French Studies (FREN)

Develops basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in French.

Prerequisites: Placement or no prior knowledge of French.

Offered: Fall.

Continues to develop basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in French. Lab fee required.

Prerequisites: FREN 103 or equivalent or placement.

Offered: Spring.

To help university vocal and choral students gain theoretical understanding and practical mastery of diction in French as it pertains to specific, select songs and choral pieces being learned with texts in those languages. Does not count for credit toward French major or minor.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in vocal music.

Reviews and further develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in French at the intermediate level.

Prerequisites: FREN 104 or equivalent or placement.

Offered: Fall.

Reviews and further develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in French at the intermediate level.

Prerequisites: FREN 203 or equivalent or placement.

Offered: Spring.

Special topics in French Studies will be examined. May not be counted toward French Studies major when taught in English.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Occasionally.

Provides advanced training in conversation and composition with emphasis on acquiring communicative skills in colloquial French.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or equivalent or placement.

Offered: Fall (odd years).

Multi-media presentation and discussion of historical, philosophical, and artistic developments in various periods in France. Readings in French. May repeat with different topic.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or equivalent.

Study of a major literary genre and/or a cultural/literary period of movement. Development of historical perspective and techniques of critical analysis through the study of selected masterpieces of French poetry, drama or prose. May be repeated with different content.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or equivalent.

Current theories, practices, methods and materials pertinent to teaching a foreign language. Off-campus clinical experiences are an integral part of this course.

Prerequisites: TEDU 210, TEDU 230; admission to TEDU; FREN 301; or consent of instructor.

Offered: Occasionally.

Theory of French sounds in contrast to English, combined with practical laboratory training in pronunciation and orthography. Required of all intending to be teachers.

Prerequisites: FREN 204 or equivalent.

Offered: Fall (even years).

Studies in French language, culture or literature. May be repeated for credit with different topic.

Prerequisites: FREN 301 or equivalent or consent of instructor.

Offered: Occasionally.

Translation interns work with area businesses and service agencies to furnish translations from and into French. May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: FREN 301 or equivalent, French studies major, and consent of instructor.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Selected topics in French studies will be examined.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Occasionally.

Application of French in areas of community concern and in local business and industry. May be repeated for maximum of 6 credits.

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.

Offered: Occasionally.

The senior project in French studies is designed to be a capstone experience which offers graduating students an opportunity to bring together several aspects of their French studies and general undergraduate course work in the form of an independent research project.

Prerequisites: Senior standing in French studies.

Offered: Spring.

Available to qualified students under supervision of individual instructor. Normally, no more than 6 credits of Independent Study may be counted toward the major.

Prerequisites: Junior standing, consent of instructor and department chair.

Offered: Occasionally.