FRENCH (FREN)


FREN 151 - ELEMENTARY FRENCH I

Prerequisite: Placement or no prior study of French. Note: Not open to students who placed in other levels

A comprehensive introductory course in French language for today's global world. Students develop oral and written proficiency through cultural studies. Taught in French. Offered annually. Meets Core Credit for CCI.

Credit: 3


FREN 152 - ELEMENTARY FRENCH II

Prerequisite: FREN 151, placement, or transfer equivalent. Note: Not open to students who have placed into other levels

A comprehensive introductory course in French language for today's global world. Students develop oral and written proficiency through cultural studies. Taught in French. Offered annually. Meets Core Credit for CCI

Credit: 3


FREN 200 - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL INTENSIVE FRENCH STUDY ABROAD

Prerequisite: FREN 132, placement, or transfer equivalent. Note: Not open to students who have placed into other levels

A program designed to provide students with an intermediate level immersion experience. Students will attend six hours of language instruction per day, participate in cultural experiences, and live with families of the host culture. Orientation and debriefing sessions on campus are required. Meets Core Credit for CCI.

Credit: 6


FREN 251 - INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I

Prerequisite: FREN 152 placement or transfer equivalent. Note: Not open to students who have placed into other levels.

A course designed to increase the students understanding of the language by building on the skills learned in the elementary course. Students develop oral and written proficiency through and exploration of the French arts including architecture, cuisine, fashion, music, painting, etc. Lab work required. Taught in French. Offered annually. Meets Core Credit for CCI.

Credit: 3


FREN 252 - INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II

Prerequisite: FREN 251, placement, or transfer equivalent. Note: Not open to students who have placed into other levels

A continuation of FREN 251. Students develop oral and written proficiency through and exploration of French media sources including music videos, television, film, and social media. Lab work required. Taught in French. Offered annually. Meets Core Credit for CCI.

Credit: 3


FREN 300 - ADVANCED LEVEL INTENSIVE FRENCH STUDY ABROAD

Prerequisite: FREN 252, placement, or transfer equivalent. Note: Not open to students who have placed into other levels

A program designed to provide students with an advanced-level immersion experience. Students will attend six hours of language instruction per day, participate in cultural experiences, and live with families of the host culture. Orientation and debriefing sessions on campus are required. Meets Core Credit for CCI.

Credit: 6


FREN 301 - FRENCH CIVILIZATION FROM LASCAUX TO VERSAILLES

Prerequisite: FREN 200 or 252 or placement/transfer equivalent

In order to understand contemporary France and the French sense of identity, this course explores and analyzes current issues, cultural manifestations, historical and geopolitical developments, and internal and external relations. French social and political institutions from the Revolution of 1789 to the present will be examined with an emphasis on the evolution of the core values of the Fifth Republic (liberty, equality, social solidarity, and the lay state) and their expression in the French context. Taught in French. Offered alternate years. Meets Core Credit for CCI.

Credit: 3


FREN 302 - FRENCH CIVILIZATION FROM REVOLUTION TO PRESENT

Prerequisite: FREN 200 or 252 or placement/transfer equivalent

In order to understand contemporary France and the French sense of identity, this course explores and analyzes current issues, cultural manifestations, historical and geopolitical developments, and internal and external relations. French social and political institutions from the Revolution of 1789 to the present will be examined with an emphasis on the evolution of the core values of the Fifth Republic (liberty, equality, social solidarity, and the lay state) and their expression in the French context. Taught in French. Offered alternate years. Meets Core Credit for CCI.

Credit: 3


FREN 303 - FRENCH WRITTEN EXPRESSION

Prerequisite: FREN 200 or 252 or placement/transfer equivalent

The course offers intensive review and expansion of grammar and vocabulary through structured reading and writing activities. Reading selections include cultural information from France and other French- speaking countries. Taught in French. Offered alternate years. Meets Core credit for CCI.

Credit: 3


FREN 304 - FRENCH STYLISTICS

Prerequisite: FREN 303 or equivalent

This course extends the concept of advanced French grammar and composition to questions of style and rhetoric. It will familiarize students with the richness of expression of the French language through an in-depth analysis of a variety of texts and writing practice. Taught in French. Meets Core credit for CCI.

Credit: 3


FREN 305 - FRENCH PHONETICS

Prerequisite: FREN 200 or 252 or placement/transfer equivalent

A course designed to provide a review of standard French pronunciation and an introduction to phonology, phonetics, and dialectology including corrective exercises and a contrastive analysis of French and English sound systems. Taught in French. Offered alternate years. Meets Core credit for CCI.

Credit: 3


FREN 351-352 - INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH FICTION I & II

Prerequisite: FREN 200 or 252 or placement/transfer equivalent

Introduces the student to complete works of French fiction. Special attention will be given to the novella, short story, and novel as examples of modern and contemporary literary production. Works will be selected from the literature of France and Francophone countries. Taught in French. Meets Core credit for CCI.

Credit: 3-3


FREN 353 - FRENCH LITERATURE: MARIE DE FRANCE TO VOLTAIRE

Prerequisite: FREN 200 or 252 or placement/transfer equivalent

A close examination of major French literary texts from the Middle ages to the Revolution. The course emphasizes the ways in which representative works of pre-Revolutionary French literature are both products of and windows into their historical and cultural contexts. Students will learn and practice analysis of forms of literary expression as they relate to the production of meaning. All texts and discussions are in French. Offered alternate years. Meets Core credit for humanities.

Credit: 3


FREN 354 - FRENCH LITERATURE: REVOLUTION TO PRESENT

Prerequisite: FREN 200 or 252 or placement/transfer equivalent

A close examination of major French literary texts from the Revolution to the present read as reflections of and reactions to the historical and cultural movements of the periods in which they were written. Students will learn and practice analysis of forms of literary expression as they relate to the production of meaning. All texts and discussions are in French. Offered alternate years. Meets Core credit for humanities.

Credit: 3


FREN 357 - FRENCH ORAL EXPRESSION

Prerequisite: FREN 200 or 252 or placement/transfer equivalent

This course focuses on the practice and development of conversational fluency through a variety of culturally-related themes. Taught in French. Offered alternate years. Meets Core credit for CCI.

Credit: 3


FREN 470 - SEMINAR ON THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD

Prerequisite: FREN 351-352 or 353-354

A seminar on topics pertinent to language, culture, civilization and literature of the French-speaking world known today as "World Literature in French." The content will vary depending upon the interest and needs of students. The course may be repeated for a total of 6 hours. Taught in French. Offered alternate years.

Credit: 3


FREN 670 - SEMINAR IN FRANCOPHONE STUDIES

Prerequisite: Graduate standing advanced-level proficiency in French; previous undergraduate study of civilization and literature

A seminar on topics pertinent to the field of Francophone studies in language, culture, civilization, or literature. The content will vary depending upon the interest and needs of students. The course may be repeated under a different topic for a total of 6 credit hours. Taught in French. Offered alternate years.

Credit: 3