LOWER DIVISION

101A   Fundamentals of French        4 units

Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any Foundation course.  Fundamental skills of speaking, comprehending, reading and writing.  For those who are beginning the study of French or who have had one year of high school French or equivalent.

101B   Fundamentals of French        4 units

Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any Foundation course. Prerequisite: FREN 101A or two years of high school French or equivalent. Continuation of FREN 101A. (CAN FREN 4); Fundamental skills of speaking, comprehending, reading and writing.

201A   Intermediate French              4 units

Prerequisite: FREN 101B or three years of high school French or equivalent, and completion of GE Foundation requirements (or entering competency equivalent to FREN 101B and completion or concurrent enrollment in at least one Foundation course). Continued work in speaking, pronunciation, comprehension and writing.

201B   Intermediate French              4 units

Prerequisite: FREN 201A or four years of high school French or equivalent, and completion of GE Foundation requirements (or entering competency equivalent to FREN 201A and completion or concurrent enrollment in at least one Foundation course.)  Continued work in speaking, pronunciation, comprehension and writing, with some reading of modern writers.

214      Intermediate Conversation   3 units

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. Traditional grading only.

UPPER DIVISION

312A   Advanced French I     3 units

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.

312B   Advanced French II   3 units

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.

314      Advanced Conversation        3 units

Prerequisite: FREN 214 or consent of instructor. Continuation of FREN 214. Traditional grading only.

335      Survey of French Literature I           3 units

Prerequisite: Upper division standing in French. From the Middle Ages through the Seventeenth Century.

336      Survey of French Literature II          3 units

Prerequisite: Upper division standing in French. Eighteenth to Twentieth Century.

337      Survey of French Literature III        3 units

Prerequisites: Upper Division standing in French. Survey of Twentieth Century and Francophone literatures.

411      Advanced French Syntax & Composition     3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 312A-B or equivalent. Special emphasis on the writing of short compositions and developing an awareness of French style.

414      French Phonetics        3 units

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.

440      French Civilization     3 units

Prerequisite: FREN 312A,B (may be taken concurrently with FREN 335 or 336 or with consent of instructor). Significant aspects of French art, culture and social institutions.  Credit for these courses may be obtained at a specified French university with which CSULB has an exchange agreement.  They will be taught by instructors from CSULB.

456      French Cinema           3 units

Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor.  Acquaint students with the art of the medium, particularly as it is realized through the works of the artist most responsible for its success or failure, in this case, the director. Traditional grading only. Same course as FEA 456.

460      The Art of Translation           3 units

Prerequisites: Upper division or graduate status. Permission of instructor for third-year students. This course will cover the translation of French texts into English and of English texts into French. Theories of translation and their implications will be concretized in group translation activities. Translations may be published in The Translators' French Quarter, a journal of the RGRLL Department. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.

462      Reading French Women Writers      3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336, and 337 (Surveys of French Literature I, II, and III) or consent of instructor. The course covers the literary production of women who wrote and write literature in France. French feminism, the question of "écriture féminine" and gender will also be discussed. The course does not cover Francophone women writers. Course may be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.

470      French Literature Middle Ages        3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor. Study of representative drama, poetry and prose of the period. Texts in modern French.

471      French Literature Renaissance        3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor. Study of representative drama, poetry and prose of the 16th Century.

472      French Literature of 17th Cent         3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor. Study of representative drama, poetry and prose of the century.

474      The Age of Enlightenment     3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor. Study of representative writers and thinkers of the century. Drama, poetry and prose.

475      Seminar in Francophone Literature  3 units

Prerequisites: Fren 337 (Survey of French Literature III) or consent of instructor. Students may receive credit for more than one of the 5 Francophone areas listed below. Different topics may be taken concurrently. Topics include:

476      French Comic Traditions       3 units

Prerequisite: French 335-336-337 or permission of instructor. This seminar offers a historical overview of French comedic forms; close reading (and/or viewing) of selected works; and elements of comic theory. The course will begin with medieval farce, focus on Moliere's different comic genres, and continue through Beaumarchais and Feydeau to absurdist dramatists such as Jarry and Ionesco, as well as film comedies. Letter grade only (A-F). Effective Fall 2004.

477      French Literature of 19th Century    3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor. Study of representative writers of the century. Drama, poetry and prose.

479      French Literature of 20th Century    3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor. Study of representative writers of the century. Drama, poetry and prose.

