French & French Studies Courses
FREN 103 Elementary French I: Intensive Course
An intensive course in the basic elements of the language: pronunciation, structure of sentences, culture, conversation, and reading. Use of language laboratory required. Four hours of class per week. (Credit, full course.) Staff
FREN 104 Elementary French II: Intensive Course
An intensive course in the basic elements of the language: pronunciation, structure of sentences, culture, conversation, and reading. Use of language laboratory required. Four hours of class per week. Prerequisite: French 103 or placement by department. (Credit, full course.) Staff
FREN 203 Intermediate French: Intensive Course
An intensive course in more advanced elements of the language: pronunciation, structure of sentences, culture, conversation, and reading. Use of language laboratory required. Four hours of class per week. Prerequisite: Fren 104 or placement by department. (Credit, full course.) Staff
FREN 300 Advanced French
A continuation of the study of advanced French language, leading to readings from various authors, periods, genres, and Francophone countries. Specific grammatical structures are studied parallel to the readings, and progress in oral and written French is also stressed. The normal course for completing the language requirement. Prerequisite: Fren 203 or placement by department. (Credit, full course.) Staff
FREN 311 Composition
Advanced language review and emphasis on accuracy of expression in written French, with writing exercises constructed around thematic and compositional material. Enrollment limited. Prerequisite: Fren 300 or permission of the department. (Credit, full course.) Staff
FREN 312 Conversation
Development of oral expression and vocabulary expansion. Materials used include audio, video, and electronic sources, as well as readings. Labwork required. Enrollment limited. Prerequisite: Fren 300 or permission of the department. (Credit, full course.) Staff
FREN 313 Contemporary Language and Usage
A one-semester advanced language course designed to increase oral and written language skills, with particular attention to advanced syntax and to vocabulary expansion. Prerequisite: Fren 300 or permission of the department. (Credit, full course.) Staff
FREN 314 Introduction to Literature of the French-Speaking World
Readings in representative authors and periods from France and from other Francophone countries. The entry course to major or minor work in either French literature or French Studies. Prerequisite: Fren 300 and preferably 311, 312, 313, or permission of the department. (Credit, full course.) Staff
FREN 320 Advanced Language Abroad
A course designed to increase oral and written proficiency by offering students the opportunity to live and study in France, generally during the same time-frame as Sewanee's regular summer session. Normally taken in tandem with French 321. Prerequisite: French 300 and permission of the department. Next scheduled for the summer of 2011 and alternating summers. (Credit, full course, Pass/Fail grading.) Glacet
FREN 321 Studies in Culture and Literature Abroad
Complementary on-site study of French language and civilization within the framework of the Sewanee Summer-in-France program, with emphasis upon cultural readings and literary topics that should be of particular interest when explored on site in France. Prerequisite: Fren 300 and permission of the department. Next scheduled for the summer of 2011 and alternating summers. (Credit, full course.) Glacet
FREN 400 Techniques of Literary Analysis
This class teaches students to read texts closely in the French style (explication de texte) and sets that method in the context of other critical approaches to literary analysis. Class work emphasizes the technique of oral presentation but also involves some written work. Not open for credit to students who have completed French 360. Enrollment limited. Prerequisite: Fren 314 or equivalent (Credit, full course.) Mills
FREN 401 Early French Literature
Readings and criticism in French literature from La Chanson de Roland to Montaigne, with an emphasis on the evolution of narratology and poetics, and on the role of women. Prerequisite: Fren 314. (Credit, full course.) Glacet
FREN 403 The 17th Century
Readings in baroque poets, Descartes, Pascal, La Fontaine, moralistes, Boileau, as well as in the great dramatists of the century: Corneille, Molière, and Racine. Prerequisite: Fren 314. (Credit, full course.) Rung III
FREN 405 The 18th Century
A study of the stylistic strains of the century, with particular emphasis on enlightenment writings and on the development of the novel and of comedy: Montesquieu, Marivaux, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Beaumarchais, Isabelle de Charrière, André Chénier, among others. Prerequisite: Fren 314. (Credit, full course.) Poe
