French 01:420:215 or 217 and 216 or 218, or 6 credits of literature at the 300 level are prerequisite to all 400-level courses in culture and literature.

01:420:101-102Elementary French (4,4) Functional use of the language in speaking, writing, and reading modern French. Laboratory exercises. Not open for credit to students who have had two or more years of secondary school French.

01:420:103,104Elementary French Laboratory (1,1) Instructor-guided laboratory practicum based on intensive use of media and designed for the improvement of aural/oral skills. Practice involves use of text-related audiotapes and videotapes, individual and group work, and recordings of student speech for evaluation of pronunciation and fluency. Corequisites: (103) 01:420:101; (104) 01:420:102.

01:420:105French for Reading Knowledge (3) Development of reading skills. Texts chosen from the humanities and social studies. Not open for credit to students who have had two or more years of secondary school French.

01:420:121French Fundamentals (4) Intensive review and practice of the fundamentals of French conversation, reading, and composition. Laboratory exercises. Prerequisite: Placement test.

01:420:131-132Intermediate French (4,4) Development of fluency in written and spoken French. Conversation,�composition, and grammar review using short literary texts and audiovisual materials. Prerequisites: 01:420:102, 121, or placement test.

01:420:171French Theater Workshop (1.5) Production of selected scenes in French.

01:420:210Intensive French Conversation (3) Development of facility and accuracy in oral expression and listening comprehension. Class exercises and discussion, written work, and extensive audio and video laboratory work. Prerequisite: Placement test or 01:420:132 or both. May not be used to satisfy major requirements.

01:420:213Intensive Advanced Grammar (3) Intensive study of the forms and structures of French grammar to complete mastery of foundations for advanced courses. Written work, class drill, laboratory exercises. Prerequisite: Placement test or 01:420:132.

01:420:214Composition and Stylistics (3) Study and practice in composition to perfect skills for written French. Analysis and imitation of writing styles and forms; vocabulary development, syntax; frequent written exercises. Prerequisite: 01:420:213.

01:420:215,216Aspects of French Literature (3,3) Introduction to French literature focusing on significant themes, genres, and literary movements. Readings of representative authors from the Renaissance to the present. Prerequisite: Placement test or 01:420:132. Credit not given for both 01:420:215 and 217 or for both 01:420:216 and 218.

01:420:217,218Approaches to French Literature (3,3) Introduction to French literature through close reading of texts from Renaissance to present; special attention to nature of literary work and to goals and methods of literary analysis. Prerequisite: Placement test or 01:420:132. Honors. Credit not given for both 01:420:215 and 217 or for both 01:420:216 and 218.

06:090:275,276The French Language Experience (1.5,1.5) Development of active language skills through formal instruction and the daily experience of foreign language immersion in the varied activities of the Ile de France house. Limited to and required of residents of the Douglass French House. May not be used to satisfy major requirements. Course may be repeated.

01:420:299Language House/Dormitory Residence (E3) Residence in a French-speaking dormitory section. Prerequisite: Permission of the college housing authority concerned. Graded as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Section number identifies the college concerned.

01:420:303Advanced French Conversation (3) Discussion of topics to develop fluency of speech and command of idioms. Group conversations and debates. Prerequisite: 01:420:210 or 216. Not open to native speakers or to students returning from junior year in France.

01:420:307,308The French Film in French (3,3) Film as a major expression of French culture; viewing and analysis of films by such directors as Truffaut, Chabrol, Rohmer, Renoir, Clair, and Cocteau. Introduction to methods of criticism. Credit not given for these courses and 01:420:305,306.

01:420:310Introduction to Francophone Literature (3) Survey of texts in French from Africa (including Maghreb and Madagascar), the Caribbean, North America, and Southeast Asia.

01:420:315French Civilization from the Middle Ages to the Revolution (3) Analysis of Old R�gime foundations of French culture; concentration on interaction and evolution of social and intellectual phenomena.

