ELEMENTARY FRENCH I
The aim of the beginning French sequence (French 1101 and French 1102) is to help you to develop an active command of the language. Emphasis is placed on acquiring the four language skills--listening, speaking, reading and writing--within a cultural context, in order to achieve basic communicative proficiency.
- TRF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- MTWR 8:50 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
- MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
- TRF 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
- MWR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
- MWR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
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Alexandra Borer
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Tamara Planer
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Alexandra Borer
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Eleanor L Grabowski
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Wesley Gunter
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Andre L Pettman
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Marie-Helene Koffi-Tessio
CULPA: 1 Info - 4 points
ELEMENTARY FRENCH II
The aim of the beginning French sequence (French 1101 and French 1102) is to help you to develop an active command of the language. Emphasis is placed on acquiring the four language skills--listening, speaking, reading and writing--within a cultural context, in order to achieve basic communicative proficiency.
- MTWR 8:50 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
- MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
- MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
- TRF 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Pauline Guedj
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Zachary Desjardins-Mooney
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Pauline Guedj
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Eric T Matheis
CULPA: 4
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Caio M Ferreira
CULPA: 5
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ACCELERATED ELEM FRENCH
Prerequisites: The instructor's permission This course covers in one semester the material normally presented in Elementary French I and II. This course is especially recommended for students who already know another Romance language.
- MTWR 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Pascale Hubert-Leibler
CULPA: 12
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- 8 points
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I
This course will further your awareness and understanding of the French language, culture and literature, provide a comprehensive review of fundamental grammar points while introducing more advanced ones, as well as improve your mastery of oral, reading, and writing skills. By the end of the course, you will be able to read short to medium-length literary and non-literary texts, and analyze and comment on varied documents and topics, both orally and in writing.
- TRF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- MTWR 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
- MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
- MTWR 11:10 a.m.-noon
- MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
- TRF 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
- MWR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Laurence Marie
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Pascale Crepon
CULPA: 10
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- 4 points
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II
Prerequisites: FREN UN2121 Intermediate Conversation is a suggested, not required, corequisite Prepares students for advanced French language and culture. Develops skills in speaking, reading, and writing French. Emphasizes cross-cultural awareness through the study of short stories, films, and passages from novels. Fosters the ability to write about and discuss a variety of topics using relatively complex structures.
- TRF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
- MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
- TRF 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
- TRF 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Josselin Prouteau
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Katherine M Manansala
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Joy Cador
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Heidi Holst-Knudsen
CULPA: 20
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Instructor:
Alexandre Bournery
Info - 4 points
ACCELERATED INTER FREN I + II
- TRF 12:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
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Instructor:
Samuel Skippon
CULPA: 13
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- 6 points
RAPID READING AND TRANSLATION
The course focuses on reading comprehension and translation into English and includes a grammar and vocabulary overview. It also addresses the differences between English and French syntax and raises questions of idiomatic versus literal translations.
- MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Laetitia M Ndiaye
CULPA: 2 Info - 3 points
INTERMED CONVERSATN FRENCH I
We will be working on pronunciation, vocabulary acquisition, listening comprehension, and oral expression. Activities will include listening comprehension exercises, skits, debates, and oral presentations, as well as discussions of films, songs, short films, plays, news, articles, short stories or other short written documents. Although grammar will not be the focus of the course, some exercises will occasionally aim at reviewing particular points. The themes and topics covered will be chosen according to students’ interests.
- MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Pauline Guedj
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Instructor:
Eric T Matheis
CULPA: 4
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INTERMED CONVERSATN FRENCH II
We will be working on pronunciation, vocabulary, listening comprehension, and oral expression. Activities will include listening comprehension exercises, skits, debates, and oral presentations, as well as discussions of films, songs, short films, news, articles, short stories or other short written documents. Although grammar will not be the focus of the course, some exercises will occasionally aim at reviewing particular points.
- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
- MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Marie-Helene Koffi-Tessio
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Instructor:
Wesley Gunter
Info - 2 points
THIRD-YEAR CONVERSATION FR I
Prerequisites: completion of the language requirement in French or the equivalent. Conversation on contemporary French subjects based on readings in current popular French periodicals.
- MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Anna P Langewiesche
Info - 2 points
FREN LANG,SOC,CULTRE THRU FILM
Prerequisites: FREN UN2102 French socio-political issues and language through the prism of film. Especially designed for non-majors wishing to further develop their French language skills and learn about French culture. Each module includes assignments targeting the four language competencies: reading, writing, speaking and oral comprehension, as well as cultural understanding.
- TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Heidi Holst-Knudsen
CULPA: 20
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Instructor:
Tommaso Manfredini
Info - 3 points
FREN LANG,SOC,CULTRE THRU PARIS
Prerequisites: 2 years of college French Paris may be referred to as the capital of modernity, as the city of romance and pleasure, as the center of social and political powers, or as a privileged stage for crises and revolutions. Analyzing and researching the meanings of these diverse representations would expose students to key aspects of French and Francophone political, social, and cultural history. This is a proposal for a course intended for students who, having completed their language requirement in French, would like to better their knowledge of French language and society. It would offer students the opportunity to study representations of Paris over the centuries as a way to practice writing, reading, and conversation in French and as a way to deepen their understanding of French and Francophone cultures. Materials for the course would include major literary texts as well as paintings, movies and popular songs, but also museum websites, local newspapers and local ads, brochures from retail and food malls, restaurant menus, postcards... such variety can be utilitarian and intellectually compelling at the same time. It would allow students not only to study language registers and vocabulary contextualization but also work on finding patterns and making connections.
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Alexandra Borer
CULPA: 4 Info - 3 points
INTRO TO LITERARY STUDIES I
Prerequisites: FREN UN3405 Advanced Grammar and Composition or an AP score of 5 or the instructors permission. Reading and discussion of major works from the Middle Ages to 1750.
- MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Pierre Force
CULPA: 12 h-index: 11 Info - 3 points
THIRD-YEAR GRAMMAR & COMP
Prerequisites: FREN UN3405 must be taken before FREN UN3333/4 unless the student has an AP score of 5 or the director of undergraduate studies permission. The goal of FREN UN3405 is to help students improve their grammar and perfect their writing and reading skills, especially as a preparation for taking literature or civilization courses, or spending a semester in a francophone country. Through the study of two full-length works of literature and a number of short texts representative of different genres, periods, and styles, they will become more aware of stylistic nuances, and will be introduced to the vocabulary and methods of literary analysis. Working on the advanced grammar points covered in this course will further strengthen their mastery of French syntax. They will also be practicing writing through a variety of exercises, including pastiches and creative pieces, as well as typically French forms of academic writing such as “résumé,” “explication de texte,” and “dissertation.
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Samuel Skippon
CULPA: 13
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Instructor:
Pascale Crepon
CULPA: 10
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INTRO-FRANCOPHONE STUDIES I
Prerequisites: FREN UN3405 Advanced Grammar and Composition or an AP score of 5 or the director of undergraduate studies' permission. Examines conceptions of culture and civilization in France from the Enlightenment to the Exposition Coloniale of 1931, with an emphasis on the historical development and ideological foundations of French colonialism. Authors and texts include: the Encyclopédie; the Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen; the Code noir; Diderot; Chateaubriand; Tocqueville; Claire de Duras; Renan; Gobineau; Gauguin; Drumont.
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Soraya Limare
Info - 3 points
INTRO-FRANCOPHONE STUDIES II
Prerequisites: FREN UN3405 Advanced Grammar and Composition or an AP score of 5 or the director of undergraduate studies permission. Universalism vs. exceptionalism, tradition vs. modernity, integration and exclusion, racial, gender, regional, and national identities are considered in this introduction to the contemporary French-speaking world in Europe, the Americas, and Africa. Authors include: Aimé Césaire, Léopold Sedar Senghor, Frantz Fanon, Maryse Condé.
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jeanne Devautour
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SENIOR SEMINAR
Prerequisites: completion of either FREN UN3333-FREN UN3334 or FREN UN3420-FREN UN3421, and FREN UN3405, or the director of undergraduate studies' or the instructor's permission. Required of all French and French & Francophone Studies majors. Usually taken by majors during the fall term of their senior year. Critical discussion of a few major literary works along with some classic commentaries on those works. Students critically assess and practice diverse methods of literary analysis.
