Prerequisite or corequisite: Any Foundation course.
Introduction to fundamental skills of speaking, oral comprehension, reading, and writing. For those who are beginning the study of French or who have had one year of high school French.
Transfers and new students: placement exam strongly recommended. For further information, please refer to the RGRLL Department website www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/rgrll/. For non-native speakers only. Not open to heritage speakers or native speakers of French.
Prerequisite or corequisite: FREN 101A or two years of high school French or equivalent. Corequisite: Any Foundation course.
Fundamental skills of speaking, oral comprehension, reading and writing.
Transfers and new students: placement exam strongly recommended. For further information, please refer to the RGRLL Department website www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/rgrll/. For non-native speakers only. Not open to heritage speakers or native speakers of French.
Prerequisites: 2 semesters of college Spanish or 3 years of high school or be native or heritage speaker of Spanish.
Intensive introduction to the fundamental skills of speaking, reading, writing and comprehending French with an emphasis on the grammatical similarities between French and Spanish.
Prerequisite: FREN 101B or three years of high school French or equivalent, and completion of the 13-unit Foundation requirement (or entering competency equivalent to FREN 101B and completion of concurrent enrollment in at least one Foundation course).
Continued development in speaking, oral comprehension, reading and writing skills.
Transfers and new students: placement exam strongly recommended. For further information, please refer to the RGRLL Department website www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/rgrll/. For non-native speakers only. Not open to heritage speakers or native speakers of French.
Prerequisite: FREN 201A or four years of high school French or equivalent, and completion of the 13-unit Foundation requirement (or entering competency equivalent to FREN 201A and completion or concurrent enrollment in at lest one Foundation course).
Continued development in speaking, oral comprehension, reading and writing skills.
Transfers and new students: placement exam strongly recommended. For further information, please refer to the RGRLL Department website www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/rgrll/. For non-native speakers only. Not open to heritage speakers or native speakers of French.
Prerequisite: FREN 101B.
Should be taken concurrently with FREN 201A or 201B. Designed to develop basic conversational skills and to prepare for more advanced work in FREN 314.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: Upper division standing in French or equivalent.
Review of grammatical principles with regular exercises and composition work for the development of increased mastery of the written language.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing in French or equivalent.
Review of grammatical principles with regular exercises and composition work for the development of increased mastery of the written language.
Prerequisite: FREN 214 or consent of instructor.
Continuation of FREN 214.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: Upper division standing in French.
From the Middle Ages through the Seventeenth Century.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing in French.
Eighteenth to Twentieth Century.
Prerequisites: Upper division standing in French.
Survey of Twentieth-Century and Francophone literatures.
Prerequisites: FREN 312A-B or equivalent.
Special emphasis on the writing of compositions and developing an awareness of French style, as well as advanced syntax.
Prerequisites: FREN 312 A-B or consent of instructor.
General concepts of linguistic science. Linguistics applied to the study and teaching of the French language. Articulatory phonetics as a means to form native French pronunciation habits with emphasis upon the difficulties encountered by speakers of American English.
Prerequisites: Completion of FREN 312AB and 411.
Presents an overview of French linguistics: Phonology, morphology and syntax. The course also focuses on the application of linguistic knowledge of French to the teaching of French at the high school level in the U.S.
Prerequisites: FREN 312A-B (may be taken concurrently with FREN 335 or 336 or consent of instructor).
Significant aspects of French art, culture and social institutions.
Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor.
Acquaint students with the art of the medium, particularly as it is realized through the work of the artist most responsible for its success or failure, in this case the director.
Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as FEA 456. Not open for credit to students with credit in FEA 456.
Prerequisites: Upper division or graduate status.Consent of instructor for third-year students.
Cover translation of French texts into English and of English texts French, as well as theories of translation and their implications. Translations may be published in The Translators’ French Quarter, a journal of the RGRLL Department.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336, and 337 (Surveys of French Literature I, II, and III) or consent of instructor.
Covers literary production of women who wrote and write literature in France. French feminism, the question of “écriture féminine” and gender will also be discussed. Does not cover Francophone women writers.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor.
Study of representative drama, poetry and prose of the period. Texts in modern French.
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor.
Study of representative drama, poetry and prose of the 16th Century.
