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- FREN 100 French for Reading Knowledge
- Special course for candidates for advanced degrees in other departments. Fundamentals of grammar and reading of material of medium difficulty. Intended primarily for graduate students, but open also to seniors planning graduate study. Does not satisfy any part of the undergraduate language requirement. Presupposes no previous study of French. Conducted in English. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Swanson, Kimberly
Roney, Kristina
MWF 11:00-11:50 AM WES 2066 - LAWRENCE3 61471 - FREN 104 Elementary French, Overseas
- Basic language instruction in French for beginners participating in study abroad programs in France or a French-speaking country. Graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 107 Elementary French I for the Professional Schools
- Essentials of French grammar; practice in speaking, reading, and writing French. Introduction to French business culture. Three hours of class per week. This course does not satisfy the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Swanson, Kimberly
Kendrick, Jeff
APPT- MO-ST FTLW - OFF CAMPUS3 69820 - FREN 108 Elementary French II for the Professional Schools
- Essentials of French grammar; practice in speaking, reading, and writing French. Introduction to French business culture. Three hours of class per week. This course does not satisfy the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement. Prerequisite: FREN 107 or equivalent. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 109 Elementary French III for the Professional Schools
- Essentials of French grammar; practice in speaking, reading, and writing French. Introduction to French business culture. Three hours of class per week. This course does not satisfy the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement. Prerequisite: FREN 108 or equivalent. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 110 Elementary French I
- Five hours of class per week. A balanced approach stressing understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Swanson, Kimberly
MTuWThF 09:00-09:50 AM WES 1047 - LAWRENCE5 61472 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
MTuWThF 10:00-10:50 AM WES 1047 - LAWRENCE5 61473 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
MTuWThF 11:00-11:50 AM WES 1047 - LAWRENCE5 67798 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
MTuWThF 01:00-01:50 PM WES 1047 - LAWRENCE5 61474 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
MTuWThF 02:00-02:50 PM WES 1047 - LAWRENCE5 74158 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
MTuWThF 03:00-03:50 PM WES 1047 - LAWRENCE5 66158 - FREN 111 Introduction to French I
- Introduction to French for special purposes; no previous French required. Provides basic familiarity with the French language, focusing on speaking, listening, reading and the essentials of French grammar. Introduction to the culture of the French-speaking world. Three class hours per week; may be delivered by videoconference or face-to-face. Does not satisfy any KU language requirement. Prerequisite: Instructor permission required. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 112 Introduction to French II
- Continuation of FREN 111. Further development of basic familiarity with the French language, focusing on speaking, listening, reading and the essentials of French grammar. Continued exploration of the culture of the French-speaking world. Three class hours per week; may be delivered by videoconference or face-to-face. Does not satisfy any KU language requirement. Prerequisite: FREN 111 or permission of instructor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 113 Introduction to French III
- Continuation of FREN 112. Further development of basic familiarity with the French language, focusing on speaking, listening, reading and the essentials of French grammar. Continued exploration of the culture of the French-speaking world. Three class hours per week; may be delivered by videoconference or face-to-face. Does not satisfy any KU language requirement. Prerequisite: FREN 112 or permission of instructor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 120 Elementary French II
- Five hours of class per week. A balanced approach stressing understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. Prerequisite: FREN 110 or by departmental permission. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Swanson, Kimberly
MTuWThF 09:00-09:50 AM WES 4043 - LAWRENCE5 70289 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
MTuWThF 10:00-10:50 AM WES 4043 - LAWRENCE5 61475 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
MTuWThF 11:00-11:50 AM WES 4043 - LAWRENCE5 61476 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
MTuWThF 12:00-12:50 PM WES 4043 - LAWRENCE5 61477 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
MTuWThF 01:00-01:50 PM WES 4043 - LAWRENCE5 61478 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
MTuWThF 02:00-02:50 PM WES 4043 - LAWRENCE5 61479 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
MTuWThF 03:00-03:50 PM WES 4043 - LAWRENCE5 78132 - FREN 150 Aliens, Monsters, and the Monstrous in the French Imagination
