The following foreign language instruction courses, numbered 5000-9999, are offered for graduate credit. Courses numbered 5000-6999 which are offered for undergraduate credit only may be found in the undergraduate bulletin, as well as all other undergraduate courses (numbered 0900-4999). Courses in the following list numbered 5000-6999 may be taken for undergraduate credit unless specifically restricted to graduate students as indicated by individual course limitations. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see University Courses.
For courses on French culture and literature taught in English go to: French in English Translation Course (FRE).
Prereq: consent of graduate adviser. Offered for S and U grades only. No degree credit toward Ph.D. Controlled application of active language skills for students electing a Ph.D. minor in French. (T)
Prereq: any two of FRE 2100, 2110, 3200 or consent of instructor. Spoken French in the context of French civilization. Readings and writing skills based on contemporary French texts, translations. (F)
Prereq: any two of FRE 2100, 2110, 3200 or consent of instructor. A systematic study of French sounds, phonetic transcriptions; practice in the language laboratory; intensive drills in accurate pronunciation and intonation. (F)
Prereq: any two of FRE 2100, 2110, 3200, or consent of instructor. Advanced French grammar. Translation exercises from English to French; study of appropriate grammar rules. (W)
Prereq: FRE 5200. External and internal history of the French language, including an overview of Late Latin and a detailed examination of the phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical changes from Latin to French, with linguistic analysis of texts. (W)
Investigation of theories in second language acquisition. Review of research in development of second language competence: acquisition of phonology, lexicon, semantics, syntax, discourse, and pragmatics. (B)
Prereq: FRE 5850 or consent of instructor. Latest research on acquisition of reading and listening skills in a foreign language. Difference between receptive and productive language use; how methods of foreign language teaching treat the instruction of the receptive skills. (B)
Prereq: FRE 5850 or consent of instructor. Current research on acquisition of speaking and writing skills in a foreign language. Difference between productive and receptive language use; how various methods of foreign language teaching treat the instruction of productive skills. (B)
Prereq: FRE 5850 or consent of instructor. Types of current technology; review of research on effectiveness of language classroom technologies; evaluation of technologies; development of activities for use in classroom. (B)
Theoretical basis of second language teaching models; historical overview of methodologies; current trends in teaching of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and culture. Implications of methodology on materials, classroom techniques, and testing. (B)
Prereq: FRE 5750 or consent of instructor. Means of assessing students' knowledge of a foreign language. Topics include: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview; testing of reading, writing speaking and listening skills; means of testing grammar and culture; testing as it relates to program goals. (Y)
Prereq: consent of adviser. (T)
Prereq: FRE 5200 or written consent of instructor. Study of various linguistic systems at work in the French language: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics. (F)
Prereq: any two of FRE 3200, 4610, 4620, or consent of instructor. Introduction to French history and society from origins of France to the Fifth Republic; interrelation of socio-political developments to cultural movements in French art and thought. (B)
Prereq: any two of FRE 3200, 4610, 4620, or consent of instructor. French political and social institutions and practices since World War II. Comparative study of examples from American institutions and practices. (B)
Prereq: FRE 4610 or 4620 or consent of instructor. Study of the principal genres represented by: Marot, Sceve, Labe, Du Bellay, Ronsard, D'Aubigne, Montaigne and others. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes. (B)
Prereq: FRE 4610 or 4620 or consent of instructor. Historical background, religious and literary movements. Development of the Classical ideal in literature, salons, and academies. Representative authors of non-dramatic literature and the theatre (Corneille, Moliere and Racine). Content varies to cover a genre, literary movement, school or period. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes .
