11 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.
A study of functional tasks that permit students to use French in appropriate, "real-life" situations. Special emphasis is placed on speaking and listening, followed by exercises to promote skill in reading and writing. This course is intended for students with fewer than two years of prior instruction in French.
This course develops cultural competence along with all four language skills: students develop listening and speaking proficiency using communication exercises, interactive projects, and film/music from the Francophone world; they also enhance reading and writing skills using authentic French language literary texts. This course includes review of basic grammar and a study of intermediate functional skills. Special emphasis is placed on the development of oral and comprehension skills with increasing cultural and historical knowledge of the French and Francophone world. Prerequisite: FRE 102 or departmental placement. Offered in the fall.
A course in the practice of speaking French for students enrolled in intermediate level courses. It is especially helpful to students new to Averett. Pass/Fail only, this course may be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: FRE 102 or equivalent.
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A course intended to help the intermediate level student progress to an advanced level of proficiency in written French. Various activities allow the student to explore stylistic elements which affect the form and tone of the written word. The grammatical structures needed to perform particular written tasks are reviewed systematically. Students practice a range of writing assignments from academic to creative. Prerequisite: FRE 203 or departmental placement.
This course will address issues of gender as well as race and class in a selection of works written in French by women of different historical periods and geographical areas. This course aims to acquaint the students with the lives and works of influential women writers in the history of rancophone culture and literature. In the context of this course the term "Francophone women writers" is used broadly to mean women who have written in French and who have identified with French culture and intellectual life. We will examine the various aspects of literature produced by women from the Middle Ages to the present (ranging from Madame de Lafayette, Simone de Beauvoir, Marguerite Duras, Colette, and Maryse Conde). Students will engage with literature (fiction and nonfiction) from France as well as North Africa, Vietnam, and the Caribbean, interrogating the ways in which gender intersections with race, and all the complexities of "La Francophonie."
This course introduces students to representative literary works from France and the French-speaking world. Activities and exercises based on the readings are designed to develop student awareness and appreciation of various styles, themes, and genres. Prerequisite: FRE 203 or departmental placement.
This course will introduce the student to French society, institutions, and literature from the Middle Ages to the Revolution of 1789. Period films, literary texts, and internet activities will supplement the study of historical events. Prerequisite or co-requisite: FRE 222.
This course will introduce the student to French society, institutions, and literature from the post-revolutionary era to the end of the Fourth Republic in 1958. Period films, literary texts, and internet activities will supplement the study of historical events. Prerequisite or co-requisite: FRE 222.
This course will complete the study of French society, institutions, and literature begun in FRE 317. Period films, literary texts, and internet activities will supplement the study of historical events. Prerequisite or co- 133 | A v e r e t t U n i v e r s i t y A c a d e m i c C a t a l o g 2 0 2 6 - 2 0 2 7
Source: Averett University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
