Course Descriptions: French

FREN 101. ELEMENTARY FRENCH I (3)
A basic, culturally-oriented course in conversational French designed for beginning students who wish to develop skills in speaking, reading, writing, and comprehending French. Emphasis is placed on oral communication through dialogue and guided compositions. Audio and video tapes are extensively used.

FREN 102. ELEMENTARY FRENCH II (3)
A continuation of FREN 101, this course allows students to strengthen their comprehension and speaking proficiency in French by providing extensive practice in oral and written communication and self-expression and through discussions and oral presentations of readings in French and Canadian culture. Prerequisite: FREN 101.

FREN 203. INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I (3)
A review of the basic structures and phonetics of the French language studied through readings and discussions of French cultural and literary selections and enhanced through further oral communication practices, brief compositions, and oral reports. Prerequisites: FREN 101 and FREN 102.

FREN 204. INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II (3)
A continuation of FREN 203, this course is designed for more advanced students and allows them to strengthen their proficiency in French through advanced structural and oral exercises and several different kinds of writing assignments. Prerequisites: FREN 101, FREN 102, and FREN 203.

FREN 303. SURVEY OF FRENCH LITERATURE (3)
The chief periods, authors, and works of French literature from the Serments de Strasbourg to 1700. Prerequisites: FREN 101 and FREN 102 and consent of instructor.

FREN 304. SURVEY OF FRENCH LITERATURE (3)
A continuation of FREN 303 with an emphasis on the major writers and literary movements from 1700 to the present day. Prerequisites: FREN 101 and FREN 102 and consent of instructor.

FREN 401. ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION (3)
An analytical study of the essential modern French forms of expression. Much emphasis is put on French syntax and its usage. The techniques of the best French writers are examined. Many themes on various topics will be written. Prerequisites: FREN 101, FREN 102, FREN 203, and FREN 204.

FREN 402. APPLIED LINGUISTICS IN ORAL FRENCH (3)
The pronunciation of French vowels, diphthongs, consonants, words, and word groups. Selections of prose and poetry are read to perfect articulation and intonation. Prerequisites: FREN 101, FREN 102, FREN 203, and FREN 204.

FREN 403. ADVANCED FRENCH CONVERSATION (3)
Organized practice in oral French. Intensive study of idiomatic expressions. Oral reports on everyday topics and on selected readings. Laboratory work. Prerequisites: FREN 101, FREN 102, FREN 203, and FREN 204.

FREN 404. FRENCH CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE (3)
The formation of the French nationality examines the geography, architecture, literature, music, science, education, and political administration of France. Prerequisites: FREN 101 and FREN 102.