N.B. The course schedule will be available in May of 2012. Course descriptions and required texts are subject to change.
Courses offered at the Mills campus are denoted with an "S" following the course number.
Courses
Courses offered in the past four years.
▲ indicates offered in the current term
▹ indicates offered in the upcoming term[s]
FREN 3101 - Beginning French I ▲
Level 1 is intended for students with no or minimal previous experience with the French language. The course emphasizes communicative proficiency, with special attention to the development of oral and listening skills, self-expression, and cultural insights.
Classroom activities are varied and interactive and are focused on acquiring all four language competencies (listening, speaking, reading,
and writing) simultaneously-always in the context of a cultural narrative. Each lesson begins with a rapid flow of authentic French presented in realistic, everyday circumstances, supported by video presentations and a comprehensive workbook. Free-form classroom interactions are balanced with structured grammar and vocabulary drills. By the end of this seven-week immersion program, students will
be able to easily navigate a variety of real-world situation.
Required texts: 1) Maia Grégoire, Grammaire Progressive du Français (Niveau débutant), Paris, CLE international- 2004.ISBN-10: 209033858X; 2) Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon, Reflets ( méthode de français 1), Paris, Hachette, 1999.ISBN-10: 2011551161
LNGSummer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3101S - Beginning French I
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
This course is intended for students with no or minimum previous experience of the French language. We will develop the four competencies (listening and writing comprehension and expression) with extra emphasis put on oral communication. We will work with two different kinds of support: a method, Reflets, as well as realia. The entire class will also revolve around a creative oral and writing project in response to the needs of students.
Texts : Maia Grégoire- Grammaire Progressive du Français (Niveau débutant)- Paris, CLE International- 2004 ; Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon- Reflets (méthode de français 1)- Paris, Hachette- 1999 ; Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon- Reflets (Cahier d’Exercices)- Paris, Hachette- 1999.
Summer 2010, Summer 2011
FREN 3102 - Beginning French I ▲
Level 1 is intended for students with no or minimal previous experience with the French language. The course emphasizes communicative proficiency, with special attention to the development of oral and listening skills, self-expression, and cultural insights.
Classroom activities are varied and interactive and are focused on acquiring all four language competencies (listening, speaking, reading,
and writing) simultaneously-always in the context of a cultural narrative. Each lesson begins with a rapid flow of authentic French presented in realistic, everyday circumstances, supported by video presentations and a comprehensive workbook. Free-form classroom interactions are balanced with structured grammar and vocabulary drills. By the end of this seven-week immersion program, students will
be able to easily navigate a variety of real-world situation.
Required texts: 1) Maia Grégoire, Grammaire Progressive du Français (Niveau débutant), Paris, CLE international- 2004.ISBN-10: 209033858X; 2) Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon, Reflets ( méthode de français 1), Paris, Hachette, 1999.ISBN-10: 2011551161
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3102S - Beginning French I
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
This course is intended for students with no or minimum previous experience of the French language. We will develop the four competencies (listening and writing comprehension and expression) with extra emphasis put on oral communication. We will work with two different kinds of support: a method, Reflets, as well as realia. The entire class will also revolve around a creative oral and writing project in response to the needs of students.
Texts : Maia Grégoire- Grammaire Progressive du Français (Niveau débutant)- Paris, CLE International- 2004 ; Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon- Reflets (méthode de français 1)- Paris, Hachette- 1999 ; Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon- Reflets (Cahier d’Exercices)- Paris, Hachette- 1999.
Summer 2010, Summer 2011
FREN 3103 - Beginning French I ▲
Level 1 is intended for students with no or minimal previous experience with the French language. The course emphasizes communicative proficiency, with special attention to the development of oral and listening skills, self-expression, and cultural insights.
Classroom activities are varied and interactive and are focused on acquiring all four language competencies (listening, speaking, reading,
and writing) simultaneously-always in the context of a cultural narrative. Each lesson begins with a rapid flow of authentic French presented in realistic, everyday circumstances, supported by video presentations and a comprehensive workbook. Free-form classroom interactions are balanced with structured grammar and vocabulary drills. By the end of this seven-week immersion program, students will
be able to easily navigate a variety of real-world situation.
Required texts: 1) Maia Grégoire, Grammaire Progressive du Français (Niveau débutant), Paris, CLE international- 2004.ISBN-10: 209033858X; 2) Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon, Reflets ( méthode de français 1), Paris, Hachette, 1999.ISBN-10: 2011551161
LNGSummer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3103S - Beginning French I
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
This course is intended for students with no or minimum previous experience of the French language. We will develop the four competencies (listening and writing comprehension and expression) with extra emphasis put on oral communication. We will work with two different kinds of support: a method, Reflets, as well as realia. The entire class will also revolve around a creative oral and writing project in response to the needs of students.
