Courses
Fall 2003
Spring 2004
FALL 2003
101. Intensive Elementary French
I - Designed to develop a basic ability to read, write, understand
and speak French. Since all linguistic skills cannot be fully
developed in 101 alone, stress will be placed on the acquisition of
basic structures, which it will be the function of 102 to develop and
reinforce. Students who wish to acquire significant proficiency should
therefore plan to take both 101 and 102 in sequence. Four hours of class
work, plus one required drill hour. Other than beginning students must
have the explicit permission of the instructor. (1.1/2 course credits)
(This course is also offered under the African Studies program.) -
Sartiaux
201. Intermediate French I
- Review of basic grammatical concepts
and development of fundamental language skills, with increasing emphasis
on written expression and spoken accuracy. Use is made of video-based
presentations. Since significant linguistic progress cannot be achieved
in 201 alone, students wishing to acquire proficiency should plan to
take both 201 and 202 in sequence. Prerequisites: French 102 or equivalent
(usually two years of high-school French) and permission of the instructor.
(This course is also offered under the African Studies program.) -
Katz
202. Intermediate French
II - Further reinforcement of written and spoken skills, with continuing
practice in the use of complex grammatical structures and greater emphasis
on the mastery of contemporary usage through extensive class discussion,
reading and writing. Prerequisite: French 201 or equivalent (usually
two years of high school French with better than a B average). (This
course is also offered under the African Studies program.) - Humphreys
241. Advanced Composition
and Style - Development of a high
level of proficiency through the reading and analysis of texts in contemporary
idiomatic French, with considerable emphasis on attainment of grammatical
accuracy. Prerequisite: French 202 or equivalent (usually three years
of high school French with better than a B average). - Katz
251. French Literature I:
From the Middle Ages to Romanticism -
This course is designed to introduce the student to the major authors
of French literature from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century.
Representative works will be read in chronological order to foster a
sense of literary history. Special emphasis will be placed on techniques
of literary appreciation. Class conducted entirely in French. Prerequisite:
French 241 or equivalent. - Lloyd-Jones
281. Conversational
French: Current Events - This course is designed for students who
want to be informed about and keep abreast of current events in France,
and who want to develop a high level of oral proficiency in French.
We will examine current political, social, historical and educational
issues as they appear in French journals, periodicals, reviews and magazines
such as L'Express, Le Monde, Le Nouvel Observateur and others. Students
will lead and participate in class discussion through presentations
of oral reports on the issues under study. All work will be done orally.
Prerequisites: French 241 and permission of the instructor. Enrollment
limited. - Lee
355.-05. Special topics in French
Literature: Representations of Youth and Childhood in Modern French
Literature - This course is designed for students who have
taken at least one of the semester survey courses in French literature
(Fr. 251/252) and who then wish to study a special topic in greater
depth. Such topics could include a movement, an author, a theme, a
genre, or a particular moment in French literature. in this course, we
will explore how nineteenth and twentieth century writers depict
youth and childhood in relation to their cultural contexts. We will
discuss a variety of different topics such as family structures,
educational values, parental and social authority, gender roles,
childhood trauma, and childhood and adolescent rebellion. in addition we
will explore how these themes and concepts influence identity and
self-representation. - Humphreys
355-06. Le mot & l'image:
cinéma et litérature - This course will study some of the
masterpieces of French literature as well as their adaptations to the
screen. The purpose of the course is twofold: a) to discuss the
difficulties that movie directors encounter in translating the written
word to its visual representation, and how literary and cinematic
techniques differ from one another. b) to examine the image of French
society as it appears both in the written and visual texts with an
emphasis on gender dynamics. Prerequisite: 251 or 252 or equivalent. -
Lee
399. Independent
Study - Submission of the special registration form, available in
the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson
are required for enrollment. ( 1-2 course credits) - Staff
460. Tutorial
- Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's
Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required
for enrollment. - Staff
466. Teaching Assistantship
- Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's
Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required
for enrollment. ( 1.5-1 course credit) - Staff
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SPRING TERM
2004
102. Intensive Elementary
French II - Continuation of 101, emphasizing oral practice, consolidation
of basic grammar skills, compositions and reading comprehension. Four
hours of class work, plus one required drill hour. Prerequisites: French
101 or equivalent (generally one year of high school French) and permission
of the instructor. (1H course credits) - Sartiaux
202. Intermediate French
II - Further reinforcement of written and spoken skills, with continuing
practice in the use of complex grammatical structures and greater emphasis
on the mastery of contemporary usage through extensive class discussion,
reading and writing. Prerequisite: French 201 or equivalent (usually
two years of high school French with better than a B average). (This
course is also offered under the African Studies program.) - Humphreys
233-03. African Cinema
- Although the image of Africa has been a major subject and a racist
misconception of Western cinema since its inception, African cinema
itself appeared on the world screen with the independence of the continent
in the 1960s. This course will introduce students to the images that
Africans have of themselves and their societies, past and present. As
we study the evolution of African cinema using a wide array of films
that portray the many cultural facets of the continent and the diverse
political agendas of the directors, we will explore the issue of cinema
as a nation-building endeavor as each African society defines its own
modern identity while reconsidering its past. We will see that this
modern identity is anchored for the most part in the redefinition of
the family and the status of women. The films studied will be mostly
from West and North Africa, and women directors will be represented
as much as possible: although, as in the West, they are still less numerous
than male directors. (This course is also offered under the African
Studies and the Women's Studies programs.) (Crossed listed as Modern Languages
233-32.) - Lee
233-07. France Today - (Crossed
listed as Modern Languages 233-70.) - This course focuses on
French Culture in the period from post-1945 to the present as
represented by selected texts in translation. Part of the course
involves viewing and discussing films from the Nouvelle Vague to Popular
Culture. - Sartiaux
241. Advanced Composition
and Style - Development of a high level of proficiency through the
leading and analysis of texts in contemporary idiomatic French, with
considerable emphasis on attainment of grammatical accuracy. Prerequisite:
French 202 or equivalent (usually three years of high school French
with better than a B average). - Humphreys
250. Advanced Language Study
- This course is designed to strengthen and develop students'
reading, writing, and translating skills, to facilitate the transition
between lower-level languages courses and the upper-level study of
literature and culture. Readings will focus on the short story as a
genre in order to build vocabulary and increase students' ability to
read with ease, as well as to appreciate the literary value of a text.
