FREN-351-2020W
Gain theoretical knowledge of French phonetics and work on pronunciation, intonation and rhythm through different exercises. View full description.
FREN-349-2020W
Title: “Narratives of Social Crisis in Francophone Writing” | What happens when a whole community is suddenly confronted with life-altering conditions that no one imagined? Explore the historical context, social conditions, philosophical implications, and narrative strategies of francophone narratives of social crisis. View full description.
FREN-348-2020W
Title: “Journeys to the East: Tales of Travel and Conquest in Medieval French Literature” | Explore the global medieval world through the lens of French literature. This course focuses on medieval representations of the world beyond Western Europe, as well as early instances of Orientalism and Othering. View full description.
FREN-346-2020W
Communicative French for students preparing for a career in the francophone world. Language of instruction is French. This course is aligned with the B1 objectives of the CEFR. Not available for credit toward a Minor, Major, or Honours degree in French. View full description.
FREN-335-2020W
An overview of the culture and history of Francophones in North America (Quebecers in particular) from 1867 until today. Study the complex relationships between society, language and culture, linked with concepts of identity, development and autonomy. View full description.
FREN-330-2020W
An introduction to Quebecois literature in their historical, social, and cultural contexts. We will first provide a broad overview of the French Regime up to contemporary times, while presenting the socio-historical foundations of Quebec literature and its institutional emergence in the nineteenth century. View full description.
FREN-329-2020W
Title: “French Literature Survey” | An overview of the contemporary French novel (after 1945), with a choice of works representing a literary evolution through male and female voices. We will also discover the narrative transformations of what constitutes the contemporary French novel. View full description.
FREN-328-2020W
Discover French-speaking West Indian and African literature. Explore several recurring themes, including nation, colonialism, religion, otherness, racism, patriarchy and language. View full description.
FREN-225-2020W
A continuation of 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.
FREN-224-2020W
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.