RMST321
The Grail Quest: Myth, Mystery and Romance Cross-listed with MDVL 301 From Tennyson to Indiana Jones and The Da Vinci Code, much has been written and imagined about the Grail, but the earliest appearances of this mysterious artifact in medieval French literature are sometimes overlooked. This course is an opportunity to return to the great 12th and […]
FREN321
Critical Writing The course topic differs each term, depending on the instructor. Language of instruction: French Prerequisite: One of FREN 123, FREN 302.
ITST380
Italian Food Cultures Italy is world-renowned for its food cultures and Italians put great care into food preparation, consumption, and appreciation. It’s no wonder that Italian food-related themes permeate the country’s cultural life and beyond. This course will examine representations of Italian or Italian-derived foodways and the role they play in articulating larger issues concerning […]
FREN352
French Grammar Welcome! Languages are patterns that can be reproduced and predicted, so by recognizing these patterns, you can acquire better and more durable knowledge of that language. This is what this course is about: helping you get an overview of the structures and systems of French so that you can read any text, reach […]
FREN427
Cinéma français Ce cours a pour objectif d’initier les étudiant(e)s à l’histoire du cinéma français, du début du siècle dernier jusqu’à nos jours, en fonction de ses grandes lignes d’évolution esthétique et idéologique. En guise d’introduction, nous aborderons les principales étapes qui ont marqué le cinéma français avant 1945: l’âge d’or du cinéma muet, la […]
FREN402
Upper-Intermediate French II The Department of FHIS offers a series of eight courses designed to build students’ skills progressively in the four basic communicative functions of listening, reading, writing, and speaking. FREN 402 is the second of a pair of Upper-Intermediate courses—401 and 402—aligned with level B2 objectives of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). […]
FREN401
Upper-Intermediate French I The Department of FHIS offers a series of eight courses designed to build students’ skills progressively in the four basic communicative functions of listening, reading, writing, and speaking. FREN 401 is the first of a pair of Upper-Intermediate courses—401 and 402—aligned with level B2 objectives of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). The […]
FREN302
Intermediate French II The Department of FHIS offers a series of eight courses designed to build students’ skills progressively in the four basic communicative functions of listening, reading, writing, and speaking. FREN 302 is the second of a pair of Intermediate courses—301 and 302—aligned with level B1 objectives of the Common European Framework of Reference […]
FREN301
Intermediate French I The Department of FHIS offers a series of eight courses designed to build students’ skills progressively in the four basic communicative functions of listening, reading, writing, and speaking. FREN 301 is the first of a pair of Intermediate courses—301 and 302—aligned with level B1 objectives of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). With […]
FREN202
Elementary French II A continuation of the A2 level work begun in FREN 201, focused on the understanding of detached sentences and expressions related to everyday life (such as personal and familial information, travels, food, and one’s immediate environment including home and community). French grammatical structures such as uses of pronouns, the imperative, and hypothetical […]