French

Placement of students with high school preparation in French: students with sufficient preparation in French may enter the second, third, or fourth semester course in that language, thus completing the foreign language requirement in fewer semesters. Students interested in taking placement tests should contact the Foreign Language departments. Language courses in the 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002 sequence must be taken in that order.

FREN 1001 Basic French I                                                        3 cr.
Offered each semester. The first in a sequence of courses developing all four language skills: speaking, understanding, writing and reading. Audio-visual items will be used to enhance the process of language acquisition.

FREN 1002 Basic French II                                                       3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: FREN 1001 or consent of department. A continuation of FREN 1001.

FREN 2001 Intermediate French I                                           3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: FREN 1002 or consent of department. Continuation of the development of all four language skills: speaking, understanding, writing, and reading with special emphasis on the last skill. Audio-visual items will be used to enhance the process of language acquisition.

FREN 2002 Intermediate French II                                          3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: FREN 2001 or consent of department. Readings and exercises in French. Increased emphasis on the development of advanced reading and translation skills.

FREN 3002 Practical French Phonetics                                  3 cr.
Analysis of the phonetic system of French. Intensive practice in the language laboratory (ear training, transcription, and corrective exercises). A consideration of the problems of teaching French pronunciation to English-speaking students.

FREN 3005 Romance Linguistics                                            3 cr.
(SPAN 3005 and FREN 3005 are cross-listed) Comparative study of the history, phonology, morphology, and syntax of the principal Romance languages.

FREN 3031 French Conversation                                            3 cr.
Prerequisite: FREN 2002 or consent of department. Conversation, oral discussions, interpretations, and reports; practicing the spoken language.

FREN 3041 Advanced French Grammar                               3 cr.
Fall semester. Intensive study of French grammar and syntax. This course is designed primarily for prospective teachers and students concentrating in French.

FREN 3042 Advanced French Comp & Syntax                     3 cr.
Spring semester. Prerequisite: FREN 3041. Drill in original descriptive and narrative composition in the language with attention to style, syntax, idioms, and verb forms.

FREN 3090 Advanced Practical French                                 3 cr.
Prerequisite: completion of 12 hours of beginning and intermediate level of the four-skills French sequence FREN 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002, or equivalent credit. Intensive instruction in the French language taught in France or in a French-speaking country and open only to students in the UNO-Montpellier Summer School or similar programs. Particular emphasis is placed on oral proficiency, socio-linguistic competence, and cultural awareness.

FREN 3100 Survey French Literature I                                   3 cr.
Fall semester. A study of the development of French literature from its beginnings through the eighteenth century. Lectures, readings, and reports. Classes conducted in English. Additional work done in connection with this course may be used by French majors to fulfill the Liberal Arts oral proficiency requirement.

FREN 3101 Survey French Literature II                                  3 cr.
Spring semester. Continuation of FREN 3100. A study of the main authors and literary movements from the nineteenth century to the present. Classes conducted in English. Additional work done in connection with this course may be used by French majors to fulfill the Liberal Arts oral proficiency requirement.

FREN 3191 Independent Work                                                   1 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. Readings, conferences, and papers under the direction of a member of the faculty. The course allows the student to correlate and supplement the work covered in the departmental courses. Each course may be repeated, but combined credit may not exceed six semester hours.

FREN 3192 Independent Work                                                   1 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. Readings, conferences, and papers under the direction of a member of the faculty. The course allows the student to correlate and supplement the work covered in the departmental courses. Each course may be repeated, but combined credit may not exceed six semester hours.

FREN 3193 Independent Work                                                   1 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. Readings, conferences, and papers under the direction of a member of the faculty. The course allows the student to correlate and supplement the work covered in the departmental courses. Each course may be repeated, but combined credit may not exceed six semester hours.

FREN 3197 Oral Proficiency                                                       1 cr.
This courses is to be taken concurrently with FREN 3055, 3100, or 3101. The student will be required to present a detailed “explanation de texte” to the professor teaching the course and conduct a discussion with the profession related to the chosen text and receive a pass/fail grade. Successful completion of this course satisfies the general degree requirement of oral competency.

FREN 3199 Indep Work Honors Students                              3 cr.
Admission by consent of department and the Director of the University Honors Program. Directed research culminating in a written thesis to meet the requirements for graduation with Honors in French, and if appropriate, University Honors.

FREN 3205 Read French Culture & Thought                         3 cr.
Prerequisite: FREN 2002 or consent of the department. An introduction to and overview of cultural, artistic, and intellectual activities in France from the reign of Clovis through the era known as Belle Epoque.

