French

 

Designed to provide students with a broad liberal arts background of study during their first and second years of college with an emphasis on foreign language. > more

 

Following are course descriptions. Check the Annual Schedule to plan your schedule.

 

FRENCH & 121
French I (5)

Fast-paced interactive approach to learning French: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Topics: pronunciation, basic sentence patterns, present tense, agreement. Vocabulary themes: identification, greetings, likes and dislikes, family. Previously FRNCH 101. Student option grading.

FRENCH & 122
French II (5)

Continuation of FRCH& 121. Fast-paced interactive approach to learning French. Topics: near future, past tense, imperative, partitive article, prepositions. Vocabulary themes: travel, food, purchases, directions. Cultural studies continued. Previously FRNCH 102. Prerequisite: FRCH& 121 or equivalent with instructor's permission. Student option grading.

FRENCH & 123
French III (5)

Continuation of FRCH& 122. Fast-paced interactive approach to learning French. Topics: imperfect, comparison, reflexive verbs, object pronouns, other tenses. Communication themes: past narrations, requests, daily activities, history of France, select Francophone culture. Previously FRNCH 103. Prerequisite: FRCH& 122 or equivalent with instructor permission. Student option grading.

FRENCH 293
Special Topics in French (3)

Special topics in French literature. Course conducted in French. Previously FRNCH 283. Student option grading.

FRENCH 295
Special Topics in French (5)

Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in French. Previously FRNCH 285.

FRENCH 297
Individual Project in French (1)

Individual project in a specific area of French. By arrangement with instructor. Previously FRNCH 297. Prerequisite: Instructor permission, based on evaluation of student's educational and work experience. Student option grading.

FRENCH 298
Individual Project in French (2)

Individual project in a specific area of French. By arrangement with instructor. Previously FRNCH 298. Prerequisite: Instructor permission, based on evaluation of student's educational and work experience. Student option grading.

FRENCH 299
Individual Project in French (3)

Individual project in a specific area of French. By arrangement with instructor. Previously FRNCH 299. Prerequisite: Instructor permission, based on evaluation of student's educational and work experience. Student option grading.