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For
information
on
studying
in
French-speaking
countries,
see
Study
Abroad;
on
compulsory
placement
tests,
see
Course
Placement;
on
"bonus
credit,"
see
Alternative
Ways
to
Earn
Credit.
FREN
101
(5
Credits)
Fall
FREN
102
(5
Credits)
Spring
Elementary
French
I
and
II
(5+0) h
Introduction
to
the
language
and
culture:
development
of
competence
and
performance
in
the
language
through
understanding,
recognition
and
use
of
linguistic
structures;
increasing
emphasis
on
listening
comprehension
and
speaking;
basic
vocabulary
of
approximately
1,000
words;
exploration
of
the
cultural
dimension,
implicitly
through
language,
and
explicitly
through
texts
and
audiovisual
materials.
FREN
103
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Conversational
French
I
(3+0) h
Oral
skills
improvement.
Includes
group
work,
presentations,
skits,
discussions
and
vocabulary
to
improve
speaking
on
specific
topics.
(Prerequisites:
FREN
102
or
equivalent
or
permission
of
instructor.
Does
not
satisfy
core
curriculum
or
foreign
language
major
requirements.)
FREN
201
(3
Credits)
Fall
FREN
202
(3
Credits)
Spring
Intermediate
French
I
and
II
(3+0) h
Continuation
of
FREN
102.
Increasing
emphasis
on
reading
ability
and
cultural
material.
Conducted
in
French.
(Prerequisite:
FREN
102
or
equivalent.)
FREN
203
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Conversational
French
II
(3+0) h
Oral
skills
improvement.
Includes
group
work,
presentations,
skits,
discussions
and
vocabulary
to
improve
speaking
on
specific
topics.
(Prerequisites:
FREN
102
or
equivalent
or
permission
of
instructor.
Does
not
satisfy
core
curriculum
or
foreign
language
major
requirements.)
FREN
301O
(3
Credits)
Fall
FREN
302O
(3
Credits)
Spring
Advanced
French
(3+0) h
Discussions
and
essays
on
more
difficult
subjects
or
texts.
Translations,
stylistic
exercises,
and
special
grammatical
problems.
Conducted
in
French.
(Prerequisite:
COMM
131X
or
141X;
FREN
202;
or
equivalent
or
permission
of
instructor.)
FREN
431W
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Studies
in
the
Culture
of
the
French
Speaking
World
(3+0) h
Intensive
study
of
selected
aspects
of
the
culture
of
the
French
speaking
world.
(Prerequisites:
ENGL
111X;
FREN
302
or
equivalent;
junior
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.
Course
may
be
repeated
for
credit
if
topic
varies.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
FREN
432W
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Studies
of
French
Literature
(3+0) h
Intensive
study
of
authors,
literary
texts,
movements,
genres,
themes
and/or
critical
approaches.
(Prerequisites:
ENGL
111X;
FREN
302
or
equivalent;
junior
standing;
or
permission
of
instructor.
Course
may
be
repeated
for
credit
if
topic
varies.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
FREN
434W
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
La
Litterature
Quebecoise
(3+0) h
In-depth
study
of
a
variety
of
French
language
literature
from
Quebec
as
well
as
from
other
Canadian
provinces.
Examination
of
the
historical
and
cultural
events
which
have
influenced
this
literature.
Taught
entirely
in
French.
(Prerequisite:
ENGL
111X;
FREN
302
or
equivalent;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
FREN
482W
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Selected
Topics
in
French
(3+0) h
Intensive
course
focusing
on
topics
not
covered
in
FREN
431
or
FREN
432.
(Prerequisites:
ENGL
111X;
FREN
302
or
equivalent;
junior
standing;
or
permission
of
instructor.
Course
may
be
repeated
for
credit
if
topic
varies.)
FREN
488
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Individual
Study:
Senior
Project
h
Designed
for
the
student
to
demonstrate
ability
to
work
with
the
language
and
the
culture
through
the
analysis
and
presentation,
in
the
language,
of
a
problem
chosen
by
the
student
in
consultation
with
the
department.
The
student
must
apply
for
senior
project
and
submit
a
project
outline
by
the
end
of
the
6th
week
of
the
semester
preceding
the
semester
of
graduation.
Conducted
in
French.
(Prerequisites:
At
least
10
credits
in
upper
division
French
or
permission
of
instructor.)
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