FREN

FREN-477-2022W

Study the different varieties of contemporary French and issues related to French-speaking communities around the world. View full description. Language of instruction: French

FREN-470-2022W

An introduction to sociolinguistics, with a focus on French-speaking societies. Explore topics such as language variation, language contact and its possible outcomes, standardization, multilingualism, identity questions, and language attitudes and ideologies. View full description. Language of instruction: French

FREN-428-2022W

An introduction to the extensive and diverse production of Francophone cinema outside France (Belgium, North Africa, Lebanon, Senegal, Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Québec, etc.). View full description. Language of instruction: French

FREN-420-2022W

An introduction to the fundamental technical aspects of theatrical and scenic acting (movement/voice/diction), character construction and dramatic action. View full description. Language of instruction: French

FREN-418-2022W

Study the relationship of the Francophonie to so-called postcolonial studies. What are the tensions between the institutional, historical data of the Francophonie and the postcolonial theoretical framework, for example? Explore such questions and more. View full description. Language of instruction: French

FREN-417-2022W

From heroes, villains and everyone in-between, explore the many faces of French popular fiction through representative examples of its major genres (adventure, horror, science fiction, crime, fantasy, romance, etc.). View full description. Language of instruction: French

FREN-409-2022W

Title: “Body, Passions, Emotions: The French and Francophone Theatre of the 17th Century” | Themes include the question of genres, racial relations, spatial representations, theories of theatre, the articulations of passions, performative practices, and poetics of inclusion and exclusion. View full description.

FREN-402-2022W

(Previously FREN 225) | A continuation of FREN 401. Tools for interacting with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers possible without strain. This course is aligned with level B2 objectives of the CEFR. View full description. Language of instruction: French

FREN-401-2022W

(Previously FREN 224) | Tools for interacting with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers possible without strain. This course is aligned with level B2 objectives of the CEFR. View full description. Language of instruction: French

FREN-370-2022W

This course provides the knowledge necessary for the advanced study of French and for the comparison between French and other languages known to students. Understand French language as a system, yet with linguistic variation in the French-speaking world. View full description. Language of instruction: French