| FREN 101-01 |
Elementary French
Instructor: FREN STAFF, Adeline Soldin
Course Description:
Complete first-year course. Intensive study of the fundamentals of French grammar, with special attention given to pronunciation and oral expression. Cultural readings in the context of language acquisition.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 315 |
| FREN 101-02 |
Elementary French
Instructor: Lucile Duperron
Course Description:
Complete first-year course. Intensive study of the fundamentals of French grammar, with special attention given to pronunciation and oral expression. Cultural readings in the context of language acquisition.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
EASTC 108 |
| FREN 102-01 |
Elementary French
Instructor: Benjamin Ngong
Course Description:
Complete first-year course. Intensive study of the fundamentals of French grammar, with special attention given to pronunciation and oral expression. Cultural readings in the context of language acquisition.Prerequisite: 101 or the equivalent.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 309 |
| FREN 102-02 |
Elementary French
Instructor: Benjamin Ngong
Course Description:
Complete first-year course. Intensive study of the fundamentals of French grammar, with special attention given to pronunciation and oral expression. Cultural readings in the context of language acquisition.Prerequisite: 101 or the equivalent.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 309 |
| FREN 201-01 |
Intermediate French
Instructor: Adeline Soldin
Course Description:
Intensive second-year study of French, with attention to grammar review, conversation, reading in a cultural context and some writing.
Prerequisite: 102 or the equivalent. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 306 |
| FREN 201-02 |
Intermediate French
Instructor: Dominique Laurent
Course Description:
Intensive second-year study of French, with attention to grammar review, conversation, reading in a cultural context and some writing.
Prerequisite: 102 or the equivalent. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 321 |
| FREN 201-03 |
Intermediate French
Instructor: Hanna Roman
Course Description:
Intensive second-year study of French, with attention to grammar review, conversation, reading in a cultural context and some writing.
Prerequisite: 102 or the equivalent. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 310 |
| FREN 202-01 |
Living in the Francophone World
Instructor: Lucile Duperron
Course Description:
This course explores the contemporary Francophone world using regional case studies. Students will learn about life in diverse francophone locations through the study of language, culture, geography, history, art and politics. The regions under study reflect faculty strengths and experience as well as Dickinsons global partners (Toulouse, Rabat, Yaound). Students will continue to develop all five communicative competencies (speaking, reading, writing, listening, and intercultural). Assignments and activities harness current technology including social media and audiovisual tools to learn about the lived experiences of francophones across the globe. Experiential learning components will introduce students to local and global francophone communities and study away opportunities. This is the gateway course to the major and minor in French and Francophone Studies. Students who complete FREN 202 or equivalent are eligible to study in Toulouse, France.Prerquisite: FREN 201 or equivalent.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
EASTC 108 |
| FREN 202-02 |
Living in the Francophone World
Instructor: Lucile Duperron
Course Description:
This course explores the contemporary Francophone world using regional case studies. Students will learn about life in diverse francophone locations through the study of language, culture, geography, history, art and politics. The regions under study reflect faculty strengths and experience as well as Dickinsons global partners (Toulouse, Rabat, Yaound). Students will continue to develop all five communicative competencies (speaking, reading, writing, listening, and intercultural). Assignments and activities harness current technology including social media and audiovisual tools to learn about the lived experiences of francophones across the globe. Experiential learning components will introduce students to local and global francophone communities and study away opportunities. This is the gateway course to the major and minor in French and Francophone Studies. Students who complete FREN 202 or equivalent are eligible to study in Toulouse, France.Prerquisite: FREN 201 or equivalent.
