College of Letters & Science
This 4-credit course is designed for students who have successfully completed Italian 102 or 201. The goal of this course is to provide an in-depth understanding of contemporary Italian language and culture through authentic materials. This course will advance spoken and written language skills develped in previous courses. Pair and group work will provide you …
This 4-credit course is designed for students with little or no knowledge of the Italian language, but who have a strong background in another Romance language (i.e. Spanish, French, Rumanian, Portuguese, Catalan, etc.). Italian 201 is an accelerated course that combines Italian 101 and 102 in 1 semester. The goal of this course is to …
Advanced study of French sounds, phonetic transcription, practice in pronunciation; required of teaching majors. Prerequisite: French 228.
littérature et exil au féminin Si la littérature de l’exil est souvent marquée par le deuil, la nostalgie et la séparation, elle est aussi source de création qui se nourrit de ses propres tensions: entre le pays natal et le pays d’accueil, la culture d’origine et la culture d’adoption, la langue maternelle et la langue …
History of French Cinema. This course is designed as an introduction to the history and aesthetics of French cinema from its origin to the contemporary state, with an emphasis on major works and directors. We will watch, discuss and analyze several landmark French films through the lens of style, culture and civilization (history, literature, class, …
Texts: Stack, Edward M. “Reading French in the Arts and Science.” 4th edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; (May 2005) [required] Collins-Robert French-English Dictionary [highly recommended] Re/produced materials (grammar worksheets, articles and excerpts for translation) The goal of this course is to give students with no previous knowledge of French the ability to read texts that are necessary or useful …
An introduction to political, social, intellectual, artistic and literary developments in French and Francophone culture, within the time period from the French Revolution to the current era. Prerequisite: French 271.
This course will furnish students with the knowledge necessary to understanding the specificity of French culture, in particular, the concepts and information relative to the historic development of France from the height of the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. Prerequisite: French 321 or 322.
A survey of representative works from the the French Revolution to the present, taught in their literary, cultural and social context. Prerequisite: French 271. Jennifer Gipson offers a section, too.