FREN 3402 French Lit in Translation                                      3 cr.
(Open to all students including French and French Education majors, for degree credit as an elective.) French works in translation are chosen each time for reading, analysis, and discussion.

FREN 3403 Spec Topic French Lit                                           3 cr.
Prerequisite: FREN 2002 or consent of department. A course of introduction to French civilization designed for the “Glories of France” program run by UNO in Montpellier, France during summers. Topics may vary from semester to semester, but they will invariably incorporate some literature of the French South and/or works that deal with the image of the South in French literature. Classes conducted in English. May be repeated once for credit.

FREN 3404 Spec Topics French Civilization                         3 cr.
Prerequisite: FREN 2002 or consent of the department. A course of introduction to French Civilization designed for the “Glories of France” program run by UNO in Montpellier, France during summers. Topics may vary from semester to semester, but they will invariably treat some aspects of the French civilization in the South, its history, literature and artistic traditions. Classes conducted in English. (May be repeated once for credit.)

FREN 3500 Tutorial for Graduating Majors                              1 cr.
This course prepares majors for the completion of their requirements for the B.A. in French. A designated professor will serve as advisor. The course consists of a review of the subjects covered in other required courses, in literature, language/linguistics and civilization. The course concludes with the Written Exit Exam, a comprehensive two-hour exam in French. Prerequisite: 100 hours of course work. Tutorial format. Pass/Fail.

FREN 3501 French for Rsrch & Grad Stu I                             2 cr.
A half-semester accelerated and intensive course in French for those with little or no previous study of French, especially designed to develop reading ability. This course will not count toward satisfying the Liberal Arts language requirement. Credit will not be granted for this course and for FREN 1001-1002. Grades will be assigned on a Pass-Fail basis.

FREN 3502 French for Rsrch & Grad Stu II                            2 cr.
Prerequisite: FREN 3501. A half-semester accelerated and intensive course in French especially designed to develop reading ability. This course will not count toward satisfying the Liberal Arts language requirement. Credit will not be granted for this course and for FREN 1001-1002. Grades will be assigned on a Pass-Fail basis.

FREN 4015/G History of French Language                           3 cr.
A general survey of the development of the French language from its beginnings to the present day with particular attention to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Old French. Lectures, reports, and term paper.

FREN 4031/G Advanced French Conversation                     3 cr.
Prerequisite: FREN 3031 or equivalent. Intensive practice in the spoken language: conversation, oral discussions, interpretations, and reports. Conducted in French.
FREN 4041/G Problems Grammatical Analysis                   3 cr.
Prerequisite: FREN 3041 or equivalent. Problems of grammatical analysis and contrastive stylistics are discussed on a basis that combines traditional approaches and more recent theories. Application in translation exercises, from and into French, and introduction to literary translation.

FREN 4051/G Business French                                                3 cr.
Prerequisite: Language proficiency at the 2002 level. Study of fundamental sentence structure and specialized terminology and idioms related to business needs and correspondence; practice in business correspondence; oral exposés and conversations dealing with standard business situations and French economy; and readings from current magazines in economics and international business.

FREN 4110/G Medieval French Literature                             3 cr.
Readings in the principal genres from the beginnings to 1500: the epic, the Romance, lyric poetry, and didactic literature.

FREN 4122/G French Renaissance Literature                      3 cr.
A study of the major prose writers of the French Renaissance e.g. the prose writers: Rabelais, Marguerite de Navarre, Montaigne; the poets: Marot, Sceve, Du Bellay, Ronsard and D’Aubigne. Emphasis will also be given to the currents of French Humanism and Evangelism, and to Pleiade Poetics.

FREN 4132/G 17th Century French Literature                       3 cr.
A study of the principal writers of the baroque and classical periods with emphasis on the classical ideal and its formation in the non-theatrical genres.

FREN 4140/G 18th Century French Literature                       3 cr.
Origins and development of the philosophical movement in France; the novel and the theatre. Montesquieu, Marivaux, Prévost, and Voltaire up to 1750.

FREN 4152/G The French Novel                                              3 cr.
A study of the novel from the French Revolution to the First World War with emphasis on key authors of the different literary movements.

FREN 4154/G 19th Century French Literature                       3 cr.
A study of the major dramatists and dramatic movements of the nineteenth century in France.

FREN 4156/G French 19th Century Poetry & Prose             3 cr.
A study of the major poets and poetic movements of the nineteenth century in France and the major critical and historical writers and their theories.

