BEGINNING FRENCH I ~ This course is an introduction to basic grammar and vocabulary. It provides development of skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing for the beginning student. Supplemental laboratory and practice drill sessions.
BEGINNING FRENCH II ~ A continuation of FREN 10100. Supplemental laboratory and practice drill sessions.
Prerequisite: FREN 10100 or French Placement Exam with a score of 201 or FREN 101EX
WORKSHOP: ~ Workshops may be taken Pass/No Credit only. Students may take no more than nine workshops for credit toward graduation. Workshops can be used as elective credit only.
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I:EW ~ Review and continuing study of grammar. Supplementary reading with conversation and composition.
Prerequisite: FREN 10200 or French Placement Exam with a score of 320 or FREN 102EX
Core: Experiencing the World
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II:EW ~ Study of aspects of contemporary French and francophone culture. Grammar review with discussion of current topics, vocabulary building, and situational conversation. First course that counts toward the major or minor in French.
Prerequisite: FREN 10300 or FREN 20100 or French Placement Exam with a score of 403 or FREN 201EX
Core: Experiencing the World
COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION ABROAD:EW ~ Offered off campus only. Daily contact with native speakers in normal situations give students the opportunity to work naturally toward greater fluency. The reading and discussion of newspapers and weekly magazines, keeping a personal journal, help students to acquire vocabulary, awareness of current issues, and familiarity with everyday language.
Prerequisite: FREN 20200
Core: Experiencing the World
FRENCH PHONETICS:EW ~ A study of French sounds, intonation, rules of pronunciation. Students will learn and use the international phonetic alphabet in order to correct and improve their accent, diction and pronunciation. The course will include intensive group and individual practice.
Prerequisite: FREN 20200
Core: Experiencing the World
ADVANCED READING:EW ~ Readings in modern French literature. Representative works from 20th century writers from France and other francophone countries. The purpose of this course is to acquire the ability to read fluently and critically.
Prerequisite: FREN 20200
Core: Experiencing the World
ADVANCED COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION:EW ~ Intensive oral and written practice. Advanced grammar and systematic acquisition of vocabulary. A choice of texts on a variety of topics (history, contemporary issues, art and music) as well as literary readings will be used as a basis for discussion, oral presentations and papers.
Prerequisite: FREN 20200
Core: Experiencing the World
HISTORY OF FRENCH CIVILIZATION:EW ~ A study of the important events in the political, cultural and artistic development of France.
Core: Experiencing the World
SEMINAR ~
INDEPENDENT STUDY ~
FIELD EXPERIENCE ~
LYRIC POETRY ~ Introduction to the rules of versification, and study of lyric poetry from the Renaissance and the 19th and 20th centuries.
STUDIES IN THE LITERATURE OF THE 17TH CENTURY ~ This course focuses on classicism: prose, the moralists, and theatre. Authors to be studied include Corneille, Racine, Moliere, LaFontaine, LaFayette, Pascal, LaRochefoucauld, and LaBruyere.
Prerequisite: FREN 21500
STUDIES IN THE LITERATURE OF THE 19TH CENTURY ~ Development from the romantic novel to realism and naturalism. Constant, Balzac, Stendhal, Flaubert, Maupassant, Zola.
Prerequisite: FREN 21500
STUDIES IN THE LITERATURE OF THE 20TH CENTURY ~ Study of representative authors in prose and theatre: possibilities include Proust, Gide, Mauriac, Malraux, Bernanos, Colette, Giraudoux, Anouilh, Beckett, Ionesco, Claudel, Camus, Sartre, Beauvoir, Duras.
Prerequisite: FREN 21500
SEMINAR ~ This course may study a chosen theme or trace the development of a particular genre, and may include literature of other francophone countries. Possible topics: Romanticism, Women in literature, the novel of Quebec, French-language literature of Africa.
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SENIOR SEMINAR ~
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ~
SENIOR PRESENTATION~ Each senior major will research, prepare and present a paper on an approved topic involving the literature or culture of France or another French-speaking country. Students may register for one-credit hour in the fall and one-credit hour in the spring to fulfill capstone requirement.
INTERNSHIP~ Developed in consultation with the student’s major faculty advisor(s), the internship will be tailored to the interests and needs of the student and can be served in a wide variety of private and public organizations. Hiram College’s internship program permits students to bridge the distance between the theory they learn in the classroom and the application of their knowledge. The academic department establishes prerequisites for the application procedure. Students should check with individual departments for specific requirements and guidelines for the experience as they may vary by discipline. Prospective interns work with the faculty advisor who will monitor the experience and grade the academic component of the internship.