- A comprehensive, interdisciplinary survey of the treatment of the Other in French culture in different ages that may include vampires, zombies, fairy tales, villains and anti-heroes, the macabre, alien encounters, dystopias and utopias, and deviancy, with particular attention to literature, film and TV, and thought. Taught in English. Does not fulfill any requirement in the French major or minor. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Scott, Paul
MWF 11:00-11:50 AM WES 1045 - LAWRENCE3 78137 - FREN 152 France and the French
- A comprehensive, interdisciplinary survey of French culture that may include topics ranging from the earliest times to the present, with particular attention to literature, the arts, thought, politics, society, food, and customs. Taught in English. Does not fulfill any requirement in the French major or minor. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Kelly, Mary
MWF 01:00-01:50 PM WES 1045 - LAWRENCE3 78138 - FREN 153 Around the Francophone World in 100 Days
- A comprehensive, interdisciplinary and critical survey of the French-speaking cultures outside France in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Will include a variety of cultural topics, with particular attention to, and critique of, French colonization, the effects of empire on indigenous cultures, and postcolonial interactions today between France and its former colonies and protectorates. Taught in English. Does not fulfill any requirement in the French major or minor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 177 First Year Seminar: _____
- A limited-enrollment, seminar course for first-time freshmen, addressing current issues in French. Course is designed to meet the critical thinking learning outcome of the KU Core. First-Year Seminar topics are coordinated and approved by the Office of First-Year Experience. Prerequisite: First-time freshman status. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 230 Intermediate French I
- Third-semester course stressing oral and written work in French; systematic review of grammar and introduction to reading in cultural texts. (See also FREN 231, FREN 234.) Prerequisite: FREN 120 or by departmental permission. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Swanson, Kimberly
Weatherley, Gillian
MWF 10:00-10:50 AM FR 206 - LAWRENCE3 61480 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
Weatherley, Gillian
MWF 12:00-12:50 PM FR 219 - LAWRENCE3 61481 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
Weatherley, Gillian
MWF 01:00-01:50 PM FR 219 - LAWRENCE3 67304 - FREN 231 Intermediate French I, Honors
- Similar in approach and content to FREN 230; smaller class size; open to students who had done very good to excellent work in previous French classes. Prerequisite: Grade of B or A in FREN 120 or departmental permission. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 234 Intermediate French I and II
- One-semester course meeting five times a week for six hours credit. Material same as in FREN 230 and FREN 240. (FREN 234, FREN 240, FREN 241--each completes foreign language requirement.) Prerequisite: FREN 120 or by departmental permission. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Swanson, Kimberly
Weatherley, Gillian
MTuWThF 12:00-12:50 PM WES 1047 - LAWRENCE6 64091 - FREN 240 Intermediate French II
- Continuation of FREN 230. (FREN 234, FREN 240, FREN 241--each completes foreign language requirement.) (See also FREN 241.) Prerequisite: FREN 230, FREN 231, or by departmental permission. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Swanson, Kimberly
Weatherley, Gillian
MWF 11:00-11:50 AM FR 206 - LAWRENCE3 61483 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
Weatherley, Gillian
MWF 12:00-12:50 PM FR 206 - LAWRENCE3 61484 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
Weatherley, Gillian
MWF 01:00-01:50 PM FR 206 - LAWRENCE3 78120 LEC Swanson, Kimberly
Weatherley, Gillian
MWF 02:00-02:50 PM FR 206 - LAWRENCE3 61485 - FREN 241 Intermediate French II, Honors
- Similar in approach and content to FREN 240; smaller class size; open to students who have done very good to excellent work in previous French classes. Prerequisite: A grade of A in FREN 230 or FREN 231, or departmental permission. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Booker, John
MWF 12:00-12:50 PM WES 1045 - LAWRENCE3 78139 - FREN 301 French Written and Oral Communication 1
- Designed to prepare students for oral and written work in advanced-level French. Prerequisite: FREN 234, or FREN 240, or FREN 241, or by departmental permission. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Weatherley, Gillian
MWF 02:00-02:50 PM FR 219 - LAWRENCE3 78148 - FREN 302 French Written and Oral Communication 2
- Designed to further students' proficiency in oral and written expression for work in advanced-level French. Prerequisite: FREN 301, or by departmental permission. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Weatherley, Gillian
MWF 11:00-11:50 AM FR 219 - LAWRENCE3 74191 - FREN 310 French Phonetics
- A course in practical phonetics with exercises stressing rhythm, intonation, and individual sounds. Prerequisite: FREN 240, FREN 241, or by departmental permission. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Kelly, Mary
MWF 09:00-09:50 AM WES 1045 - LAWRENCE3 61486 - FREN 315 Le Francais Pratique
