101, 102 ELEMENTARY FRENCH I, II 8 hours
An introduction to French, with emphasis on listening and speaking skills. Conversation, graded reading selections, and simple composition are supplemented by language laboratory practice. Class is conducted in French as much as possible. Fall (101). Spring (102).
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110 INSIDE FRANCE 3 hours
Introduction to the history, culture and daily life of France. Background reading, slide presentations and lectures will give students a basic sense of the major periods of French history, the outstanding intellectual and artistic movements which shape formal French culture, and the distinctive features of French daily life. Much of the time in France will be devoted to activities that illustrate, extend and synthesize the background material. Assignments designed to develop understanding of daily life will require some elementary French. Prerequisite: FREN 101 or permission of instructor. January. GE-M1.

201, 202 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I, II 6 hours
A comprehensive review of basic structures, study of reading selections in literature and culture, guided conversation practice, composition, and language laboratory work. Class is conducted primarily in French. Prerequisite: FREN 102 or placement via examination in French. Fall (201). Spring (202). GE-M1.

301, 302 ADVANCED FRENCH I, II 3 hours
Introduction to more complex linguistic structures and to French culture and civilization, Increased proficiency in oral and written communication is emphasized. Class is conducted exclusively in French. Prerequisite: FREN 202 or placement via examination. GE-M1.

305 ADVANCED COMPOSITION IN FRENCH (W) 1 or 2 hours
Advanced instruction in the drafting and revising of expository and documented papers on topics in Francophone literature or culture. All writing will be done in French. Upon approval of the department chair, this course may be used to help satisfy the requirement in literature for the major or minor. May be repeated for a total of four semester hours. Prerequisite: ENG 110; one course beyond FREN 202, or permission of instructor. GE-M1.

315 INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERATURE 3 hours
Introduction to the critical study of literature. Readings will include selections from a variety of French authors. Increased proficiency in oral and written communication is emphasized. Prerequisite: FREN 202 or placement via examination. GE-M1.

401 FRENCH DRAMA (W) 3 hours
Selected plays by French dramatists from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, including works by such playwrights as Racine, Moliere, Marivaux, Beaumarchais, Hugo, Musset, Sartre, Ionesco and Beckett. Activities include lectures, class discussion, critical composition, and oral and written explication de texte. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or consent of instructor. GE-M1.

413 FRENCH FICTION (W) 3 hours
Selected narrative verse, novels and short stories by French and/or Francophone authors from the Middle Ages to the present. Because the content changes from year to year, the course may be repeated once. Activities include lectures, class discussion, critical composition, and oral and written explication de texte. Prerequisite: FREN 301 or consent of instructor. GE-M1.

423 MODERN FRENCH POETRY (W) 3 hours
Important French poets and poetic movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, including such writers as Hugo, Baudelaire, Verlaine, Mallarmé, Valéry, Apollinaire, Prévert, Ponge and selected Francophone poets. Activities include lectures, class discussion, versification and scansion, critical composition, and oral and written explication de texte. Prerequisite: ENG 110; FREN 301 or consent of instructor. GE-M1.

380 or 480 SPECIAL PROBLEMS 1-4 hours
A student who has demonstrated ability to work independently may propose a course and pursue it with a qualified and willing professor. The department chair and the vice president and dean for academic affairs also must approve. A set of guidelines is available at the Office of the Registrar.

385 or 485 SEMINAR 1-4 hours
An in-depth consideration of a significant scholarly problem or issue. Students pursue a supervised, independent inquiry on an aspect of the topic and exchange results through reports and discussions.