Texts : Maia Grégoire- Grammaire Progressive du Français (Niveau débutant)- Paris, CLE International- 2004 ; Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon- Reflets (méthode de français 1)- Paris, Hachette- 1999 ; Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon- Reflets (Cahier d’Exercices)- Paris, Hachette- 1999.
Summer 2010, Summer 2011
FREN 3201 - Beginning French II ▲
Level 1.5 is intended for students with minimal previous experience with the French language. The course emphasizes communicative proficiency, with special attention to the development of oral and listening skills, self-expression, and cultural insights.
Classroom activities are varied and interactive and are focused on acquiring all four language competencies (listening, speaking, reading,
and writing) simultaneously-always in the context of a cultural narrative. Each lesson begins with a rapid flow of authentic French
presented in realistic, everyday circumstances, supported by video presentations and a comprehensive workbook. Free-form classroom
interactions are balanced with structured grammar and vocabulary drills. By the end of this seven-week immersion program, students will
be able to easily navigate a variety of real-world situations.
Required texts: 1) Maia Grégoire, Grammaire Progressive du Français (Niveau débutant), Paris, CLE international- 2004.ISBN-10: 209033858X; 2) Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon, Reflets ( méthode de français 1), Paris, Hachette, 1999.ISBN-10: 2011551161
Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3201S - Beginning French II ▲
THIS COURSE TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
This course is intended for students with no or minimum previous experience of the French language. We will develop the four competencies (listening and writing, comprehension and expression) with extra emphasis put on oral communication. We will work with two different kinds of support: a
method, Reflets, as well as a grammar book to support your effort. The entire class will also revolve around creative oral and writing projects in response to the needs of students.
Required texts:
1) Maia Grégoire- Grammaire Progressive du Français (Niveau débutant)- Paris, CLE
International- 2004
2) Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon- Reflets (méthode de français 1)- Paris, Hachette- 1999
3) Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon- Reflets (Cahier d’Exercices)- Paris, Hachette- 1999.
Summer 2012
FREN 3202 - Beginning French II ▲
Level 1.5 is intended for students with minimal previous experience with the French language. The course emphasizes communicative proficiency, with special attention to the development of oral and listening skills, self-expression, and cultural insights.
Classroom activities are varied and interactive and are focused on acquiring all four language competencies (listening, speaking, reading,
and writing) simultaneously-always in the context of a cultural narrative. Each lesson begins with a rapid flow of authentic French
presented in realistic, everyday circumstances, supported by video presentations and a comprehensive workbook. Free-form classroom
interactions are balanced with structured grammar and vocabulary drills. By the end of this seven-week immersion program, students will
be able to easily navigate a variety of real-world situations.
Required texts: 1) Maia Grégoire, Grammaire Progressive du Français (Niveau débutant), Paris, CLE international- 2004.ISBN-10: 209033858X; 2) Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon, Reflets ( méthode de français 1), Paris, Hachette, 1999.ISBN-10: 2011551161
Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3202S - Beginning French II ▲
THIS COURSE TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
This course is intended for students with no or minimum previous experience of the French language. We will develop the four competencies (listening and writing, comprehension and expression) with extra emphasis put on oral communication. We will work with two different kinds of support: a
method, Reflets, as well as a grammar book to support your effort. The entire class will also revolve around creative oral and writing projects in response to the needs of students.
Required texts:
1) Maia Grégoire- Grammaire Progressive du Français (Niveau débutant)- Paris, CLE
International- 2004
2) Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon- Reflets (méthode de français 1)- Paris, Hachette- 1999
3) Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon- Reflets (Cahier d’Exercices)- Paris, Hachette- 1999.
Summer 2012
FREN 3203 - Beginning French II ▲
Level 1.5 is intended for students with minimal previous experience with the French language. The course emphasizes communicative proficiency, with special attention to the development of oral and listening skills, self-expression, and cultural insights.
Classroom activities are varied and interactive and are focused on acquiring all four language competencies (listening, speaking, reading,
and writing) simultaneously-always in the context of a cultural narrative. Each lesson begins with a rapid flow of authentic French
presented in realistic, everyday circumstances, supported by video presentations and a comprehensive workbook. Free-form classroom
interactions are balanced with structured grammar and vocabulary drills. By the end of this seven-week immersion program, students will
be able to easily navigate a variety of real-world situations.
Required texts: 1) Maia Grégoire, Grammaire Progressive du Français (Niveau débutant), Paris, CLE international- 2004.ISBN-10: 209033858X; 2) Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon, Reflets ( méthode de français 1), Paris, Hachette, 1999.ISBN-10: 2011551161
LNGSummer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3203S - Beginning French II ▲
THIS COURSE TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
This course is intended for students with no or minimum previous experience of the French language. We will develop the four competencies (listening and writing, comprehension and expression) with extra emphasis put on oral communication. We will work with two different kinds of support: a
method, Reflets, as well as a grammar book to support your effort. The entire class will also revolve around creative oral and writing projects in response to the needs of students.