- Supplementary non-major language course that can be a sequel to the first four semesters of French. Primarily for students studying abroad. Covers vocabulary study, oral exercises, discussion of texts, writing, and free conversation. Prerequisite: FREN 230/231 or FREN 234, FREN 240/241. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 326 Introduction to French Literature
- Analysis of selected texts from various genres; special emphasis on explication de texte. Prerequisite: FREN 301. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Jewers, Caroline
TuTh 09:30-10:45 AM WES 1045 - LAWRENCE3 61488 LEC Scott, Paul
MWF 02:00-02:50 PM WES 1045 - LAWRENCE3 78147 LEC
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM WES 4046 - LAWRENCE3 78196 - FREN 330 French Language and Civilization I
- A study of French grammar, conversation, and composition, with selected aspects of French civilization. Available to participants in the Summer Language Institutes, and selected Study Abroad programs. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 340 French Language and Civilization II
- A study of French grammar, conversation, and composition, with selected aspects of French civilization. Available to participants in the Summer Language Institutes, and selected Study Abroad Programs. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 350 Applied French Grammar and Composition I
- Systematic grammar review with extensive practice in writing French. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or FREN 326. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 352 French for Journalism and Business
- Practical acquisition of skills necessary to understand the language of journalism and business. Prerequisite: FREN 301. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Swanson, Kimberly
Roney, Kristina
MWF 02:00-02:50 PM WES 4046 - LAWRENCE3 72653 - FREN 375 Intermediate French Conversation
- Three meetings per week. Guided discussions designed to increase fluency, improve pronunciation, and acquire vocabulary. Sections limited to twelve students. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or concurrent enrollment in FREN 301. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 376 Advanced French Conversation
- Three meetings per week. Guided discussions designed to increase fluency, improve pronunciation, and knowledge of French culture and language. Classes have centered around topics such as the French Revolution, the Arts, Renaissance Festivals, and French cinema. Sections limited to twelve students. May be designated a KULAC class at the discretion of the instructor. Prerequisite: FREN 375. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 401 Paris, City of Lights and Legends
- An exploration of the French capital from its origins to present as emblem and icon of the social, literary, cultural, and political development of the French nation and of French ideals. Topics include great persons, events, works, symbols, and myths since the founding of the city to the present. Taught in English. Does not fulfill any requirement in the French major or minor. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 405 French Literature in Translation
- Readings and discussions of representative great masterpieces of French literature from the medieval Arthurian romances and chansons de geste to the present, with particular emphasis on the question of the interrelations of form and content. Includes such authors as Rabelais, Montaigne, Racine, Moliere, Voltaire, Balzac, Flaubert, Baudelaire, Proust, Gide, Camus, and Beckett. Conducted in English. A reading knowledge of French is extremely useful but not a requirement. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 406 Introduction to French Culture Through Film
- Discussion of great masterpieces of French film from the silent era to the present, with a particular emphasis on how film portrays and conveys important aspects of French culture past and present. The works of a variety of film-makers may be covered, and may include among others Georges Melies, Jean Vigo, Jean Renoir, Abel Gance, Rene Clair, Marcel Carne, Jean Cocteau, Alain Resnais, Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut, Agnes Varda, Louis Malle, Eric Rohmer, and Claude Berri. Films will be shown in French with subtitles in English. Knowledge of French is useful, but not required. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 410 Survey of French Culture I
- A survey of the historical, philosophical, literary, and artistic development of France, from the beginning through the 17th century. Prerequisite: FREN 301 and FREN 326. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Jewers, Caroline
TuTh 01:00-02:15 PM WES 1045 - LAWRENCE3 78135 - FREN 420 Survey of French Culture II
- Continuation of FREN 410, from the 18th century to the present. Prerequisite: FREN 301 and FREN 326. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 430 La France d'Aujourd'Hui
- Social, political, and economic trends from 1939 to present, with emphasis on period since 1968. Prerequisite: FREN 301 and FREN 326. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 431 French-Speaking World (Outside France)