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12:30 PM-01:20 PM, MWF
BOSLER 321 |
| FREN 231-01 |
French and Francophone Cultural Histories
Instructor: Dominique Laurent
Course Description:
This course explores the main historical eras and cultural movements that have shaped France andFrancophone cultural identities, tracing the origins of the Francophone world, and decentering the traditional narrative of French imperial history. From the Medieval era to the collapse of the French Empire in early 20th century,the course explores theformation of the French nation while examiningtherise and justification of colonial and racial ideas in mainland France that led to the creation of the French Empire and the making of the Francophone world. The course consolidates and builds competencies in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to prepare students for an immersive experience in a French-speaking environment. As a Writing-in-the-Discipline course, this class will focus on genres of writing specific to francophone academic practices. This is a required course for the major and minor in French and Francophone Studies.Prerequisite: FREN 202 or equivalent.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
BOSLER 305 |
| FREN 232-01 |
Professional French
Instructor: Adeline Soldin
Course Description:
This course prepares students for professional work in international and multilingual contexts, with a particular focus on the francophone world. Students will acquire communication and intercultural skills specific to professional environments. As a WiD class, this course develops students written expression through the practice of professional genres such as CVs and cover letters, publicity, memoranda, and business proposals. It further advances students linguistic and intercultural proficiency by stressing the use of specialized vocabulary and appropriate registers when conducting business in French and Francophone workplaces. Students will learn about various sectors of the economy, including public health, international relations, and global marketing, with a general emphasis on sustainable business practices. Most importantly, students will have the opportunity to apply what they are studying in the classroom through a service-learning component. Students will complete 20-25 hours of volunteer work interpreting and translating health-related material for migrant workers in the region, allowing them to gain valuable professional skills and experience. This course prepares students for professional work in a Francophone context. Students will learn about the job search and application process as well as cultural norms and practices in Francophone workplaces. Emphasis is placed on developing professional communication and intercultural skills specific to professional contexts. As a WID class, this course develops students written expression with a focus on professional genres such as CVs and cover letters, publicity, memoranda, and business proposals. It further advances students linguistic and intercultural proficiency by teaching them how to use specialized vocabulary and appropriate registers to conduct business in French and Francophone working environments. Students will learn about different types of organizations from various sectors of the economy, preparing them for work in a range of fields. This course also contains experiential learning components that develop oral communication including interaction with francophone companies and institutions and mock job interviews.Prerequisite: FREN 202 or equivalent.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
BOSLER 313 |
| FREN 304-01 |
Francophone African and Caribbean Cultures
Instructor: Benjamin Ngong
Course Description:
Cross-listed with AFST 220-04. This course examines cultures, literatures and films of some French-speaking countries and regions, notably the French Caribbean and Francophone sub-Saharan Africa. Since dominant intellectual and cultural traditions in the US derive primarily from Europe and post-colonial North America, commonly referred to as Western traditions, this global diversity course subsequently aims to encourage students to examine societies and cultures that have been shaped predominantly by other historical traditions to think critically about dominant Western traditions, so to engage the world more effectively. Students will learn to place each work into its cultural and historical context, and develop intelligent and informed understanding of concepts such as Negritude, Colonialism, Imperialism, Nationalism, Postcolonialism, etc. Students will watch films and read a series of original texts by French-speaking authors outside France. Emphasis will be on the initiation to analysis and close reading of texts and films during class discussions and at the end of which students will write an organized reflecting essay.Prerequisite: FREN 231 or FREN 232.
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11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF
BOSLER 309 |
| FREN 364-01 |
The Start of the Anthropocene? Environment and Sustainability in Enlightenment France
Instructor: Hanna Roman
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ENST 302-01, PHIL 261-01 and SUST 200-01. Taught in English with a French language option. The beginning of the era of radical climate change, termed the 'Anthropocene', is often attributed to changes in culture, philosophy, economy, and technology in eighteenth-century Europe. What did questions of sustainability, climate, environment, and climate change look like in the eighteenth century? How did they impact modern-day assumptions of the natural environment and the human role within it? We will examine these sustainability-themed topics through the lens of the literature, science, and philosophy of Enlightenment France, during which new ways of perceiving and treating natural environments emerged. The Enlightenment movement was both a time of reason and progress as well as prejudice and destruction of both natural and human environments. We will reflect upon which aspects of eighteenth-century natural thought are still relevant and useful to our contemporary understandings of sustainability and which have become harmful to the future of our species and planet.
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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
BOSLER 313 |