Classes in FREN
| FREN103 | Intensive Elementary French (4 credits) | ||||
| Not open to students who have completed FREN101, FREN102, more than two years of high school French, or to fluent/native speakers of French. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: FREN102 or FREN103. Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of French-speaking world. | |||||
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| FREN203 | Intensive Intermediate French (4 credits) | ||||
| Prerequisite: FREN103 or equivalent. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: FREN201, FREN202 or FREN203. Formerly FREN 202. Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of French-speaking world. | |||||
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| FREN204 | French Grammar and Composition (3 credits) | ||||
| Prerequisite: FREN201 or FREN203. Open to students who have completed 4 years (Level 4) of high school French. Not open to native/fluent speakers of French. Intensive study of French grammar and composition. | |||||
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| FREN211 | French Reading and Conversation (3 credits) | ||||
| Not open to native/fluent speakers of French. Prerequisite: FREN201 or FREN203. Practice in spoken French at intermediate level based on readings in a variety of genres. Written homework and exams. | |||||
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| FREN241 | Women Writers of French Expression in Translation (3 credits) | ||||
| Also offered as WMST241. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: FREN241 or WMST241. Works and ideas of 20th century women writers of French in Canada, Africa, the Caribbean and France. Taught in English. | |||||
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| FREN250 | Introduction to French Literature (3 credits) | ||||
| Not open to native/fluent speakers of French. Prerequisite: FREN204 or equivalent. Recommended: FREN211. Selected readings from various genres in French literature. Discussion and brief written reports in French. Also offered as FREN 250H. | |||||
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| FREN250H | Introduction to French Literature (3 credits) | ||||
| Not open to native/fluent speakers of French. Prerequisite: FREN204 or equivalent. Recommended: FREN211. For general honors students only. Also offered as FREN 250. | |||||
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| FREN301 | Composition and Style (3 credits) | ||||
| Not open to native or fluent speakers of French. Prerequisite: FREN250 or equivalent. Grammatical analysis, elements of style; range of written genres. | |||||
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| FREN302 | Practicum in Translation I (3 credits) | ||||
| Prerequisite: FREN301 or equivalent. Problems and strategies of translation into both English and French. Journalistic and literary styles. | |||||
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| FREN312 | France Today (3 credits) | ||||
| Not open to native/fluent speakers of French. Prerequisite: FREN301 or equivalent. Analysis and discussion of current events and institutions, primarily articles from French press. | |||||
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| FREN351 | From Romanticism to the Age of Modernism and Beyond (3 credits) | ||||
| Prerequisite: FREN301 or equivalent. A survey of the chief authors and major movements of French literature from Pre-Romanticism to the present. Also offered as FREN 351H. | |||||
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| FREN351H | From Romanticism to the Age of Modernism and Beyond (3 credits) | ||||
| Prerequisite: FREN301 or equivalent. For general honors students only. Also offered as FREN 351. | |||||
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| FREN471 | The Construction of French Identity I: From the Origins to the Age of Versailles (3 credits) | ||||
| French life, customs, culture, traditions (800-1750). | |||||
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