Required texts:
1) Maia Grégoire- Grammaire Progressive du Français (Niveau débutant)- Paris, CLE
International- 2004
2) Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon- Reflets (méthode de français 1)- Paris, Hachette- 1999
3) Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon- Reflets (Cahier d’Exercices)- Paris, Hachette- 1999.
Summer 2012
FREN 3211 - Early Intermed French ▲
Level 200: Early Intermediate
Level 200 is aimed at students students who have received some previous instruction in (or exposure to) French, but who are not yet able to function independently in full immersion.
Level Two focuses on developing listening comprehension, oral competence, and socio-cultural communicative proficiency and on acquiring strategies for oral and written expression through progressive practice.
Various cultural aspects of French-speaking communities worldwide will be studied through readings and recordings.
The course is divided into 3 units. Students will be taught 4 classes a day: Vocabulary and civilization; Introduction to literature; Oral activities; Grammar.
Required texts:
1. Maia Grégoire Odile Thievenaz
Grammaire progressive du français Niveau Intermédiaire 600 exercices
978-2090 33 84 85 CLE International
2. Maia Grégoire Odile Thievenaz
Grammaire progressive corrigé Niveau Intermédiaire
978-2090 33 84 92 CLE International
3. N. Blondeau, F. Allouache, M-F. Né
Littérature progressive du français Niveau Débutant avec 300 activités ISBN : 978-2-09-033884-3 CLE International
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3211S - Early Intermed French ▲
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
Discovery of grammar and vocabulary through French songs, games and texts on the history, culture, and daily life in Francophone countries. This is a course that stimulates both oral and writing skills. The course is centered on two books: the grammar book to serve as a practical book for homework (independent work) and a book of texts (in class work) that will enable learners to enrich their knowledge of grammar and lexical choices in order to present a personal view via a written text and oral exposé.
Texts: 1) La grammaire progressive du Français de Maïa Grégoire et d’Odile Thiévenaz, CLE International ISBN 9782090338485 + les corrigés Grammaire Progressive du Français ISBN 9782090338492
2) Le Français par les textes 2, B1-B2 : 45 textes de français courant de Martine Barthe et Bernadette Chovelon 978-2-7061-1484-7
Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3212 - Early Intermed French ▲
Level 200: Early Intermediate
Level 200 is aimed at students students who have received some previous instruction in (or exposure to) French, but who are not yet able to function independently in full immersion.
Level Two focuses on developing listening comprehension, oral competence, and socio-cultural communicative proficiency and on acquiring strategies for oral and written expression through progressive practice.
Various cultural aspects of French-speaking communities worldwide will be studied through readings and recordings.
The course is divided into 3 units. Students will be taught 4 classes a day: Vocabulary and civilization; Introduction to literature; Oral activities; Grammar.
Required texts:
1. Maia Grégoire Odile Thievenaz
Grammaire progressive du français Niveau Intermédiaire 600 exercices
978-2090 33 84 85 CLE International
2. Maia Grégoire Odile Thievenaz
Grammaire progressive corrigé Niveau Intermédiaire
978-2090 33 84 92 CLE International
3. N. Blondeau, F. Allouache, M-F. Né
Littérature progressive du français Niveau Débutant avec 300 activités ISBN : 978-2-09-033884-3 CLE International
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3212S - Early Intermed French ▲
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
This course will concentrate on the systematic acquisition of strategies for written expression through progressive practice, with topical review of basic morphological and syntactic structures. Literary excerpts will be used to illustrate and explain the grammar studied, making this an introduction to French and francophone literature. Written production will reflect an understanding of the authors studied.
Required Textbook : Littérature progressive du français avec 600 exercices. Niveau débutant. Blondeau, Allouache & Né. (Clé International : 2004) ISBN : 209-033885-7
Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3213 - Early Intermed French ▲
Level 200: Early Intermediate
Level 200 is aimed at students students who have received some previous instruction in (or exposure to) French, but who are not yet able to function independently in full immersion.
Level Two focuses on developing listening comprehension, oral competence, and socio-cultural communicative proficiency and on acquiring strategies for oral and written expression through progressive practice.
Various cultural aspects of French-speaking communities worldwide will be studied through readings and recordings.
The course is divided into 3 units. Students will be taught 4 classes a day: Vocabulary and civilization; Introduction to literature; Oral activities; Grammar.