- T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Antoine M Compagnon
CULPA: 3 Info - 3 points
SENIOR TUTORIAL IN LITERATURE
Prerequisites: the director of undergraduate studies permission. Required for majors wishing to be considered for departmental honors. This course may also be taken at Reid Hall. Recommended for seniors majoring or concentrating in French and open to other qualified students. Preparation of a senior essay. In consultation with a staff member designated by the director of undergraduate studies, the student develops a topic withing the areas of French language, literature, or intellectual history.
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SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
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Laurence Marie
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Instructor:
Sophie Queuniet
CULPA: 7
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FRENCH LIT OF THE 17TH CENTURY
A one-semester survey of seventeenth-century French literature, with an emphasis on the relationship between literature and the major cultural, philosophical, and religious developments of the period.
- M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Pierre Force
CULPA: 12 h-index: 11 Info - 3 points
Versailles
Along with the Eiffel tower and Notre-Dame cathedral, Versailles is one of the key iconic sites of French history and culture. This course will examine ancient régime court culture through the history of the château de Versailles from Louis XIV’s assumption of power in 1661, when he began building what twenty years later became the seat of the monarchy and center of power, through the reigns of Louis XV to 1789, the end of Versailles as Louis XIV had conceived it. We will concentrate on literature from that period, while also taking a multidisciplinary approach to cultural history through the examination of social, architectural, and artistic aspects of the château de Versailles as concept, mythology, and lived reality. Readings will include memoirs, letters, plays and other contemporary literary accounts of life at Versailles, and we will also watch film treatments from Sacha Guitry’s 1954 “Si Versailles m’était conté” to the recent television series “Versailles.” Students may choose to concentrate on any aspect of the topic for their final project. Authors read will include Sévigné, Saint-Simon, Molière, Racine, La Fontaine, Montesquieu, and Voltaire.
- W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Baudelaire Painter of Modern Life
Baudelaire Painter Modern
Close reading of Baudelaire’s poetry and prose as it relates to both the painting of modernity and the resistance to modernity. The course will be taught in French.
- M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Antoine M Compagnon
CULPA: 3 Info - 3 points
DISCOVERING EXISTENCE
A study of the theme of human existence confronted with the infinite universe of modern science (Descartes, Pascal), with the proliferation of existence (Sartre), with the absurd (Camus), with the other (Levinas).
- R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Souleymane B Diagne
CULPA: 4
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- 3 points
INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY AND LITERATURE
INTRO TO HISTORY AND LIT
An exploration of the interconnections and intersections between history and literature, both as categories of cultural production and as scholarly disciplines. In the past thirty years the boundaries between history and literature have become usefully blurred, as literary scholars pursued the historical aspects of their texts and historians recognized the literary aspects of their narratives. The result is a propitious intellectual moment, which enables scholars to address new methodological horizons that combine close reading of texts with expansive attention to historical context. The course treats the subject in terms of both theory and practice. Theoretical readings address the relations between history and literature, with a focus on texts relevant to scholars working in the field today. Exemplary recent works of English-language scholarship highlight the kind of creative blending of literary and historical approaches that the students might pursue in their M.A. essays.
- W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Carol Gluck
CULPA: 11
Wikipedia
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Instructor:
Loren Wolfe
CULPA: 6
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- 3 points
French Lecture Series
Course Description
Students curate, organize and attend a series of lectures open to all members of the French department, including graduate students, faculty and undergraduate majors/concentrators. Working with a faculty member, they invite two speakers each semester, collaborate on the scheduling and organization of talks, introduce guests and lead the discussion. The lecture series exposes graduate students to new work in the field, including new methodologies and emerging areas of research and teaching. By giving students the opportunity to select speakers, it actively engages them in the cultural and intellectual life of the department. Students benefit from observing the different possible formats and styles of academic talks. By organizing and scheduling events, preparing speaker introductions and moderating questions and discussion, they also develop important professional skills.
- 1 points
DISSERTATION WORKSHOP
- T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Joanna R Stalnaker
CULPA: 18
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- 3 points