French Courses

This informal conversation course meets at the French House over the noon hour. Students are required to attend four days per week. They may buy their lunch, bring their lunch, or just sit and chat. …

An introduction to the terms and techniques of literary analysis, examining works of each genre (short story, poetry, theater and novel) from various time periods and areas of the francophone world. Prerequisite: French 228.  All …

In this writing intensive course, students practice the types of writing tasks typical of courses in the major (composition, compte rendu, explication de texte), explore both traditional and evolving notions of culture in France and …

Continuation of French 203 with more advanced materials. Oral practice and conversation, reading, grammar review, vocabulary expansion, creative writing in French. This student-centered program engages the learner in textbook and non-textbook material focusing on life …

Oral practice and conversation, reading, grammar review, vocabulary expansion, creative writing in French. This student-centered program engages the learner in textbook and non-textbook material focusing on life today in France and in the French-speaking world. Prerequisite: …

French 102 is the continuation of French 101 and is intended for students with limited study of French (e.g., 1-2 years of high school level study). Course goals focus on developing interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational …

French 101 is intended for students with no previous study of French. Course goals focus on developing interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communicative skills and cultural awareness of the French-speaking world. Topics explored in the course …

Le séminaire sous-titré “Francophonies et Postcolonialités” vise à cerner et à comprendre les mutations intervenues récemment à la fois dans les littéraires francophones et dans les approches à ces littératures.  Le manifeste “Pour une écriture-monde …

The principal aim of this course is to provide a basic reading knowledge of Old French, mainly of the 12th and 13th centuries. Rather than work through a prescribed grammar of the language (there is …

Ce cours porte sur la littérature de la première moitié du XVIIe siècle – la période dite “baroque”. Témoignant d’une prédilection pour les phénomènes d’illusion et de métamorphose, L’Astrée servira de point de départ à l’étude …