FREN 407 The 19th Century
A survey of movements in prose and poetry from the Revolution into the years just following the Second Empire: Romantics, Parnassians, Realists. Emphasis on Chateaubriand, Lamartine, Vigny, Musset, Hugo, Balzac, Stendhal, Flaubert, Baudelaire, and Zola. Prerequisite: Fren 314. (Credit, full course.) Mills
FREN 409 Contemporary Literature
A study of twentieth-century poetry, prose, and theater through cultural analysis. Prerequisite: Fren 314. (Credit, full course.) Glacet
FREN 410 Senior Seminar in French Literature
Preparation for comprehensive exams (written and oral), directed readings, and preparation of an in-depth research paper on a topic approved by the professor pertaining to an aspect of French literature. Research strategies for obtaining source materials in French are explored, and writing techniques and style are fine-tuned. Readings and discussions about the major literary movements in France. Required of all majors in French literature. (Credit, full course, writing intensive.) Staff
FREN 411 Culture through History
A study of the historical and societal frames within which the weave of French civilization has spun itself forward through the centuries. Close attention is paid to moments of national crisis and to political arrangements, to daily life within the periods examined, and to aesthetic achievement and stylistic trends along the way. Prerequisite: Fren 314. (Credit, full course.) Poe
FREN 413 Modern France through Films and Other Texts
A view of modern France since World War II examined through films selected for their historical-cultural revelations (along with preparatory study of scripts and/or written works tied to the films), through literary and journalistic texts echoing significant events and social trends, and through audio recordings of famous speeches and songs (the texts of which are likewise to be studied within their societal context.) Prerequisite: Fren 314. (Credit, full course.) Poe
FREN 415 History of French Cinema
A survey of French films from the invention of cinema to the contemporary period with an emphasis on points of connection with American cinema. From the Lumières brothers to Méliès, from Pathé and Gaumont to Surrealism (Clair, Bunuel, Cocteau), from Abel Gance to realism (Renoir, Carné), and from "New Wave" (Resnais, Godard, Truffaut) to "Modern Cinema" (Lelouch, Malle). Prerequisite: Fren 314. (Credit, full course.) Glacet
FREN 417 Topics of the French-Speaking World
An examination of the French-speaking world and its language, literature, culture, art, music, and political life. Topics vary from year to year, but the course would typically include cultural themes, novels, short stories, poetry, film, and drama from France, French-speaking Europe, North and West Africa, Quebec, and the Antilles. This course is repeatable for credit when the course topic is different from the one studied in a semester for which the student has already received course credit. Prerequisite: Fren 314. (Credit, full course.) Staff
FREN 419 Introduction to French Linguistics
An introduction to French linguistics. A survey of historical and theoretical issues in the area of syntax, morphology, and phonology. Considerable emphasis on phonetics and pronunciation. Aspects of applied linguistics include language variation, usage, and acquisition, as well as pedagogical concerns. Prerequisite: Fren 314. (Credit, full course.) Ramsey
FREN 420 Senior Seminar in French Studies
Preparation for comprehensive exams (written and oral), directed readings, and preparation of an in-depth research paper on a topic approved by the professor pertaining to French language, history, or culture. Research strategies for obtaining source materials in French are explored, and writing techniques and style are fine-tuned. Readings and discussions on issues relating to contemporary France not covered in other French Studies courses. Required of all French Studies majors. (Credit, full course.) Staff
FREN 440 Directed Reading
This is a course designed to help majors who, for exceptional reasons, may need to complete reading in a certain area. Open only to French or French Studies majors. (Credit, half or full course.) Staff
FREN 444 Independent Study
For majors who wish to pursue, during the Advent semester of their senior year, a readings and research project culminating in a paper of some length on a chosen topic. Applicants for this project must have a 3.5 GPA in French, or in French Studies, and a brief abstract of the proposed study must be submitted to the department for approval prior to enrollment in the course. (Credit, full course.) Staff
