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French

Fall 2008

101. Elementary French I
Valerie Guillet M 9:30 - 10:25, W 9:30 - 10:25, F 9:30 - 10:25
A study of the basic forms, structures, and vocabulary. Emphasis on listening comprehension and spoken French. Three class hours per week and one weekly conversation session with assistant, plus regular language laboratory assignments. Primarily open to first- and second-year students who have had two years or less of high school French. A limited number of spaces are available for juniors and seniors.

203. Intermediate French I
Annelle Curulla M 10:30 - 11:25, W 10:30 - 11:25, F 10:30 - 11:25
A review of basic grammar, which is integrated into more complex patterns of written and spoken French. Short compositions and class discussions require active use of students’ acquired knowledge of French. Three class hours per week and one weekly conversation session with teaching fellow.

203. Intermediate French I
Hanetha Vete-Congolo M 9:30 - 10:25, W 9:30 - 10:25, F 9:30 - 10:25
A review of basic grammar, which is integrated into more complex patterns of written and spoken French. Short compositions and class discussions require active use of students’ acquired knowledge of French. Three class hours per week and one weekly conversation session with teaching fellow.

205. Advanced French I
Katherine Dauge-Roth M 2:30 - 3:55, W 2:30 - 3:55
Conversation and composition based on a variety of contemporary films and texts about France and Francophone countries. Grammar review and frequent short papers. Emphasis on student participation including short presentations and debates. Three hours per week plus one weekly viewing session for films and weekly conversation session with teaching fellow.

205. Advanced French I
Charlotte Daniels T 10:00 - 11:25, TH 10:00 - 11:25
Conversation and composition based on a variety of contemporary films and texts about France and Francophone countries. Grammar review and frequent short papers. Emphasis on student participation including short presentations and debates. Three hours per week plus one weekly viewing session for films and weekly conversation session with teaching fellow.

205. Advanced French I
Karen Lindo T 11:30 - 12:55, TH 11:30 - 12:55
Conversation and composition based on a variety of contemporary films and texts about France and Francophone countries. Grammar review and frequent short papers. Emphasis on student participation including short presentations and debates. Three hours per week plus one weekly viewing session for films and weekly conversation session with teaching fellow.

207. Francophone Cultures
Hanetha Vete-Congolo M 11:30 - 12:55, W 11:30 - 12:55
An introduction to the cultures of various French-speaking regions outside of France. Examines the history, politics, customs, cinema, literature, and arts of the Francophone world, principally Africa and the Caribbean. Readings include newspaper and magazine articles, short stories, and a novel. Students see and discuss television news, documentaries, and feature films.

209. Introduction to the Study and Criticism of Medieval and Early Modern French Literature
Annelle Curulla M 2:30 - 3:55, W 2:30 - 3:55
An introduction to the literary tradition of France from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. Students are introduced to major authors and literary movements in their cultural and historical contexts.

319. Remembering Slavery in the French Tradition
Charlotte Daniels T 2:30 - 3:55, TH 2:30 - 3:55
Examines recent efforts to bring visibility to slavery and the slave trade, long left out French school manuals. The course explores competing versions of the writing and, as much so, the telling of this history. Readings include works by the philosophies, the memoirs of a French slave trader, several tales of by African griots, and the writings of authors in the French Caribbean.

325. Witches, Monsters, and Demons: Representing the Occult in Early Modern France
Katherine Dauge-Roth W 10:00 - 11:25, F 10:00 - 11:25
The occult is, by definition, that which is hidden or unknown, yet popular and scholarly fascination with the shadowy and uncertain worlds of witches, monsters, demons, the devil, and the mysteries of nature and the cosmos has fueled attempts by various authorities, writers, and artists to represent and thus to know, control, or exploit the spectacular potential of the occult. Explores early modern and modern representations of occult figures, events, practitioners, and practices in France through historical, literary, journalistic readings, art, film, television, and the Web. Emphasis is placed on the early modern period, but analysis of modern inheritances and interest in the occult parallels investigation of earlier periods throughout the course. Conducted in French.