Weekly writing will be assigned on a variety of topics taken from the
readings, as well as the students' own creative writing (essays or short
fiction). The translation component of the course will entail passages
from the texts read in class but students will also translate their own
creative work. Prerequisite: Fr. 241 or equivalent. - Lee
252. French Literature II:
Modern French Literature This course will be a survey of the major
texts of 19th and 20th century France. Principles of literary history
and literary appreciation will be emphasized. Prerequisite: French 241
or equivalent. - Katz
320. French Cinema - This
course is designed to familiarize students with the development and art
of the French Cinema as seen through its important phases and movements,
and in its relationship to modern France. Relevant literary and critical
texts will accompany each film. Showings will be outside of class time.
the course is open to all students, and will be conducted in English;
the films will be screened in the original version, with English
subtitles. Students wishing to apply this course to a major in French
must secure the permission of the instructor. They will complete their assignments
in French and will meet with the instructor in supplementary sessions.
Students are expected to see the films twice. Prerequisite: Fr. 241 or equivalent.
(this course is taught in English). (Cross listed as Modern Languages
233-33.) - Lee
350. Critical Approaches to
Advance Translation Studies - This course will focus on techniques
of translating and interpreting both French and English texts from a
variety of fields (e.g., literature, culture, history, the arts,
political, social, and natural sciences, cinema, international
relations, entertainment). Students will learn how to do bilingual
reports, summaries, and oral presentations to increase awareness of
linguistic subtleties and communicative possibilities. The course
emphasizes the process of translation as both an art and a methodology
that sharpens critical thinking and language proficiency skills. It
meant to be of particular use to students wishing to develop high-level
French language skills for application in a wide variety of contexts.
Prerequisite: Fr. 250, 251, or 252, or equivalent. - Humphreys
351. Heart and Mind in French
Literature - This course examines how French literature reflects
the dichotomies resulting from our susceptibility to emotion and reason,
two impulses not always in harmony with one another, but which surely
govern the way we see the world. We will consider such issues as courtly
and Renaissance concepts of love, the conflict of passion and reason
in the age of Louis XIV; Enlightenment and Romantic attitudes toward
our aptitude for thought and our capacity to feel; and the development
of modern Existentialism and its impact on the way we think and feel
about one another. Readings will be selected from the genres of prose,
drama and poetry, and all work will be done in French. Prerequisite:
French 251 or 252 or equivalent. - Lloyd-Jones
[353. The Life of the Imagination
in French Literature] - This course examines how French literature
vs inspired by our capacity to dream and to explore beyond the world
of appearances. This can involve such questions as the fantastic, the
visionary and the irrational, the supernatural, our response to the
spiritual, and our understanding of Nature. Readings will be selected
from the genres of prose, drama and poetry, and will reflect, among
other matters, the contributions of chivalric literature; Renaissance
uropianism; the tensions between Classical and Enlightenment rationality
and fantasy, the Romantic imagination; and the modern exploration of
the Surreal and the Avant-Garde. All work will be done in French. Prerequisite:
French 251 or 252 or equivalent.
[363. Studies in Surrealism]
- This course will study the background and influence of the Surrealist
Movement in European literature and of the Surrealist mode on some
European films. Some attention will be paid to the precursors of the
movement such as Futurism, Dada and the avant-garde. A reading knowledge
of French would be helpful but is not a prerequisite. (Same as Modern
Languages 333-18.) Students wishing to count this course toward any
major in French must secure the permission of the instructor. They will
complete their assignments in French, and will meet with the instructor
in supplementary sessions.
399. Independent Study
- Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's
Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required
for enrollment. (1-2 course credits) - Staff
401. Senior Seminar
Special Topics - This seminar is required of all seniors majoring
or minoring in French: Plan A, Plan B (French as primary language),
and French Studies minor. Over the term, students will work collaboratively
on the various papers they are writing by way of integrating exercises
in their major or minor, and the whole class will undertake a number
of readings in common in order to provide informed criticism of one
another's papers. Depending on enrollment, the class may also spend
part of the semester considering a special topic, author or genre in
French Studies. Prerequisites: At least one 300-level course in French
literature or the equivalent, and permission of the instructor. - Humphreys
460. Tutorial - Submission of the special registration form,
available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor
and chairperson are required for enrollment. - Staff
466. Teaching Assistantship - Submission of the special registration
form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor
and chairperson are required for enrollment. (.5-1 course credit) -
Staff
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2003
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