FR 101 Elementary French I (FL/HU)
4 credits. Multiple sections.
- For students who have never studied French; or with one year of high school French; or with one or more years of elementary or middle school French.
- Covers essential fundamental French structures and vocabulary and their appropriate socio-linguistic applications in both spoken and written communication.
- Develops knowledge of cultural topics relating to contemporary French and French-speaking countries.
- Satisfies one of these two Core Curriculum/General Education requirements: FL, HU.
FR 102 Elementary French II (FL/HU)
4 credits. Multiple sections.
- Prerequisite: Grade of C- or higher in FR 101 at UA; or equivalent from another institution; or two years of high school French.
- Further explorations of cultural topics relating to contemporary French and French-speaking countries.
- Advances knowledge of fundamental structures of French and their appropriate socio-linguistic applications in both spoken and written communication.
- Satisfies one of these two Core Curriculum/General Education requirements: FL, HU.
FR 201 Intermediate French I (HU)
3 credits. Multiple sections.
- Prerequisite: Grade of C- or higher in FR 102 or FR 103; or equivalent from another institution; or 3 years of high school French with a B+ average in French or higher; or 4 years of high school French with a B average in French or lower; or a 3 on the AP French exam.
- Consolidates and expands linguistic knowledge within a culturally rich context..
- Broadens cross-cultural awareness.
- Satisfies one Core Curriculum/General Education requirement: HU.
FR 202 Intermediate French II (HU)
3 credits. Multiple sections.
- Continuation of FR201. Grade of C- or higher in FR 201; or equivalent from another institution; or 4 + years of French with a B+ average in French or higher; or a 4 on the AP French exam.
- Expands intercultural communicative competence.
- Prepares students for advanced courses through research projects and creative writing activities.
- Satisfies one Core Curriculum/General Education requirement: HU.
FR310 Global Citizenship through Service Learning in French (3 credits)
3 Credits. MW 12:00-12:50
Dr. April Stevens, Assistant Professor of French
- Hands-on service-learning project at a local elementary school.
- Students prepare and teach lessons with an emphasis on understanding different Francophone cultures and understanding what it means to be a global citizen.
- Develops French language skills, leadership skills, interpersonal and presentational communication skills.
- Real-world experience using the French language.
FR 318 French in Engineering
3 Credits. MW 2:00-3:15
Dr. Thomas Carlton, Instructor of French
- Prerequisite: grade of C- or higher in FR 202; or equivalent from another institution; or a 5 on the AP French exam; or French placement test.
- Introduction of vocabulary and structures useful for project development and team communication.
- Study of formatting and measurement differences often encountered in international situations.
- Preparation of a mock interview and project proposal.
- Methods to improve comprehension in technical documents and communication.
- Examination of relevant government regulations and company hierarchies in France and other Francophone countries.
- Conducted in French.
FR 321 Writing and Imagination (W)
3 Credits. TR 12:30-1:45
Dr. K. Maxime Vignon, Assistant Professor of French
- Prerequisite: grade of C- or higher in FR 202 or FR 212; or equivalent from another institution; or a 5 on the AP French exam; or French placement test.
- Introduction to literary and cultural analysis through selected works of French cultural expression: poems, short stories, plays, and films.
- Refines writing and reading skills through reading strategies and techniques.
- Satisfies one Core Curriculum/General Education requirement: W.
FR 323 Writing and Analysis (W)
3 credits. MWF 9:00-9:50
Emile Kablan, French Graduate Students
- Prerequisite: grade of C- or higher in FR 202 or FR 212; or equivalent from another institution; or a 5 on the AP French exam; or French placement test.
- Engages students’ perspective and activates creativity through assignments based on visual, audio, and print media.
- Emphasis on fluidity, coherency in argument as well as grammatical accuracy.
- Promotes connections between texts and cultural, artistic, social, and/or political contexts.
- Satisfies one Core Curriculum/General Education requirement: W.
FR 325 Cultures and Conversations (FL)
3 credits. MWF 11:00-11:50
Dr. Isabelle Drewelow, Associate Professor of French and Applied Linguistics
- Prerequisites: grade of C- or higher in FR 202or FR 212; or equivalent from another institution; or a 5 on the AP French exam; or French placement test.
- Emphasis on self-expression in the interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication.
- Develops oral proficiency.
- Exploration and discussion of culturally situated perspectives on ideals of the French Republic (freedom, equality, solidarity, and laïcité) using the thematic backdrop of food and fashion
- Satisfies one Core Curriculum/General Education requirement: FL.
FR 351 Survey of French Literature II (W/L)
3 credits.TR 11:00-12:15
Dr. Gina Stamm, Associate Professor of French
- Prerequisite: FR 321, FR 322, or FR 323; or instructor permission.
- Introduction to French literature from 19th and 21th centuries through poems, short stories, essays, plays, and excerpts from novels.
- Exploration of literary movements and cultural history; includes movements such as Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Surrealism, the Nouveau Roman, autofiction, and the contemporary novel.
- Includes texts by Apollinaire, Balzac, Baudelaire, Césaire, Guibert, Perec, Sarraute, Sebbar, Zola.
- Develops analytical and writing skills.
- Conducted in French.
- Satisfies one of these two Core Curriculum/General Education requirements: W, L.
FR 421 Pronunciation and Phonetics
3 credits. TR 12:30-1:45
Dr. David Tezil, Assistant Professor of French Linguistics
- Prerequisite: FR 321, FR 322, or FR 323; or instructor permission.
- Introduction to phonetic theory.
- Develops awareness of the correspondence between written representations and actual pronunciation.
- Emphasis on developing oral proficiency.
FR 426 History of the French Language
3 Credits. TR 2:00-3:15
Dr. Thomas Carlton, Instructor of French
- Prerequisite: FR 321, 322, 323, or instructor permission.
- Overview of the evolution of French, including Vulgar Latin, Romance, Old French, Middle French, Renaissance French, and Modern French.
- Comparison of the unique and shared elements of French within the Romance languages.
- Examination of the split between the langues d’oïl and the langues d’oc.
- Discussion of historical texts such as La Chanson de Roland, selected poems by Marie de France, La Défense et illustration de la langue française, Les Serments de Strasbourg, and others.
- Analysis of developments in pronunciation, lexical borrowings, and systemic changes in grammar and syntax.
- Exploration of cultural factors that shaped the language, such as the Académie française, laws affecting regional languages, the centralization of power in the medieval period, the role of French in colonization, etc.
- Conducted in French.
FR 441 Page and Stage (FL/HU/L)
3 credits. MWF 10:00-10:50
Dr. April Stevens, Assistant Professor of French
- Prerequisite: FR 321 or 323, or instructor permission.
- Analysis and interpretation (both physical and written) of theatrical texts and plays.
- Focus on the evolution of theater in 18th Century France from classic comedy to staging philosophical debates on slavery and revolution in France and its Caribbean colonies.
- For undergraduates only.
- Satisfies one of these three Core Curriculum/General Education requirements: FL, HU, L.
FR 477 The Cinema of François Truffaut (FA/FL)
3 credits. TR 9:30-10:45
Dr. Jean-Luc Robin, Associate Professor of French
- Prerequisite: FR 321, 322, 323, 328, or instructor permission.
- Critical study of seminal motion pictures produced in French fostering an appreciation of cinema as art
- Exploration of French New Wave director François Truffaut’s passionate œuvre
- Focus on Antoine Doinel, Truffaut’s irresistible recurring fictional character, and on the auteur’s creative process
- Satisfies one of these two Core Curriculum/General Education requirements: FA, FL