FRENCH Courses
FRENCH Courses
FREN 1003
Elementary French I
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Basic language skills C listening, speaking,
reading, and writing C with emphasis on grammatical structures and
aural-oral practice.
FREN 1013
Elementary French II
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: FREN 1003
Continued study of basic language skills C
listening, speaking, reading, and writing C with emphasis on grammatical
structures and aural-oral practice.
FREN 2203
Intermediate French I
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: FREN 1013
Grammar, vocabulary, and basic idiomatic
expressions.
FREN 2213
Intermediate French II
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: FREN 2203
Continued study of grammar, vocabulary, and basic
idiomatic expressions.
FREN 3223
Intermediate Reading
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: FREN 2203
Course in detailed reading of French and
Francophone poetry and short stories with an emphasis on reviewing
grammar and acquiring new vocabulary and idioms.
FREN 3403
Intermediate Conversation
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: FREN 2203
Intensive oral practice allowing students to become
more comfortable with expressing themselves in the target language.
Course is designed to further develop listening comprehension and
speaking capabilities through a continued expansion of grammar and
vocabulary by employing various mediums: song, literature, periodicals,
film, Internet, and the like.
FREN 3413
French and Francophone Civilization and Culture
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: FREN 2203
Survey of the main points in French and Francophone
history, civilization, and culture from early French kingdoms through
colonization to contemporary issues.
Examining both major national events and the major world
influences that developed from the French effect on the globe.
FREN 3423
Intermediate Grammar and Composition
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: FREN 2213
Writing course which will continue to address
problematic areas in the French language by more precise review of
advanced grammar topics.
Students will learn to properly express themselves in French by writing
compositions which inform, persuade, give an opinion, and the like.
FREN 3433
Survey of French Literature I
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: FREN 2203, FREN 2213
Literature by periods from its beginnings to the
end of the 18th century.
FREN 4613
Advanced Composition
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Advanced French translation and free composition.
Emphasis on literary style and building new vocabulary.
FREN 4653
Seminar in French Literature
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: FREN 3433 or FREN 3443 or
instructor's permission.
Emphasis on literary analysis and interpretation of
major authors of a given century and work characteristics of various
movements of that century.
FREN 479V
Independent Study in French
Variable credit
Consult the Independent Study Courses subheading in
the Academic Regulations section of this catalog for prerequisites and
description.