Required texts:
1. Maia Grégoire Odile Thievenaz
Grammaire progressive du français Niveau Intermédiaire 600 exercices
978-2090 33 84 85 CLE International
2. Maia Grégoire Odile Thievenaz
Grammaire progressive corrigé Niveau Intermédiaire
978-2090 33 84 92 CLE International
3. N. Blondeau, F. Allouache, M-F. Né
Littérature progressive du français Niveau Débutant avec 300 activités ISBN : 978-2-09-033884-3 CLE International
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3213S - Early Intermed French ▲
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
This course is designed to better the oral communication and pronunciation of Modern Standard French for intermediate-level students. Through a variety of activities, students will improve their phonetic production (focus on vowels, consonants, diphthongs, nasalization, liaison, elision, intonation, Phonetic Alphabet) while developing vocabulary and the capacity to express their ideas in a myriad of functional settings. Topics may include: French culture, current events (from French-language newspapers, magazines, and TV programs), travel, music, and sports.
Required textbooks:
1-Chamberlain, Alan and Ross Steele. Guide pratique de la communication. Paris : Didier, 2004. ISBN : 978-2278050635
2-Dansereau, Diane. Savoir Dire: Cours de phonétique Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 978-0618507061
Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3214 - Early Intermed French ▲
Level 200: Early Intermediate
Level 200 is aimed at students students who have received some previous instruction in (or exposure to) French, but who are not yet able to function independently in full immersion.
Level Two focuses on developing listening comprehension, oral competence, and socio-cultural communicative proficiency and on acquiring strategies for oral and written expression through progressive practice.
Various cultural aspects of French-speaking communities worldwide will be studied through readings and recordings.
The course is divided into 3 units. Students will be taught 4 classes a day: Vocabulary and civilization; Introduction to literature; Oral activities; Grammar.
Required texts:
1. Maia Grégoire Odile Thievenaz
Grammaire progressive du français Niveau Intermédiaire 600 exercices
978-2090 33 84 85 CLE International
2. Maia Grégoire Odile Thievenaz
Grammaire progressive corrigé Niveau Intermédiaire
978-2090 33 84 92 CLE International
3. N. Blondeau, F. Allouache, M-F. Né
Littérature progressive du français Niveau Débutant avec 300 activités ISBN : 978-2-09-033884-3 CLE International
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3301S - Oral Expression &Pronunciation ▲
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
Production orale et prononciation / Oral Production and Pronunciation
This conversational class is based on speaking in context, including discussions about themes based on reports, advertising, news, movies, and various texts. The objectives are to allow students to speak better and feel at ease doing, so while enriching their vocabulary and formulating ideas in an audible manner that are linked with some phonetics work. Part of this class is based on a phonetics book with a CD.
Required text:
Phonétique progressive du Français de Lucile Charliac et Annie-Claude Motron
CLE International ISBN 9782090338805 Le CD (un triple CD audio) : ISBN 9782090328905
Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3305 - Topics in French Language ▲
From one language to the other.
This course aims to improve students' oral skills through an intense theatrical practice. Through reading and acting, students will work on their comprehension and interpretative skills, as well as their confidence, ease and fluency in speaking the language.
Each class will focus on two ways of understanding a language : the technical side (relaxation, breathing, diction, articulation, body language ...) and the intellectual and emotional aspect (reading, analysis, discovery of texts and styles of expressions in the Francophone literary world).
The course has two sequences :
- Immersion : studying a variety of short texts, students will be immersed gradually in the linguistic diversity of the Francophone world.
- Odysseys : students will study in depth one play of the author. This play will be memorized and staged by the students at the end of the session.:
Required Texts 1) 5 petites pièces africaines pour une comédie, Edition Lansman ISBN 2872824987; 2) Odyssées, Gustave Akakpo, Edition Lansman ISBN 9782872828937; 3) Bon Voyage Don Quichotte ISBN 2872822011
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3306 - Topics in French Language ▲
This French composition course features a creative approach to process writing. Learners, individually or in groups of two (three maximum), select a genre, a mini-novel, skits or epistolary novel, and construct a story with embedded grammatical, rhetorical, and stylistic constraints. User-friendly instructive tools intended to stimulate creativity and facilitate language accuracy are readily available on the instructor's website. There, learners have access to a panoply of descriptive and narrative excerpts featuring various genres, moods, and registers. They also find pedagogically relevant reference works such as lexical and semantic webs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, grammatical descriptions, and literary, historical and Francophone civilization links. This carefully orchestrated course is a natural environment for 'scaffolding' and 'noticing' the gap between the language they experience from the various sources of input and their own output. It also aims at targeting 'avoidance' and 'overuse' strategies that often immobilize learners' language development and creativity.
No book required.