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor.
Study of representative drama, poetry and prose of the century.
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor.
Study of representative writers and thinkers of the century. Drama, poetry and prose.
Prerequisites: FREN 337 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated to a maximum of 15 units with different topics in the same semester.
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336, 337 or consent of instructor.
Historical overview of French comedic forms; close reading of selected works; elements of comic theory. Includes works such as medieval farce, Molière’s different comic genres, Beaumarchais, Feydeau and absurdist dramatists such as Jarry and Ionesco, as well as film comedies.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor.
Study of representative writers of the century. Drama, poetry and prose.
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor.
Study of representative writers of the century. Drama, poetry and prose.
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or 337 and two 400-level French courses, or consent of instructor.
This course is an integrative seminar examining a wide variety of literary works, ranging from Medieval through twentieth-century Francophone classic texts, and some films with strong literary connections. Emphasis on historical, critical and philosophical writings concerning issues in French-speaking cultures.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Study of a particular topic in French literature, language, or culture. Specific topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes.
May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units with different topics.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department chair.
Field work in French, supplemented by readings and tutorials under direction of a faculty. Internships, small group discussion/teaching, and other assignments directed by a supervising faculty member.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units. No more than 3 units may be applied to the major in French.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department chair.
Independent study undertaken under the supervision of a faculty member.
May be repeated to 3 units provided the material is not the same. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with prior consent of department
Prerequisites: Completion of FREN 312A/B and 411.
Presents overview of French linguistics: Phonology, morphology and syntax. Focuses on application of linguistic knowledge of French to teaching French at high school level in U.S.
Prerequisites: Upper division or graduate status. Consent of instructor for third-year students.
Covers translation of French texts into English and of English texts French, as well as theories of translation and their implications. Translations may be published in The Translators’ French Quarter, a journal of the RGRLL Department.
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336, and 337 (Surveys of French Literature I, II, and III) or consent of instructor.
Covers literary production of women who wrote and write literature in France. French feminism, the question of “écriture féminine” and gender discussed. Does not cover Francophone women writers.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor.
Study of representative drama, poetry and prose of the period. Texts in modern French.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor.
Study of representative drama, poetry and prose of the 16th Century.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor.
Study of representative drama, poetry and prose of the century.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor.
Study of representative writers and thinkers of the century. Drama, poetry and prose.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: FREN 337 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated to a maximum of 15 units with different topics in the same semester.
Prerequisites: French 335, 336, 337 or consent of instructor.
Historical overview of French comedic forms; close reading of selected works; elements of comic theory. Includes works such as medieval farce, Molière’s different comic genres, Beaumarchais, Feydeau and absurdist dramatists such as Jarry and Ionesco, as well as film comedies.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor.
Study of representative writers of the century. Drama, poetry and prose.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor.
Study of representative writers of the century. Drama, poetry and prose.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or 337 and two 400-level French courses, or consent of instructor.
This course is an integrative seminar examining a wide variety of literary works, ranging from Medieval through twentieth-century Francophone classic texts, and some films with strong literary connections. Emphasis on historical, critical and philosophical writings concerning issues in French-speaking cultures.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Study of a particular topic in French literature, language, or culture. Specific topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes.
May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units with different topics.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing with baccalaureate degree or equivalent.
Graduate-level in-depth study on selected topics under supervision of a graduate faculty. Topic and study outline of work undertaken to be on file in Department. Enrollment contingent upon approval of Department Chair and faculty member.
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units with different topics in the same semester. Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: Corresponding 400/500 level century survey course or consent of instructor.
Intensive studies in one of the following topics.
May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics in different semesters. Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in French.
Intensive study of a specific aspect of French literature or culture. Subjects to be announced in the Schedule of Classes.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
Introduction to methods of research/critical theory. Course familiarizes students with techniques and terminology of critical theory in the French tradition. Focus on theoretical issues such as “production” of meaning in texts, its relation to power, politics, ethics, and pleasure.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: Consent of department chair.
Individual study under the guidance of a faculty member.
May be repeated to a maximum of 3 units. Letter grade only (A-F).
Planning, preparation, and completion of thesis in French for the master’s degree. With consent of graduate advisor only.