- Cultures of the some 235 million persons in the five world areas whose everyday and/or official language is French: Canada; Caribbean (e.g., Haiti, Guadeloupe, Martinique); Europe (e.g., Belgium, Switzerland); Africa and Indian Ocean (23 former French or Belgian colonies); Pacific (e.g., Tahiti, New Caledonia). Also French-speaking settlers in the United States (Louisiana, South Carolina, New England, Kansas). French presence in Indo-China and the Near East. Prerequisite: FREN 301 and FREN 326. (May be taken concurrently with FREN 301 and/or FREN 326.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 432 Francophone African Literature
- This course is an introduction of 20th Century African literature written in French, covering selected works by major authors from both sub-Saharan Africa and the Maghreb. Attention will be given primarily to the novel, although some poetry will also be read. Topics and themes include negritude, African identity in the wake of colonialism, Islam, and women's writing. Classes will be conducted in English. Students may read the texts in French or in translation. (Same as AAAS 432.) Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and a 200-level English course. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 433 French Global Culture Through Film
- Discussion of great masterpieces of modern postcolonial Francophone and French global film, with a particular emphasis on how film portrays and conveys important aspects of the cultures of former French colonies and peoples in Quebec, the Caribbean, Africa, and Southeast Asia during and since independence, including immigrant populations in mainland France itself today. The works of a variety of French and indigenous film-makers and cultures will be covered. Prerequisite: FREN 301, FREN 302, and FREN 326. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 434 Cities of the French-Speaking World
- The course will focus on one major city, or on a group of major cities, former French or Belgian colonies, where French language and Franco-European cultures are still major elements. Emphasis will be on how today's citizens live the cities in their great diversity; how the colonial and decolonial past of each city has affected it; how these cities' responses to globalization are represented through culture and cultural works. Texts, novels, films, print and electronic documents, and other course materials will be used to paint the daily lives, cultural values and challenges of contemporary Francophone global urban communities. Prerequisite: FREN 301, FREN 302, and FREN 326. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 440 Studies in French Culture: _____
- Representative topics are: History of Paris, Role of Women in French Literature and Culture, Interrelationships of the Arts, French-speaking African Culture, Culture of French Canada. May be repeated for credit with departmental permission; may also be repeated as part of major in French language and culture. Prerequisite: FREN 301 and FREN 326. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Bourgeois, Christine
MW 03:00-04:15 PM WES 1045 - LAWRENCE3 67405 - FREN 441 The Story of French
- This course provides an overview of the historical development of the French language and an introduction to different varieties of French, as well as some current language-related issues in the French-speaking world. The history of the French language is considered both from an external perspective, by examining important historical events in the language's history, and from an internal perspective, by looking at specific ways the language has changed over time. Variation is examined: how French differs geographically (i.e. dialects and regional varieties in France and in the French-speaking world), socially (i.e. how social groups such as socioeconomic class or sex are reflected in language use), and situationally (i.e. language modification depending on formality, context, etc.). Will include comparisons of spoken versus written French, slang, and le français populaire, as well as current issues, e.g., les néologismes (word creation), les anglicismes (English influence) and feminization of language. Taught in French. Prerequisite: FREN 301. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 443 French Inside Out
- This course provides an introduction to the structure of modern French and the various subfields of French linguistics. Topics will include major aspects of phonetics/phonology (the sounds/sound system), morphology (word formation), syntax (sentence structure), semantics, pragmatics (language use) and sociolinguistic variation (social, stylistic, geographical), as well as language attitudes and policies in France and other Francophone regions. Students will be introduced to different theoretical approaches to the study of French linguistics and will work on linguistic analyses of first- and second-language data. Taught in French and no prior study of linguistics is necessary to take this course. Prerequisite: FREN 301. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 450 French Literature of the Middle Ages
- Study of the principal authors, movements, and themes of the period. Prerequisite: FREN 301 and FREN 326. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 455 French Literature of the Renaissance
- Study of the principal authors, movements, and themes of the period. Prerequisite: FREN 301 and FREN 326. LEC.
