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FREN321

Critical Writing The course topic differs each term, depending on the instructor. Language of instruction: French Prerequisite: One of FREN 123, FREN 302.

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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

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

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

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

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

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 […]

FREN201

Elementary French I A course for non-specialists based on the A2 level of the European Framework and focused on the understanding and production of detached sentences and expressions related to everyday life (such as personal and familial information and one’s immediate environment including transportation, recreation, and shopping). French grammatical structures such as past tenses, pronouns, […]