480      Senior Seminar: Self & Society        3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 and two 400-level French courses, or permission of instructor.  This capstone course is a senior seminar focusing on The Self and Society.  The course will examine a wide variety of literary works, ranging from Medieval works such as Tristan et Isueult to twentieth-century Francophone classics such as L'Enfant noir; various historical, critical and philosophical works; and some films with literary bases such as Les Liaisons dangereuses and Madame Bovary.

490      Special Topics in French        1 units min / 3 units max

Study of a particular topic in French literature, language, or culture.  Specific topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes.  May be repeated with different topics for up to 12 units.

494      Internship in French   1 units min / 3 units max

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department chair.  Field work in French, supplemented by readings and tutorials under the direction of a faculty member.  Internships, small group discussion/teaching, and other assignments directed by a supervising faculty member.  Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.  No more than 3 units may be applied to the major in French.

499      Directed Studies        1 units min / 3 units max

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department chair. Independent study undertaken under the supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated for three units provided the material is not the same. Additional credit beyond three units is available only under exceptional circumstances and with prior approval of the department, but under no circumstances may the total exceed six units.

GRADUATE LEVEL

560      The Art of Translation           3 units

Prerequisites: Upper division or graduate status. Permission of instructor for third-year students. This course will cover the translation of French texts into English and of English texts into French. Theories of translation and their implications will be concretized in group translation activities. Translations may be published in The Translators' French Quarter, a journal of the RGRLL Department.

562      Reading French Women Writers      3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336, and 337 (Surveys of French Literature I, II, and III) or consent of instructor. The course covers the literary production of women who wrote and write literature in France. French feminism, the question of "ecriture feminine" and gender will also be discussed. The course does not cover Francophone women writers. Course may be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.

570      French Literature of the Middle Ages          3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor. Study of representative drama, poetry and prose of the period. Texts in modern French.

571      French Literature of the Renaissance          3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor. Study of representative drama, poetry and prose of the 16th Century.

572      French Literature of 17th Century                3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor. Study of representative drama, poetry and prose of the century.

574      The Age of Enlightenment     3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor. Study of representative writers and thinkers of the century. Drama, poetry and prose.

575      Seminar in Francophone Literature  3 units

Prerequisites: Fren 337 (Survey of French Literature III) or consent of instructor. Students may receive credit for more than one of the 5 Francophone areas listed below. Different topics may be taken concurrently. Topics include:

576      French Comic Traditions       3 units

Prerequisite: French 335-336-337 or permission of instructor. This seminar offers a historical overview of French comedic forms; close reading (and/or viewing) of selected works; and elements of comic theory. The course will begin with medieval farce, focus on Moliere¿s different comic genres, and continue through Beaumarchais and Feydeau to absurdist dramatists such as Jarry and Ionesco, as well as film comedies. Letter grade only (A-F). Effective Fall 2004.

577      French Literature of 19th Century    3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor. Study of representative writers of the century. Drama, poetry and prose.

579      French Literature of 20th Century    3 units

Prerequisites: FREN 335, 336 or consent of instructor. Study of representative writers of the century. Drama, poetry and prose.

590      Special Topics in French        1 units min / 3 units max

Study of a particular topic in French literature, language, or culture.  Specific topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes.  May be repeated with different topics for up to 12 units.

599      Directed Studies        1 units min / 3 units max

Graduate standing with baccalaureate degree or equivalent. Graduate-level in-depth study on selected topics under the supervision of a graduate faculty member. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 units. Topic and study outline of work undertaken to be on file in Department. Enrollment contingent upon approval of Department Chair and faculty member. Effective through Summer 2004.

604      Seminar in a Century of French Literature  3 units

Prerequisite: Corresponding 400/500 level century survey course or consent of instructor. Intensive studies in one of the following. Courses may be taken concurrently or repeated if century studied is different. Each seminar gives three units of credit for a total of 18.  Traditional grading only.

688      Seminar French Literature Culture  3 units

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. May be repeated for credit on different subjects.

696      Bibliographical Method Research    3 units

Prerequisite: Graduate standing in French.  Introduction to methods of research, scholarly writing.

697      Directed Research     1 units min / 3 units max

Prerequisite: Consent of department chair. Individual study under the guidance of a faculty member. May be taken for a maximum of three units.

698      Thesis 2 units min / 6 units max

Planning, preparation, and completion of thesis in French for the master's degree.  Optional.


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