FREN 4162/G French Novel of 20th Century                         3 cr.
An historical and textual study of the major French novelists of the twentieth century.

FREN 4164/G French Drama of 20th Century                       3 cr.
An historical and textual study of the major French playwrights of the twentieth century.

FREN 4166/G Poetry Symbolism to Present                         3 cr.
A study of the major movements in French poetry in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries including Symbolism, Cubism, and the ésprit nouveau, Dada, Surrealism, and the poetry of World War II and after.

FREN 4201/G French Civilization I                                          3 cr.
Study of French culture and civilization (history, fine arts, music, architecture, history of ideas, etc.) from its origins to the end of the Renaissance. Readings and discussions in French.

FREN 4202/G French Civilization II                                         3 cr.
A continuation of FREN 4201 stressing the cultural history of France from the Renaissance to the present day. Readings and discussions in French.

FREN 4265/G Contemporary French Culture                        3 cr.
Study of French intellectual and cultural life today: social, economic, and geographical factors; the country and its people; changing trends in contemporary French society and attitudes. Conducted in French.

FREN 4400/G Children’s Literature                                         3 cr.
A study of the cultural heritage of stories songs rhymes and games. Selection evaluation and use of books and materials for children.

FREN 6001 French Stylistics                                                     3 cr.
The pragmatic aspects of the French language, i.e., those aspects which go beyond the basic structures (grammatical and lexical) to account for the functioning of a verbal system of communication in a social context. Topics to be studied include stylistic functions of language, stylistic levels, and “sociolects” (elegant versus popular, technical versus argotic), denotation versus connotation, subjectivity in language, speech acts, clichés, and figures of speech.

FREN 6003 Commentaire De Texte                                       3 cr.
The theory behind and practice in the French method of “commentaire de texte” textual exegesis. In addition to purely literary texts, the method will be applied to the analysis of historical and cultural documents.

FREN 6007 French Linguistics                                                 3 cr.
Advanced study of French phonology, syntax, and semantics within the framework of recent linguistic models, including consideration of solution of major descriptive problems proposed from at least 1900 to the present.

FREN 6041 Theory & Practice Translation                             3 cr.
Advanced aspects of French are illustrated practically through translations selected from the French press, modern colloquial French fiction, and historical literary works. Practical work is complemented by the study of writings of well-known French authors on problems of translation.

FREN 6097 Studies in French Linguistics                              3 cr.
May be repeated once for credit.

FREN 6190 Studies Medieval French Literature                   3 cr.
May be repeated once for credit.

FREN 6191 Studies French Renaissance Literature            3 cr.
May be repeated once for credit.

FREN 6192 Studies 17th Century French Literature            3 cr.
May be repeated once for credit.

FREN 6193 Studies 18th Century French Literature            3 cr.
May be repeated once for credit.

FREN 6194 Studies 19th Century French Literature            3 cr.
May be repeated once for credit.

FREN 6195 Studies 20th Century French Literature            3 cr.
May be repeated once for credit.

FREN 6197 Studies in French Literature                                3 cr.
May be repeated once for credit.

FREN 6205 French Thought                                                     3 cr.
Intellectual history of France. Study of selected texts on the literature of ideas (political and social thought, science, religion and philosophy, and literary movements).

FREN 6265 Contemporary French Society & Inst                 3 cr.
This course involves the study of aspects of contemporary French society. It focuses on the 70s and 80s, with special emphasis on the most recent developments on the French ideological and artistic scene.

FREN 6295 Studies in French Culture & Civ                         3 cr.
May be repeated once for credit.

FREN 6397 Directed Study                                                       3 cr.
Readings, conferences, reports, and a research paper under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty. May be repeated once for credit.

FREN 6650 Special Topic French Civ                                     3 cr.
Prerequisite: FREN 2002 or consent of department. A course of introduction to French civilization designed for the “Glories of France” program run by UNO in Montpellier, France during summers. Topics may vary from semester to semester, but they will invariably treat some aspects of the French civilization in the South, its history, literature and artistic traditions. Classes conducted in English. May be repeated once for credit.

FREN 7000 Thesis Research                        1 cr. min/9 cr. max
To be repeated for credit until thesis is accepted. Section number will correspond with credit to be earned.

FREN 7040 Examination or Thesis Only                                  0 cr.
No credit. Open to students in a thesis program who have only (other than application for degree) the final typing and acceptance by the Graduate School of their thesis or to students in a non-thesis program who have only (other than application for degree) to pass the final examination to complete graduation requirements.