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Undergraduate Courses in French

009:001	Elementary French I (Offered Fall Semester) For students who have no knowledge of French. GE foreign language.
009:002	Elementary French II (Offered Spring Semester) Prerequisite: 009:001 or equivalent. GE foreign language.
009:005	Text & Contexts: French Speaking World. GE: Interpretation of Literature.
009:010	First-Year French Review. A year in one semester. GE foreign language.
009:011	Intermediate French I. GE foreign language. Prerequisite: 009:002 or 009:010 or equivalent.
009:012	Intermediate French II. GE foreign language. Prerequisite: 009:011 or equivalent.
009:026	Oral Expression in French I. Prerequisite: 009:002 or 009:010 or equivalent.
009:029	First-Year Seminar
009:030	Cultural Misunderstandings: France & U.S.A. Taught in English.
009:055	Revolutions in 19th-Century France. GE Humanities. Same as 033:055.
009:060	Fashioning France: The Land and Its People. The beauty of France; distinctive regional differences, richness, diversity; why France appeals to travelers worldwide.
009:070	Nature/Ecology French Philosophy and Fiction. Representation of the natural world in literary works from the 16th to the 20th centuries and in film; readings in English translation. GE: Interpretation of Literature.
009:105	Third-Year French. Development of reading skills in French; composition and review of basic grammar structures. Prerequisite: 009:012 or equivalent.
009:106	Oral Expression in French II. Second in a three-course sequence. Pre- or corequisite: 009:012 or equivalent.
009:108	Introduction to French Literature 17th and 18th Centuries. Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.
009:109	Introduction to French Literature 19th Century. Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.
009:110	Introduction to French Literature 20th Century. Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.
009:111	Introduction to Reading and Writing in Literature. Development of analytical and critical skills for interpretation of literature; readings in prose, poetry, drama, criticism. Emphasis on essay writing. Prerequisite: 009:012 or equivalent.
009:112	Third-Year French Grammar; Study of word forms, sentence patterns, for more accurate use of French. Prerequisite: 009:012 or equivalent.
009:113	French Civilization; French social history. GE: foreign civilization and culture. Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.
009:114	French Civilization; French social history. GE: foreign civilization and culture. Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.
009:115	Business French; Language of economics and business; practice in business correspondence and communication; Readings. Active use of business vocabulary. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: 009:112 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
009:116	Cinema, Society, and Culture in Twentieth-Century France. French cultural and social history of the 20th century introduced through selected fictional and documentary films of the period. Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.
009:118	Topics in French studies I; Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.
009:120	French-Speaking Cultures. This course is an introduction to the distinctive features of cultures where French is spoken, presented as a tour around the world. Stops include North Africa, Subsaharan Africa, the Indian Ocean, Indochina, the Caribbean, Canada, and Europe. Approaches include cinema, music, literature, the arts, and the media. The course provides a broad introduction to French studies. Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.
009:124	Study Abroad: Language. Intensive study of written and spoken French, with emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing in cultural contexts. Prerequisite: 009:012 or equivalent.
009:127	Study Abroad: Culture. Overview of geography, history (political, economic, social), architecture, painting, music of France; readings, slides, video and audio cassettes, visits to local sites of cultural significance. Prerequisite: 009:012 or equivalent.
009:130	Paris and the Art of Urban Life. Same as 01H:157, 033:130. Taught in English.
009:136	Oral Expression in French III. Third in a three-course sequence. Prerequisite: 009:106 or equivalent.
009:144	Tales of Love in French Literature; The problematic of love, politics and poetics of desire. Selected works from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century. Prerequisite: 009:111 or consent of instructor. Taught in English
009:146	Francophone Cinema. Introduction to the cinema of French-speaking countries outside of France; history, production; distribution, issues of colonialism, postcolonial identities, gender, social realism, diasporas, popular culture. Prerequisite: 009:012 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Taught in English.
009:147	French Cinema; GE: foreign civilization and culture. Prerequisite: 009:012 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Same as 048:105. Taught in English
009:148	Gender and Sexuality in French Cinema; Cultural, historical, semiotic approach to studying construction of gender identity and sexual codes in french cinema from 1920s to present. Prerequisite: 009:111 or 048:001 or 048:002 or 131:010 or consent of instructor. Same as 048:167, 131:167. Taught in English.
009:161	Topics in French Civilization; Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112 or equivalents.
009:163	Francophone Literature of the African Diaspora; Literatures and cultures of Africa, the Caribbean, and the Indian Ocean analyzed through fiction, essays, film, documentaries. Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112 or equivalents or consent of instructor.
009:164	Quebecois Literature. An introduction to the Francophone literature and culture of Canada. It presents some of the major 19th- and 20th- century novels and other cultural practices such as theater, chansons, and films. Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112 or equivalents.
009:168	Post-Colonial Literature in France: Arabo-French and Afro-French fiction and cinema by the decendants of the 1960s immigrants from North- and West- Africa. Same as 048:168. Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112 or equivalents.
009:170	Early Modern French Literature and Culture; Literary representations of social trends in early modern France. Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112.
009:178	Topics in French Studies II; Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112 or equivalents.
009:180	French Women Writers. Same as 131:168. Prerequisites: 009:111 or 131:010. Same as 131:168.
009:186	Twentieth Century French Poetry; Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112 or equivalents.
009:187	Aspects of Poetry; Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112 or equivalents.
009:188	Twentieth Century French Drama; Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112 or equivalents or consent of instructor. Same as 049:189.
009:191	Early Modern Culture. Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112 or equivalent. Same as 048:191.
009:192	French Classical Literature; Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112 or equivalents.
009:193	French Literature of the Enlightenment. Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112 or equivalents.
009:196	Independent Study. Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:012 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
009:197	Techniques of Translation: techniques for analyzing non-literary English texts to be translated into French. Involves comparative stylistics; culminates in an original translation project. Same as 048:197. Prerequisite: 09:112 or consent of instructor.
009:198	Honors Research and Thesis. Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:012 or equivalent or consent of instructor.