01:420:316French Civilization from the Revolution to the Present (3) Analysis of development of modern French culture; concentration on interaction and evolution of social and intellectual phenomena.

01:420:317French: Culture and Community (4) Developed through the universitywide CASE program, this course combines a study of the evolving themes of community and education in French literature with service by teaching of French at community schools. Special permission required; contact department.

01:420:319Women Writers from 1789 to the Present (3) Analysis and discussion of the cultural contexts, modes of expression, and self-definitions of women writers in modern France from the Revolution of 1789 to the post-1968 revolutions in feminist theory and practice.

01:420:320Theater Workshop (3) Reading, discussion, and production of representative texts from French dramatic literature.

01:420:324French Commerce (3) Fundamental principles governing commercial organizations in France. Practical business correspondence. Prerequisites: 01:420:215 or 217; 216 or 218.

05:300:331Materials and Methods in French (3) Solutions to classroom problems. Course planning: teaching aims, pedagogical devices, language content, cultural background, selections of text. Only for students in the French teaching program; others by permission of instructor. May count as education credit but not toward the major in French.

01:420:332French Phonetics and Applied Linguistics (3) French phonetics in theory and practice. A comparative study of English and French sounds. Exercises in transcription and correct pronunciation. Prerequisite: 01:420:132. Not open to first-year students.

01:420:333Introduction to French Syntax (3) Introduction to the methods and concerns of modern theoretical linguistics and to the practice and theory of syntax through the study of particular problems in the syntax of French. Prerequisite: 01:615:201 or permission of instructor.

01:420:335,336The French Novel (3,3) Forms and techniques of the novel from La Princesse de Cl�ves to the present.

01:420:337The French Theater (3) Analysis of dramatic structure and meaning in texts selected from the classical tradition to the theater of the Absurd.

01:420:338French Poetry (3) Critical interpretation of French poetry with particular attention to the unique problems of French prosody and poetic theory. Selected texts from the 16th century to the 20th century.

01:420:341,342One French Writer (3,3) Intensive study of the work of a single author. Analysis of elements such as writer's place in literary or cultural history, critical approaches, the writer's role in a given genre. Author chosen each term/year dependent on faculty and student interest.

01:420:351Literature in French Society (3) Exceptional role of literature in French culture, politics, and day-to-day life. Generally studies one topic in a given historical period.

01:420:371,372Topics in French Cinema (3,3) Topics such as relations between film and other genres (novel, theater); film in relation to cultural history; introduction to critical approaches to film. Consult departmental announcement. One course in French cinema, 01:420:305, 306, 307, or 308 recommended.

01:420:391,392Topics in French/Francophone Literature and Culture (3,3) Special topics selected to meet the interests and needs of the students.

01:420:393,394Topics in French Literature and Culture (1.5,1.5) Special topics selected to meet the interests and needs of the students. Seven-week courses.

01:420:395,396Junior Honors Seminar (3,3) In-depth examination of a problem, topic, or theme in French literature or culture, in order to develop analytic and research skills. Subject announced by department. Open to students in departmental or college honors programs or by permission of department.

01:420:399Service Learning Internship (1) One-credit community service placement in teaching French. Corequisite: Must be taken in conjunction with a designated CASE (Citizenship and Service Education) course offered in the Department of French.

01:420:401Translation (3) Techniques of translation; study of dictionaries and specialized vocabularies; texts selected from the humanities and the social sciences.

01:420:402Advanced Stylistics and Composition (3) Study of rhetoric through the detailed stylistic analysis of literary texts and the imitation of writing techniques. Prerequisite: A 300-level French course.

01:420:403History of the French Language (3) Development of the French language from its origins to the present; suggestions of possible future evolution. Emphasis on phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon; consideration of cultural forces influencing linguistic stability or change at crucial points in French history. Prerequisites: 01:420:213, 214, 215 or 217; 216 or 218.

01:420:405,406Modern France (3,3) First term: economic and social background; interpretive analysis of major problems affecting French life; audiovisual materials. Second term:�analysis of major trends in French culture and institutions.