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3306S - Grammar & Composition ▲
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
Voyage dans l’écriture/ Journey in Writing (.5 unit)
"This French composition course will systematically approach the necessary strategies for written expression while literary pieces/excerpts will be used to illustrate and explain the grammar studied. In a creative approach to process writing, learners will work in pairs/small groups to select a literary text of a particular genre (short story, poem, epistolary writing, theater, essay) and construct a story with embedded grammatical, rhetorical, and stylistic constraints.
Required Textbook: Littérature progressive du français avec 600 exercices. Niveau intermédiaire. Blondeau, Allouache & Né. (Clé International: 2005) ISBN: 209-033756-7
Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3307 - Images and Texts ▲
Through the examination and use of authentic French materials we will focus on oral language (pronunciation, communication…) and discuss current topics in French society (Hexagone and DOM-TOM, laïcité vs. religions, etc.).
Aural and visual materials will include feature-length films (On connâit la chanson and Les choristes), songs and literary texts (poetry, drama, and short story).
Required book: Boule de suif et autres nouvelles de Guy de Maupassant (2007; Larousse; ISBN 2035834236).
[1 unit]
A partir de ressources françaises authentiques, nous nous concentrerons sur l'aspect oral de la langue (prononciation, communication…) et discuterons de sujets de société qui traversent la France (laïcité vs religions, identité française, Hexagone et DOM-TOM, etc.).
Les documents auditifs et visuels incluent longs métrages (On connâit la chanson et Les choristes), chansons et textes littéraires (poésie, théâtre, et nouvelle).
Livre obligatoire: Boule de suif et autres nouvelles de Guy de Maupassant (Larousse; ISBN 2035834236).
[1 unité]"
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3308 - Intro Francophone World ▲
Francophone Culture and Literature
In this course, students will be introduced to the culture and way of life of several francophone countries as well as their literature and humor. Texts (excerpts of novels, poetry, plays) and other documents (comic books, articles, songs and films) from Quebec, North and West Africa, the West Indies and Europe will be used to study the social and geopolitical situation of these regions and their artistic esthetic. Topics like exile, colonialism, neocolonialism, ""négritude"", ""créolité"", women's rights, identity, tradition will be explored through the study and analisis of texts by Aimé Césaire, Frantz Fanon, Léopold Sedar Senghor, Léon G. Damas, Maryse Condé, Suzanne Dracius, Birago Diop, Kama-Sywor Kamanda, Anne Hébert, Roch Carrier, Mariama Bâ. Excerpts from a comic book by Marguerite Abouet, and movie clips like Abderrahmane Sissako’s Bamako will also be included.
Students will continue to perfect their reading and writing skills individually through short compositions and in group with documents’ analysis. A great emphasis will be given to reading comprehension and developping writing skills. Students will practice their oral competence in class. An individual oral presentation of one aspect of francophone culture will be required.
Required text: Césaire, Aimé. Une tempête, Editions du Seuil, 1969 ISBN 978-2-02-031431-2
"
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3310S - 20C Fren & Francophone Theater
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
Twentieth Century French and Francophone Theater (.5 unit)
Level Three is for students who have had significant previous instruction in French and who are already able to function independently in full immersion. Typically, students at this level demonstrate textual/writing ability beyond the sentence level. The individual components of the program are designed to complement one another, and all include intensive study of the language. Students will also arrive at a broader appreciation of French and Francophone cultures and literatures. N.B. All four courses are required
This course will explore French and Francophone (Canadian, Caribbean, African) drama, investigating themes of political and social justice, the nature of personal identity, and sacrifice in the name of love. Utilizing the theater to both criticize and affirm human experience in modern and post-modern societies, avant-garde playwrights rejected traditional notions of character, plot, and staging. From the Theater of the Absurd to Postcolonialist drama, this highly experimental stage culture turned society, the human being, and the literary world inside out. Dramatists include Sartre, Ionesco, Giraudoux, Césaire, Tremblay, and Schwarz-Bart.
Summer 2010
FREN 3314S - Love on Stage:19-20C FR&Franco
Love on Stage - Representations and Expressions of Love in the 19th and 20th Century French and Francophone Plays
THIS COURSE TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
Romantic theatre, which began in the 19th century, is characterized by representations of love. Whether explainable by characters, unwanted by them or fatal to their existence, love is always passionate and torturous. It can be born out of a desire to be loved or a fantasy and is fed by admiration and flattery. By placing these different “facettes” of love on stage, the theatre creates and brings to life certain traits which come forth due the nature of this sentiment that is a confrontational space. In this course, we will examine different representations and expressions of love, not to mention the stakes involved with it, in a variety of French and francophone plays from the 19th and 20th century.
