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Course
Descriptions
FREN
002
Second-Semester French 4.0 Fa/Spr Prerequisites: FREN 001 or equivalent. Continuation
of FREN 001. Emphasis on the fundamental skills of understanding,
speaking, reading, and writing French. 3.0 hours discussion, 2.0
hours activity. This is an approved General Education course.
FREN
001
First-Semester French 4.0 Fa/Spr Introduction
to French language and culture. Emphasis on the fundamental skills of
understanding, speaking, reading, and writing French. 3.0 hours discussion,
2.0 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. CAN
FREN 2. FREN
100C
Composition and
Conversation 3.0 Inquire Practice
in speaking, writing, and reading. Focus on the development and accurate
use of complex language patterns. These courses are non-sequential. FREN
115
Business French 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites: FREN 004 or three yeras of high school French or equivalent. A survey of French
business practices. Designed for students interested in international
business or affairs, or who intend to travel for business in French-speaking
countries. The course includes films, readings, and class discussion
focusing on the economic, political, and social aspects of French
culture. FREN
120
Phonetics 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites: FREN 004 or equivalent. Study and practice
of the phonetics of modern French as well as selected principles of
syntax and morphology. Contrastive analysis of the sounds of French
and English.
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Please contact for course description Dr. Black pblack@csuchico.edu Dr. Sorsby ksorsby@csuchico.edu FREN
125
French Culture and Civilization 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites: FREN 004 or equivalent. An introduction
to French history and geography as well as French art, literature,
philosophy, education, economy, social classes, and politics.
FREN
140A
Survey of French Literature 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites: FREN 100A, FREN 100B, or FREN 100C. A survey of French
literature with special emphasis on genres, literary techniques, and
methods of analysis, early French literature to the French Revolution.
FREN
140B
Survey of French Literature 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites: FREN 100A, FREN 100B, or FREN 100C. A survey of French
literature with special emphasis on genres, literary techniques, and
methods of analysis, Romantic to Contemporary Period.
FREN
197
Writing Proficiency 1.0 Fa/Spr Prerequisites: Successful completion of ENGL 001 (or its equivalent); upper-division standing; to be taken concurrently with another upper-division French literature course. Writing essays
in English on French literature. Purpose is to ensure ability to write
correct English in a style suitable to general essay writing. This
is a writing proficiency, WP, course; a grade of C- or better certifies
writing proficiency for majors.
FREN
199
Special Problems 1.0-3.0 Fa/Spr This course is
an independent study of special problems and is offered as 199A-C
for 1.0 to 3.0 units respectively. You must register directly with
a supervising faculty member. Credit/no credit grading only.
FREN
200
The French Theater 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites: FREN 100A, FREN 100B, or FREN 100C. Varying content
may emphasize the historical development of the theater or may choose
the work of a single author.
FREN
210
French Cinema 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites: FREN 004 or equivalent. An introduction
to French cinema as a narrative form, with emphasis on key films and
directors from various periods of French film history. Formerly FREN
135.
FREN
220
Francophone Literatures and Societies 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites: FREN 100A, FREN 100B, or FREN 100C. This course involves
study of literature and society in Francophone Africa from the Maghreb
(Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria) through Senegal and West Africa to Madagascar
and the Reunion Island, New France (Quebec), the French Caribbean,
the South Pacific (Tahiti), and Souteast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia).
FREN
250A
The Seventeenth Century 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites: Six units from FREN 100A, FREN 100B, or FREN 100C; FREN 100C; FREN 140A or FREN 140B. Study of the baroque
and classic periods, including the waning of the seventeenth century.
Major focus on theater. Formerly FREN 150A.
FREN
250B
The Eighteenth Century 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites: Six units from FREN 100A, FREN 100B, FREN 100C; FREN 140A or FREN 140B. Study of the important
trends of the period as seen through representative novels and plays.
Formerly FREN 150B.
FREN
250C
The Nineteenth Century 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites: Six units from FREN 100A, FREN 100B, FREN 100C; FREN 140A or FREN 140B. Study of the various
literary movements across the century (romanticism, Parnasse, realism,
naturalism, symbolism) in both prose and poetry. Formerly FREN 150C.
FREN
250D
The Twentieth Century 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites: Six units from FREN 100A, FREN 100B, FREN 100C; FREN 140A or FREN 140B. Varying content
may include writers of prose, poetry, and theater and literary movements
such as surrealism, existentialism, the New Novel, and feminism. Formerly
FREN 150D.
FREN
299H
Senior Honors Thesis 3.0 Fa/Spr Prerequisites: Six units in FREN 100A, FREN 100B, FREN 100C; 12 other upper division French units; a grade-point average in the top 5% of French majors; an interview; faculty permission. Intensive study
of scholarly approaches to problems in French language, literature
or culture and training in the use of secondary sources to back up
original ideas, leading to the production and publication of a scholarly
project involving substantial research and earning a grade of B or
higher for the designation of Honors in the Major. To be taken under
faculty supervision for a total of six units in consecutive semesters.
You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units.
FREN
004
Fourth-Semester French 4.0 Spring Prerequisites: FREN 003 or equivalent. Reviewing and
expanding of language skills and cultural concepts introduced in FREN
001, FREN 002, and FREN 003. This course includes composition and
reading. 3.0 hours discussion, 2.0 hours activity. This is an approved
General Education course. CAN FREN 10. FREN
100A
Composition and Conversation 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites:
FREN 004 or equivalent. Practice
in speaking, writing, and reading. Focus on the development and accurate
use of complex language patterns. These courses are non-sequential. FREN
100B
Composition and Conversation 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites:
FREN 004 or equivalent. Practice
in speaking, writing, and reading. Focus on the development and accurate
use of complex language patterns. These courses are non-sequential.
FREN
020
Conversational French 3.0 Inquire Prerequisites: FREN 002 or equivalent. Practice in the
spoken language. Focus on comprehension, expression, and vocabulary-building.
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