01:420:407Advanced French Syntax (3) Study of advanced problems in French syntax in conjunction with theoretical problems in linguistics. Prerequisite: 01:420:333 or equivalent course in linguistics.

01:420:409Studies in Cultures of the Francophone World (3) Analysis of the cultural production (including film, music, visual and performing arts, and literature) of regions in which the French language plays a major role.

01:420:410Sub-Saharan African Literature (3) Study of literature in French by writers in or from Sub-Saharan Africa.

01:420:411North African Literature (3) Study of literature in French by writers in or from the Maghreb.

01:420:412Canadian Literature (3) Study of literature in French by writers in or from Qu�bec and other regions of Canada.

01:420:413Caribbean Literature (3) Study of literature in French by writers in or from the Caribbean (Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana).

01:420:415Medieval French Literature (3) The French Middle Ages: readings in epic, romance, didactic literature, and lyric poetry of the 12th through the 15th centuries; texts usually read in modern French translations.

01:420:416Sixteenth-Century French Literature (3) The French Renaissance: tradition and innovation in the writings of such authors as Marot, Rabelais, Marguerite de Navarre, Montaigne, and the poets of the Pl�iade.

01:420:421French Poetry and Prose of the 17th Century (3) Selected works from the major writers representing the aesthetic and intellectual currents of the age.

01:420:422French Classical Drama (3) Major plays of Corneille, Moli�re, and Racine.

01:420:431,432The Age of Enlightenment (3,3) Great writers of the 18th century, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau, and their relationship to the social, literary, and intellectual currents of the period.

01:420:441Romanticism in France (3) French romanticism, its origins, psychology, and development, with readings from Madame de Sta�l, Hugo, Balzac, Stendhal, and their contemporaries.

01:420:442French Literature and Thought from 1848 to 1894 (3) Development of realism and naturalism, the poetry of the Parnassians and the symbolists. Readings from Baudelaire, Flaubert, Zola, and their contemporaries.

01:420:451Twentieth-Century French Drama (3) French drama from Claudel through Beckett to Kolt�; new concepts in dramatic art. Relations among authors, actors, the public, and the period.

01:420:452Twentieth-Century French Novel (3) Readings in works by such authors as Proust, Gide, Camus, Sartre, Duras, and Perec; the "nouveau roman." The novel in relation to social, philosophical, and political thought.

01:420:455,456Major Currents of French Thought (3,3) Critical and formal analysis of literary texts selected to illustrate the development of ideas in France from the Roman de la Rose to the present.

01:420:471,472Advanced Topics in French Cinema (3,3) Topics such as detailed studies of issues in film theory, analysis, or history; in-depth study of schools, movements, or specific film makers. Consult departmental announcement. Two courses in French cinema, 01:420:305, 306, 307, 308, or 371, recommended.

01:420:480Senior Seminar in French Literature (3) Thorough and probing study of an important theme, topic, or movement within the history of French literature. Subject announced by the department. Open only to senior majors in French literary studies.

01:420:481Senior Seminar in French Culture (3) In-depth examination of a problem or period in French civilization, with a focus on development of interpretive and analytic skills. Subject announced by the department. Open only to senior majors in French cultural studies.

01:420:490Advanced Topics in French and Francophone Linguistics (3) Prerequisites: 01:420:333, 01:615:201, or permission of instructor.

01:420:491,492Advanced Topics in French/Francophone Literature and Culture (3,3) Special topics selected to meet the interests and needs of the students.

01:420:493,494Independent Study (BA,BA) Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and departmental chairperson.

01:420:495-496Honors Project: French (3,3) Preparation for written and oral honors examination and honors paper based on research under the direction of the departmental honors committee. Prerequisite: Permission of departmental honors committee.

01:420:497-498Honors Research Thesis: French (4,4 or 6,6) Research thesis and defense under the direction of the departmental�honors committee. Prerequisite: Permission of departmental honors committee. Both terms must be completed to receive credit.