas. Students will be exposed to a variety of approaches such as project-based instruction, class discussion, and reaction papers. (As Needed - High school Concurrent Enrollment only) [Graded Letter]
FREN 3118Paris, Ville des Lumières [Paris, City of Lights]3
Credit(s) | $18 Fee Students will explore Paris, the “City of Lights,” through the prism of important themes including but not limited to the arts, history, commerce, technology, sports, etc. Students will engage these themes through a variety of approaches such as project-based instruction, class discussion, and reaction papers. (As Needed - High school Concurrent Enrollment only) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $18 Fee The materials for this course come from literary and journalistic texts which treat a variety of aspects of French culture. These serve as a point of departure for the course’s emphasis on writing and conversation. (Fall, Spring, Summer [As Needed]) [Graded Letter]
FREN 3410Advanced French Phonetics and Pronunciation3
Credit(s) | $18 Fee This course improves students’ pronunciation of French. It analyzes the rule governing liaison and the International Phonetic Alphabet as it relates to French. Students learn to transcribe French using the IPA and read phonetic transcription of French words. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $18 Fee The course is an overview of the historical and cultural development of France from the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte to the Fifth Republic and today’s France. Culture and history will be viewed through the lens of several cities, but mostly Paris, a city that has witnessed all major events of the national history. (Fall, Spring, Summer [As Needed]) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $18 Fee An in-depth study of an aspect of the French language of an historical, linguistic, or grammatical nature, such as History of the French Language, Topics in Advanced Grammar, or French for the Professions. (Fall, Spring, Summer [As Needed]) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $18 Fee During study abroad, students take intensive French classes at language schools. This course allows for credit to be given to upper-division students for this coursework abroad. May be repeated up to six (6) credits. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $18 Fee During study abroad, students study both high, low, and popular culture. The course, depending on the location and year, may target French or Francophone art, architecture, theatre, literature, music, cuisine, and history. Students are immersed in another culture and learn that cultures’ mores. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $18 Fee This course introduces students to novels and short stories in French by reading and analyzing fiction from each of the important periods and movements. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $18 Fee This course introduces students to theater in French by reading and analyzing plays from each of the important periods and movements. (Fall, Spring, Summer [As Needed]) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $18 Fee A thorough analysis of a cultural or literary topic in France and/or Francophone countries. May be repeated for up to six (6) credits total. (As Needed) [Graded Letter]
Credit(s) | $18 Fee Students are introduced to contemporary, practical methodologies. They create, present, and critique learning activities. The course is designed to prepare students to teach a foreign language. (Fall) [Graded Letter]