(B)
Prereq: FRE 4610 or 4620 or consent of instructor. The four major philosophes: Montesquieu, Diderot, Voltaire and Rousseau; precursors such as Cyrano, Fontenelle and Bayle. Developments in prose fiction and theatre; representative works of these genres. Content varies to cover a genre, literary movement, school or period. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes . (B)
Prereq: FRE 4610 or 4620 or consent of instructor. Study of one of the major literary genres: prose, poetry or drama; its development from origins to present time. Emphasis on textual analysis. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes. (B)
Prereq: FRE 4610 or 4620 or consent of instructor. Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Parnassian poetry, and the theatre of the second half of the nineteenth century. Chateaubriand, Hugo, Flaubert, Zola, Leconte de Lisle, Becque, and others. Course content will vary to cover a genre, or literary movement, school or period. Topics will be announced in the Schedule of Classes . (B)
Prereq: FRE 4610 or 4620 or consent of instructor. Literary movements and representative authors from the turn of the century to the present. Course content will cover a genre or literary movement, school or period. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes.
(B)
Prereq: FRE 4610 or 4620 or consent of instructor. Studies in literature of French expression as represented in the distinct traditions of Africa and the West Indies, Canada and Switzerland. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes . (B)
Theory and practice of contemporary French criticism; structuralist and post-structuralist writers: Barthes, Greimas, Derrida, and Lyotard. French majors required to do readings in French. (I)
Prereq: graduate major in French, Italian, or Spanish, or consent of Department; French students who have not completed FRE 6400 also require consent of instructor. Historical development and earliest texts in the Romance languages: Latin substrata, historical diffusion, vulgar Latin, linguistic borrowings, classification, and characteristics of the various Romance languages. (B)
Prereq: FRE 5200. External and internal history of the French language, including an overview of Late Latin and a detailed examination of the phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical changes from Latin to French, with linguistic analysis of texts. (W)
Prereq: minimum of eight credits in 6000-level French literature courses or consent of adviser. Works of an outstanding writer, a literary genre, or of literary trends. (I)
Prereq: FRE 7850 or consent of instructor. Latest research on acquisition of reading and listening skills in a foreign language. Difference between receptive and productive language use; how methods of foreign language teaching treat the instruction of the receptive skills. (B)
Prereq: FRE 7850 or consent of instructor. Current research on acquisition of speaking and writing skills in a foreign language. Difference between productive and receptive language use; how various methods of foreign language teaching treat the instruction of productive skills. (B)
Prereq: FRE 7850 or consent of instructor. Types of current technology; review of research on effectiveness of language classroom technologies; evaluation of technologies; development of activities for use in classroom. (B)
Theoretical basis of second language teaching models; historical overview of methodologies; current trends in teaching of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and culture. Implications of methodology on materials, classroom techniques, and testing. (B)
Prereq: FRE 7750 or consent of instructor. Means of assessing students' knowledge of a foreign language. Topics include: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview; testing of reading, writing speaking and listening skills; means of testing grammar and culture; testing as it relates to program goals. (Y)
Prereq: consent of graduate adviser. (T)
Prereq: consent of adviser. (T)
Prereq: FRE 6400 or 7300. Special problems in synchronic and diachronic aspects of the French language. (Y)
Prereq: minimum of eight credits in 6000-level French literature courses or consent of instructor. Specified aspect, movement, author, or group of authors. (B)
Prereq: minimum of eight credits in 6000-level French literature courses or consent of instructor. Specified aspect, movement, author, or group of authors. (B)
Prereq: minimum of eight credits in 6000-level French literature courses or consent of instructor. Specified aspect, movement, author, or group of authors. (B)
Prereq: minimum of eight credits in 6000-level French literature courses or consent of instructor. Specified aspect, movement, author, or group of authors. (B)
Prereq: minimum of eight credits in 6000-level French literature courses or consent of instructor. Specified aspect, movement, author, or group of authors. (B)
Prereq: consent of adviser. (T)
Prereq: consent of department. For Ph.D. program applicants. Offered for S and U grades only. Research in preparation for doctoral dissertation. (T)
Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; Ph.D. candidate in department. Required in academic-year semester following advancement to Ph.D. candidacy. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)
Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; FRE 9991. Required in academic-year semester following FRE 9991. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)
Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; FRE 9992. Required in academic-year semester following FRE 9992. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)
Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; FRE 9993. Required in academic-year semester following FRE 9993. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)
Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; completion of 30 credits in FRE 9999, or 9991-9994. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)
Prereq: consent of doctoral adviser. Offered for S and U grades only.
(T)