- FREN 460 Identity, Absolutism, and Power in France, 1589-1715
- Study of the principal authors, movements, and themes of the period. Prerequisite: FREN 301 and 326. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 462 French Literature of the Eighteenth Century
- Study of the principal authors, movements, and themes of the period. Prerequisite: FREN 301 and 326. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 465 French Literature of the 19th Century
- Study of the principal authors, movements, and themes of the period. Prerequisite: FREN 301 and FREN 326. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 470 French Literature of the Twentieth Century
- Study of the principal authors, movements, and themes of the period. Prerequisite: FREN 301 and FREN 326. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 471 Transcending Borders: Migrations, Identities, Voices, Narrative
- Study the themes of borders, migrations, and search for individual and collective identity and voice which define modern French and French-speaking cultures in continental France and around the globe. Authors, cultural movements and themes of the period, with an emphasis on twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. Introduce the student to the principal elements of the cultural, intellectual and artistic climate of the time, including literature, film, and other cultural documents and artefacts, print and electronic, visual and aural. May be taught in French or English. Prerequisite: FREN 301, FREN 302, and FREN 326. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 480 Studies in French Literature: _____
- A study of a period, theme, group of authors, or movement. Subject matter will vary; may be taken more than once if subject differs. Prerequisite: FREN 301 and FREN 326. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Pasco, Allan
TuTh 11:00-12:15 PM WES 2066 - LAWRENCE3 78142 - FREN 481 Science-Fiction and Fantasy in French
- Study of the key works in different media in French dealing with the theme and traces the development of science-fiction and fantasy from its beginnings to the present day. Prerequisite: FREN 326. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 495 Directed Readings in French
- May be taken more than once, total credit not to exceed fifteen hours. Fields not covered by course work, and/or field of student's special interest. Conferences. Counts as humanities when taken for two or three hours. Prerequisite: Twenty-five hours of French and consent of instructor. IND.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # IND Booker, John
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-15 70324 IND Bourgeois, Christine
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-15 75089 IND Fourny, Diane
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-15 61489 IND Hayes, Bruce
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-15 64034 IND Jewers, Caroline
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-15 61490 IND Kelly, Mary
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-15 68293 IND Kelly, Van
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-15 61491 IND Pasco, Allan
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-15 61492 IND Scott, Paul
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-15 65460 IND Swanson, Kimberly
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE1-15 66424 - FREN 499 Honors in French
- Various topics in French or Francophone literature, language, culture, or film. May be repeated for credit, total credit not to exceed six hours. Six hours of FREN 499 required for B.A. with Honors in French. Before enrolling, the student must obtain the approval of the faculty member who will direct the Honors project. IND.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # IND Booker, John
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 61493 IND Fourny, Diane
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 61494 IND Hayes, Bruce
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 61498 IND Jewers, Caroline
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 61495 IND Kelly, Mary
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 66425 IND Kelly, Van
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 61496 IND Pasco, Allan
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 61497 IND Scott, Paul
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 65461 IND Swanson, Kimberly
APPT- KULC APPT - LAWRENCE3 66426 - FREN 500 Advanced French Phonetics
- Advanced theory and practice of French pronunciation. Not open to students who have taken FREN 310, except by departmental permission. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or FREN 326 or graduate standing. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Kelly, Mary
