SPAN206
Conversational Spanish I This second year conversational-Spanish sequence is designed for students who already have a good general knowledge of grammar (CEFR A2) and would like to achieve independence in their communicative skills. It offers a combination of instructor-facilitated, small-group discussion, peer review projects, debates, interviews, and brief presentations around topics such as communication, identity, […]
SPAN202
Elementary Spanish II SPAN 202 is the second course in the FHIS Department’s Elementary Spanish language sequence. The course builds on elementary Spanish skills, emphasizing cultural fluency alongside language proficiency. Students enrolled will demonstrate their ability to read, write, listen to and discuss context specific cultural topics such as travel, inclusive education, food justice, technology […]
SPAN201
Elementary Spanish I SPAN 201 is the first course in the FHIS Department’s Elementary Spanish language sequence. Students enrolled will demonstrate their ability to read, write, listen to, and discuss context-specific cultural topics such as migration, finances and work, health, the environment, and art. Students will also learn how to narrate past events with more […]
SPAN102
Beginners’ Spanish II SPAN 102 is the second of a series of language courses offered by the FHIS Department that introduces students to the fundamentals of the Spanish language and expands on their language skills, (inter)cultural knowledge, and communicative capacity. Throughout the semester, students will demonstrate an ability to listen to, discuss, read and write […]
SPAN101
Beginners’ Spanish I SPAN 101 introduces learners to the fundamentals of the Spanish language through personalized activities that require interactive communication, intercultural knowledge, and real-world engagement with course materials. Throughout the semester, students will demonstrate an ability to listen to, discuss, read and write about everyday activities and future plans within the context of common […]
FREN111
Course type: Hybrid A hybrid course may involve a combination of synchronous activities (done in “real time”) and asynchronous activities (done in one’s own time). The course will be delivered online.
RMST222
[Cross-listed with Italian Studies 345] Types and Archetypes of Fascism in the Age of the Crisis of Liberal Democracy This course aims at offering students with diverse backgrounds some foundational knowledge about the phenomenon of “xxx-ism” as, in successive incarnations, it arose and ran its course in the context of neo-Latin societies and cultures. Since […]
FREN498
Directed Reading Senior undergraduate students interested in studying particular topics in French literature or linguistics that are not covered by our regular courses may be able, in consultation with a professor who shares their interests, to plan a program of reading, writing and individual discussion for which academic credit will be granted under the umbrella […]
FREN495
Masculinités, féminités et questions d’identité à la Renaissance Cross-listed with FREN514 Le masculin et le féminin sont souvent remis en question depuis l’émergence des études sur le genre (gender studies). Cependant, même si les voies d’approche récentes à la sexualité ou à l’altérité nous permettent d’analyser quelques-uns de ces concepts sous un nouveau jour, nous […]
FREN427A
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 […]