Texts:
V. Hugo, Ruy Blas, Paris, Bordas, 1995, (ISBN 2-04-028161-4)
A. Musset, On ne badine pas avec l’amour, Paris, Bordas, 2003 (ISBN-10: 2047303729)
J-P. Sartre, Huis clos, Paris, Gallimard, 1947, (ISBN 2-07-036807-6)
M. M. Bouchard, Les Muses Orphelines, Montréal, Lémeac, 1995, (ISBN 978-2-7609-0358-6)
T. Sangaré, Le Soupir des Falaises, Paris, Ndze, 2005 (ISBN : 2-911464-30-3)
Summer 2011
FREN 3335S - Seduction French &Franco Plays ▲
The Art of Seduction in French and Francophone Plays
The theme of seduction occupies a central place in the French literature. From the famous courtly love in Middle Ages literature, to the libertine love which characterized the 18th century, the aspects of seduction vary in intensity and ways of expression. In this course, we will examine the different “facettes” and representations of the art of seduction in the French and francophone plays.
Required texts:
1) Molière, Don Juan, Paris, Bordas, Coll. « Classiques Bordas », 2003, (ISBN : 2-04-730365-6)
2) Jean Giraudoux, Ondine, Paris, Le Livre de Poche, 2000, (ISBN : 2-253-00977-6)
3) Jean Genet, Le Balcon, Paris, Gallimard, 2002, Coll. « Folio théâtre », (ISBN : 2-07-041903-7)
4) Samuel Beckett, Oh les beaux jours, Paris, Minuit, 1996, (ISBN : 2-7073-0055-1)
5) Paul Claudel, Partage de Midi, Paris, Gallimard, 1994, (ISBN : 2-07-038885-9)
Summer 2012
FREN 3342S - Early Modern France
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
Absolutism, Enlightenment, and Revolution in Early Modern France (1 unit)
Level Three is for students who have had significant previous instruction in French and who are already able to function independently in full immersion. Typically, students at this level demonstrate textual/writing ability beyond the sentence level. The individual components of the program are designed to complement one another, and all include intensive study of the language. Students will also arrive at a broader appreciation of French and Francophone cultures and literatures. N.B. All four courses are required.
From the sixteenth century’s bloody civil wars between Protestants and Catholics, through the “grand siècle” of Louis XIV the Sun King, to the great age of Enlightenment and the French Revolution, this course explores the civilization of early modern France. Studying film, literature, political documents, and secondary sources, we will investigate how this period produced the political, social, aesthetic, and philosophical foundations of modernity in France and beyond. Authors include Aubigné, Corneille, Lafayette, La Fontaine, Molière, Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, Beaumarchais, and Gouges.
Summer 2010
FREN 3350S - Francophone Civilizations ▲
Francophone Civilizations
THIS COURSE TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
This course ressembles a francophone civilisation and culture course. The course will serve as an introduction to « la Francophonie » by means of examining the culture of Francophone countries. The approach is to present cultural, social, economic and historical phenomena. The course will be cultural in the sense that it will focus on traditions, music, commerce, cinema, literature, political systems..., in short, culture in the Francophone world. The regions covered will include Africa, the Caribbean, Francophone North America, and the Middle East.
Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3401S - Adv Oral Expression & Pronun ▲
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
Production orale avancée et prononciation / Advanced Oral Production and Pronunciation (.5 unit)
"The purpose of this course is to help advanced students develop their conversational and pronunciation skills. Students will be exposed to French and Francophone cultures through films, which will be the basis of conversation practice. Throughout the summer session, students will participate in daily discussions and express their ideas about the films and the readings assigned, acquiring new vocabulary and reviewing grammatical rules in order to improve their fluency in French. Emphasis will be put on advanced-level oral production, pronunciation, and comprehension skills.
Required textbook: Rice, Anne-Christine. Cinema for French Conversation. (3rd Edition). Newburyport: Focus Publishing, 2007. ISBN 9781585102686.
Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3411 - Adv Grammar & Composition ▲
This course enables students to construct progressively a repertoire of textual forms (narrative, descriptive, expressive, and argumentative) in order to communicate flexibly and fluently in writing. Concurrently, students will review fundamental grammatical structures and principles through numerous and varied exercises.
Required text: Boularès & Frérot, Grammaire Progressive du français avec 400 exercises, Niveau avancé (CLE Internationnal, 2004 ISBN 978209033862-1)"
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3411S - Adv Grammar & Composition ▲
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
Écrire: de la grammaire au texte / Advanced Grammar and Composition
(.5 unit)
In this advanced course students will review fundamental grammatical structures and principles through the study of literary pieces/excerpts. The study of different literary genres will enable students to construct progressively a repertoire of textual forms (narrative, descriptive, expressive, and argumentative) in order to communicate flexibly and fluently in writing.
Required textbook : Lectures d'auteurs - 45 textes littéraires annotés avec exercices. Marie Barthe & Bernadette Chovelon . (PUG : 2009) ISBN : 978-2-7061-1563-9.
Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3412 - Great Speeches Fr Pol Rhetoric ▲
This course will study a variety of modern political speeches from the French Revolution to today. It offers a panorama of the evolution of French political rhetoric according to its historical, political, intellectual, and religious context. Students will have the opportunity to become familiar with political literature and will work on the art of rhetoric and political discourse in a concrete and lively manner, notably through enrichment of vocabulary, knowledge of the diversity of language styles, analysis of argumentation, and discursive strategies. Students of this course will have the opportunity to write by themselves a political speech which will be performed in a special event at the end of the summer session: the 'Soirée de l'Eloquence politique'. The 'Soirée' will be devoted to the political figure of Robespierre .
Required text : François Furet, Mona Ozouf, Dictionnaire critique de la Révolution française, Flammarion, collection « Champs », 2007, ISBN-13: 978-2081202931
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3414 - Oral Interpretation of Texts
Lectures interprétatives à haute voix / Oral Interpretation of Texts
In all literatures and in French Literature in particular, many texts can be compared to musical scores, and become alive when read orally. Preparatory warm up activities will help us reflect on the "music" that one can put on words. We will learn how to interpret orally texts chosen from a small anthology ranging from the Middle Ages to today's literature. Some of these will be presented in a public performance during the summer.
In addition to a course pack to be purchased at the College bookstore, students will need to buy the following works: Molière: Don Juan; Jean Tardieu: La Comédie du langage (Folio Gallimard n°1861)
Summer 2008
FREN 3421S - French Women Writers:Ren-Rev
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French Women Writers: Renaissance to the Revolution (1 unit)
Aiming to instruct and entertain, French women writers from the Renaissance to the Revolution made a significant contribution to humanism in Europe. They pioneered and perfected new literary genres that expressed their perspectives on sex, marriage, manners, education, and politics. In doing so they made France the cradle of feminism in its artistic, political, cultural and philosophical manifestations. Authors include Crenne, Navarre, Labé, Scudéry, Lafayette, Aulnoy, Graffigny, Charrière, and Gouges.
Summer 2010
FREN 3429 - Cinema Maghreb & Immigration ▲
N.B. This course will be offered from July 2 to July 24, 2 hours a day
This course will study the historical and cultural aspects of the Maghreb and immigration though cinema. It will explore the double image that characterizes this type of cinema. The first image will focus on the French vision of the Maghreb and its representation in France’s former colonies. The second image will focus on Maghrebian directors and their vision of their societies. We will also explore the integration in France of the second generation of immigrants (the ""Beurs""), especially issues of citizenship, exile, etc. Examples will be taken from films such as: Julien Duvivier’s ""Pépé le Moko"", Gillo Pontecorvo ‘s ""La Bataille d'Alger"", M. Allouache ‘s ""Omar"", C. Ruggia ‘s ""Le Gone du Chaaba"", Y. Benguigui ‘s ""Inchallah dimanche"" and A. Kechiche’s ""La Graine et le mulet"", among others.
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3438S - Francophone I: Identity Games ▲
The Francophone 'I': Identity Games
THIS COURSE TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
This course attempts to understand the representation of the « I » francophone and the stakes associate with this person in a variety of Francophone literatures from 20th and 21st centuries. The course is designed as an analysis of the inherent phenomena of first person narratives as well as its historical, cultural and literary implications. In other words : How is the “I” represented? Who is “I”, in which point of view “I” is representing his point of view?
Required Texts:
1) J-P. Sartre, Les Mots, Paris, Gallimard, 1964, ISBN 2-07-036607-3
2) M. Condé, Le Cœur à rire et à pleurer, Paris, Robert Laffont, 1999, ISBN 2-266-09868-3
3) M. Feraoun, Le Fils du pauvre, Paris, Seuil, 1954, ISBN 2-02-006155-4
4) P. Gobeil, La Mort de Marlon Brando, Montréal, Triptyque, 1989, ISBN 2-89031-314-X
5) A. Nothomb, La Métaphysique des tubes, Paris, Albin Michel, 2000, ISBN 2-253-15284-6
Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3442S - The Making of Modern France ▲
The Making of Modern France
THIS COURSE TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS
The course attempts to trace the history of the French civilization since the Middle Ages until our days. The study of the evolution, the great moments and the main movements which have marked the history of the French civilization, will allow the student to consider the political, economic, cultural and artistic aspects of the French society and to have an idea of the place it occupies in the universal civilization.
Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3444S - Contemporary France
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Contemporary France (1 unit)
This course focuses on contemporary French culture and society and in particular on the contexts, habits, and structures that make it possible to understand current events and present-day institutions in France. Methodology: cross-cultural analysis of values and assumptions underlying French language and behaviors, examination of relevant French cultural materials (press, literature, cinéma, French rap, TV etc.), and Franco-American cultural misunderstandings.