MWF 09:00-09:50 AM WES 1045 - LAWRENCE3 61499 - FREN 530 Studies in Film: _____
- Studies in an aspect of film, a director or group of directors. Emphasis on French film. Given in French or English. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 550 Capstone Seminar in French and Francophone Language, Literature, and Culture
- Small discussion groups, each designed to consider a specific, clearly defined topic, using an interdisciplinary approach and requiring the demonstration of a comprehensive knowledge of the fundamentals in the field as appropriate to the topic. Class discussion based on student presentation. A final comprehensive project required. All discussion and coursework will be in French. Prerequisite: Senior majors; special department permission for other students. SEM.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # SEM Booker, John
MWF 10:00-10:50 AM WES 1045 - LAWRENCE3 78136 - FREN 592 French Culture Through Film I, Beginnings to 1950
- A survey of the major public images of French culture as surveyed in French silent and sound film from the early 1900s through World War II and its immediate aftermath. Students will view and discuss a selection of films that address crucial aspects of French culture such as (but not limited to) gender, war and peace, daily life, art and artists, tradition and revolution, city life versus country life, social classes, moral choice, and individual freedoms. The course will include discussion of the cultural and artistic significance of major French film movements like Poetic Realism. In addition to viewing and discussing films, students will read and analyze the writings of a number of French intellectuals, writers, and artists who have had a major influence on French culture as it appears in films from 1900-1950. May be taught in French or English. For students who already have some knowledge of French culture. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 593 French Culture Through Film II, 1950-Present
- A survey of the major public images of French culture as surveyed in French silent and sound film from 1950 to present. Students will view and discuss a selection of films that address crucial aspects of French culture such as (but not limited to) gender, war and peace, daily life, art and artists, tradition and revolution, city life versus country life, colonialism and post-colonialism, social classes, moral choice, and individual freedoms. The course will include discussion of the cultural and artistic significance of major French film movements like the New Wave. In addition to viewing and discussing films, students will read and analyze the writings of a number of French intellectuals, writers, and artists who have had a major influence on French culture as it appears in films from 1950-present. May be taught in French or English. For students who already have some knowledge of French culture. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 600 Studies in: _____
- Topics vary by semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Departmental permission. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 610 Theme et Version
- Exercises in English-French and French-English translation, designed to enable the student to write with greater clarity and precision in both languages. LEC.
Spring 2019 Type Time/Place and Instructor Credit Hours Class # LEC Bourgeois, Christine
MW 09:30-10:45 AM WES 2066 - LAWRENCE3 78140 - FREN 620 Expository French Writing
- Intensive practice in writing French, designed to clarify fine points of grammar and usage and to aid the student in developing an accurate and graceful prose style. LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 680 Language Teaching and Advanced Conversation
- A summer course designed principally for secondary school language teachers. Discussion of current theory in language acquisition integrated into an intensive oral review of French. Meets three hours daily for two weeks; includes lab. (Not applicable toward a major or graduate degree in French.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
- FREN 681 Language Teaching for Oral Proficiency
- A summer course designed principally for secondary school language teachers. Provides an orientation to proficiency-based models in foreign language instruction, national standards in the rating of foreign language proficiency, and curriculum development sessions which address issues of articulation in foreign language curricula. (Not applicable toward a major or graduate degree in German.) (Same as SPAN 681.) LEC.
The class is not offered for the Spring 2019 semester.
