French

FREN 100 ELEMENTARY FRENCH I - 5 hrs
The aim of this course is to provide beginning language students with skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing within a cultural context. Teacher-designed activities as well as videos and other culturally authentic materials are employed to ensure a rich communicative experience for students.

FREN 110 ELEMENTARY FRENCH II - 5 hrs
A continuation of FREN 100.

FREN 120 ELEMENTARY FRENCH III - 5 hrs
A continuation of FREN 110.

FREN 140 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH - 5 hrs
A course designed to reinforce and develop further the skills acquired in Elementary French with increasing emphasis on reading, composition and cultural awareness.

FREN 210 CONVERSATION/COMPOSITION - 5 hrs
This course is designed to maximize opportunities for development of oral and written proficiency. The activities provided are of the type that encourage students to use appropriate discourse strategies in a variety of contexts. In order to encourage creativity and risk taking, error correction will be focused on global rather than local errors. Prereq: FREN 140.

FREN 220 ASPECTS OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE - 5 hrs
The major goal of this course is to encourage linguistic accuracy, focusing particularly on grammatical structures and phonological, morphological, syntactical, and lexical components of the target language. Prereq: FREN 210.

FREN 230 CONTEMPORARY FRANCE - 5 hrs
Introduction to contemporary France and French culture, including attitudes and values, family and social structure. Prereq: FREN 210.

FREN 240 THE FRENCH HERITAGE - 5 hrs
A study of French civilization and culture from earliest times to the present. Lectures, readings, reports. Prereq: FREN 210.

FREN 271 COMMERCIAL FRENCH - 5 hrs
A course designed to teach the essential vocabulary and style specific to French business and to introduce students to the basic workings of the French economy. Activities will provide students with experience in communicating in a variety of business contexts. Prereq: FREN 210.

FREN 280 INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERATURE - 5 hrs
An introduction to literary readings representative of various genres. Prereq: FREN 210.

FREN 310 CONVERSATION/COMPOSITION - 5 hrs
This course provides an emphasis on oral and written discourse strategies. It allows the student to continue to develop skills learned in 210 and to extend that experience to include writing on abstract topics with precision and detail. Prereq: FREN 210.

FREN 320 ASPECTS OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE - 5 hrs
The fundamental goal of this course is to teach second language learners of French to comprehend abstract texts by (a) acquainting them with basic principles of the comprehension process and (b) guiding them in their application of those principles in their interaction with authentic texts. These texts illustrate various aspects of the language. Prereq: FREN 210.

FREN 330 CONTEMPORARY FRANCE - 5 hrs
Advanced study of contemporary France and French culture, including attitudes and values, family and social structure. Prereq: FREN 210.

FREN 340 THE FRENCH HERITAGE - 5 hrs
Advanced study of French civilization and culture. Topics range from earliest times to the present. Prereq: FREN 210.

FREN 370 FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS - 5 hrs
This course is designed to provide future foreign language teachers with a firm base in language learning theory as well as practical teaching techniques for language learners pre-K through 12. During the theoretical portion of the course, students will read and discuss topics related to first language acquisition and its relationship to second language learning. The remainder of the course will be devoted to the application of language learning theory to practice through peer and public classroom teaching. Students will also develop skills in explaining the benefits of foreign language both orally and in writing to a variety of audiences.

FREN 380 TOPIC IN FRENCH LITERATURE - 3 or 5 hrs
Study of a period, movement, or genre. Prereq: Three courses in the major.

FREN 390 INDEPENDENT STUDY - 1-5 hrs
Individual studies designed to enable individual students to pursue specific interests. Permission of the department chairperson is required.

FREN 490 INTERNSHIP - 1-15 hrs