Summer 2010
FREN 3450 - Theater and Language ▲
This course aims at developing ease and fluidity of oral communication in French. With support of three contemporary Francophone's plays, students will discover the French languages diversity by working on pronunciation, quality of their voice, gesture, breathing...
The course will be articulated in a dynamic, participative and creative way around three axes:
1)Dramaturgic study of texts: reading, discussion, analyze;
2)Exercises stemming from the theatrical pedagogy to improve the qualities of articulation, pronunciation, memorization, verbal ease and public speaking;
3)Staging extracts of the studied plays, which will close the course
Required books :
1) Le boxeur, Patrick Saucier, ed.Lansman ISBN 978-2-87282-700-8
2) L'humanité tout ça tout ça, Mustapha Kharmoudi, ed.Lansman ISBN 978-2-87282-871-5
3) Le petit boucher, Stanislas Cotton, ed.Lansman ISBN 978-2-87282-799-2
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3455 - From Text to Theatre to Film
Du texte, au théâtre, au film / From Text to Theatre to Film
Theater, said Molière, is made to be played. But it is an ephemeral art and until recently only traces of texts and written eye witness accounts survived. However the way that societies have interpreted and staged these texts reveals the essence of those societies. More recently cinema allowed the capture on film of some of these interpretations and stagings, but in the absence of a live audience. The personal point of view of each spectator is replaced by the mechanical eyes of two or three fixed cameras. This is not theater, this is filmed theater, and it ages quickly. However it seems that a new "genre" has emerged in recent decades, of which the last movie directed in 1994 by the French film maker Louis Malle, Vania 42ème rue, and based on the text of the early 20th Century Russian author Chekhov, might be emblematic. Interpreted by contemporary New York actors, we cross languages, cultures and media. More precisely it is the television, extended by the DVD, that is the main media of this new genre. Going from the movie to the text, it is an easy access to a new language and culture. This is what we will do by viewing several filmed French plays of Molière, Corneille, Marivaux, H. Cixous, J.-M. Koltès, N.Sarraute, V. Novarina... Extracts will be studied in class to reflect on how different media can change meanings. Students will be invited to compare their interpretations, to develop analysis grids and to write reviews for the Gazette.
Required texts: Molière: Dom Juan; Jean-Marie Koltès: Dans la solitude des
champs de coton, Les Éditions de Minuit
Summer 2008
FREN 3460 - Oral Production &Pronunciation ▲
The objective of this course is to acquire the means of communication using contemporary oral French for everyday social situations.
Each class will include systematic work on French phonetics. The different exercises will allow students to practice and correct their French pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation. Through various activities organized around a daily conversation theme, students will develop and perfect their oral production and comprehension skills.
Required text: Les 500 exercices de phonétique (avec corrigés), Dominique Abry & Marie-Laure Chalaron, ISBN: 978-2-01-155698-1, Hachette FLE (CD MP3 included). Additionally there will be a required coursepack for purchase at the College bookstore.
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3475 - Autobiographical Writing ▲
The aim of this course is two-fold: it will introduce students to the autobiographical genre, and will also help them improve their analytical and writing skills in French. We will explore the various types of particular fantasies (fantasmes) that underly autobiographical texts. Students will also produce their own autobiographical narrations.
Required texts: 1) Les mots, Jean-Paul Sartre, GALLIMARD (Folio) ISBN : 2070366073;
2) Enfance, Nathalie Sarraute. GALLIMARD (Folio) ISBN : 2070376842;
3) W ou le souvenir d’enfance, Georges Perec, GALLIMARD (L’imaginaire) ISBN : 2070733165
4) Le pacte autobiographique, Philippe Lejeune, SEUIL (Points) ISBN : 2020296969
Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
FREN 3485 - Young People and Politics ▲
N.B. This course will be offered from July 25 to August 17, 2 hours a day
Youth is an intensive period of transaction during which individuals, in different ways, will enter adulthood and discover politics. Young people have to negotiate with their primary socialization, and especially with their family legacy, to make their own choices and to appropriate specific attitudes, behaviours and roles in this field. First of all, this course will give the opportunity to better understand this process and to study political identity during this period of life. Are young people in politics so different from their elders? Can we observe some generational characteristics? Are all young people politically similar? This course will also explore the different forms of politicization among the young. Are they interested? Do they vote and how do they vote? Are they engaged and how are they engaged? Lastly, working with different data, surveys and studies, this course will offer an overview of French political life today.
Required text: Anne Muxel, Avoir 20 ans en politique. Les enfants du désenchantement, Paris, Seuil, 2010, ISBN 978.2.02.100.252.2
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
