Modern Languages: French

• CAS LF 111: First-Semester French
  A multimedia approach for students who have never studied French. A variety of communicative tasks develop speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.
• CAS LF 112: Second-Semester French
  Continues CAS LF 111. A multimedia approach which develops speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills, together with the grammar and vocabulary needed for more complex communicative tasks.
• CAS LF 113: Intensive Beginning French
  Intensive French course for beginners or according to placement test results. Introduction to grammar, vocabulary, and structure of French, emphasizing the basic communication skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. (If CAS LF 111, 112, 123, 131, 132, or a more advanced college-level course has been completed, this course cannot be taken for credit.)
• CAS LF 121: First-Semester French for Reading
  For beginners. Contrastive study of French and English spelling and pronunciation. Fundamentals of French grammar. Techniques of vocabulary building: cognate recognition and morphology. Reading, translation, and discussion of short literary and cultural texts written primarily in the present tense. Consult the Director of Student Affairs in the Department of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures for more information on the scheduling of this course. (If CAS LF 111 or a more advanced French course has been completed, this course cannot be taken for credit.)
• CAS LF 122: Second-Semester French for Reading
  Completes study of basic grammatical structures with emphasis on contrastive analysis of French and English verb tenses. Expansion of vocabulary. Listening comprehension exercises. Reading of poetry, narrative, and expository prose. Compositions on cultural topics.
• CAS LF 211: Third-Semester French
  Reading of a mystery novel, discussion of films, role-playing, and creative use of on-line materials, accompanied by advanced study of grammar and emphasis on communicative skills.
• CAS LF 212: Fourth-Semester French
  Refines the four skills through in-depth study of a modern novel. Creative oral and written exercises based on the novel and study of advanced grammar. Viewing of contemporary French films. Fulfills CAS language requirement, prepares for further study (LF 303).
• CAS LF 221: Third-Semester French for Reading
  Develops proficiency in translating French. Begins with intensive grammar review and close readings of short literary texts and culminates with the study of a mystery novel by Simenon. Study of Francophone culture through film and music. (Students intending to continue in CAS LF 303 must take LF 211, not 221.)
• CAS LF 222: Fourth-Semester French for Reading
  Refines accuracy and fluency of reading and translation skills. Develops an appreciation of complex sentence structures, idiomatic usage, and writing styles through study of a contemporary novel and play, newspaper articles, songs, films, and comic strips. Fulfills CAS language requirement. (Students intending to continue in CAS LF 303 must take LF 212, not LF 222.)
• CAS LF 250: Masterpieces of the French Novel (in English translation)
  The French novel surveyed: its medieval forms, its emergences in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and its evolution in the French-speaking world to the present day. Authors include La Fayette, Prévost, Balzac, Flaubert, Proust, Malraux, and Oyono.
• CAS LF 261: French Civilization
  Required (Level I). Seminar exploring French culture and civilization. Materials include periodical literature in French and English, a French history book, and current French news and other television programs on society and politics. Required field trips and semester-long ethnographic study.
• CAS LF 286: French Cinema (in English translation)
  Analysis of major films by Renoir, Clair, Vigo, Carne, Malle, Resnais, Bresson, Ophuls, Godard, Cocteau, and Truffaut. Weekly screenings, reading of criticism. Lectures and discussions in English.
• CAS LF 303: French Composition and Conversation I
  Discussion of literary texts by classic and contemporary writers and of films on pertinent cultural themes. Development of spoken and written French and aural comprehension. Review of advanced grammar.
• CAS LF 304: Composition and Conversation II
  Develops increased fluency and a more nuanced use of spoken and written French through discussion of contemporary fiction and film. Reading of articles from the press to explore current and historical issues in French society.
• CAS LF 305: Advanced Written Expression
  Intensive study of the art of writing. Development of individual style through explications de texte, free composition, and written reports. Reading and discussion of manuscripts; translation and transcription; individual projects and conferences.
• CAS LF 306: Advanced Oral Expression
  Advanced training in rapid and idiomatic French speech. Oral reports. Role playing; vocabulary building; targeted work on pronunciation, intonation, and aural comprehension. Lab required.
• CAS LF 340: France Past to Postmodern: French Civilization Through Film
  Examines France's classic cultural symbols and evolution from monarchy into the revolutionary nation that introduced notions of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. Survey of events in today's post-modern and post-colonial state. Uses film, video, articles to explore contemporary culture and politics.
• CAS LF 341: Topics in Contemporary French Culture
  Introduction to current cultural debates in France and the Francophone world through study of views presented in the press and other media. Attention to related vocabulary and development of oral and writing skills.
• CAS LF 342: Paris Esthétique
  Follows the politics of culture, notably through works of literature and film currently the object of interest in Paris. Reflects on how these chosen works are of socioeconomic concern. Also assesses the state of politics of culture peculiar to France.
• CAS LF 343: France in Paris
  Traces the history of literature and culture of France in Paris from the Middle Ages through the present.

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