Course Descriptions
FREN 2032 Phonologie/Phonology
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Using varied texts and recordings, this course studies the basic sounds (phonemes) of French, and the essential non-phonemic features of the language (rhythm, stress, intonation, etc.). It helps students master French phonemes, understand the role of non-phonemic features in oral communication and use the latter to develop self-expression and audio comprehension.
FORMAT:
FORMAT COMMENTS: Varied participatory activities, short lectures, language lab
PREREQUISITES:
FREN 1045X/Y.06 or
FREN 1050X/Y.06, or FREN 1047.03 and FREN 1048.03, or FREN 1057.03 and FREN 1058.03, or 2000-level Placement Test result, or instructor's permission
FREN 2045 Advanced French/Français niveau avancé
CREDIT HOURS: 6
This course develops a more advanced knowledge of French. A detailed study of grammar through an in-depth analysis of all components of simple, complex and marked sentences leading to paragraph and text analysis. Emphasis is placed on the correspondence between grammatical content and meaning. Various grammar, writing and translation exercises will aim at developing the ability to communicate in clear, accurate written French. This class normally follows
FREN 1045/
FREN 1050, and is normally followed by
FREN 3045 or FREN 3047.03 and FREN 3048.03.
NOTES: Credit can only be given for this class if X and Y are completed in consecutive terms and partial credit cannot be given for a single term.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITES:
FREN 1045X/Y.06 (final grade of B or above),
FREN 1050X/Y.06 (final grade of B or above), or FREN 1047.03 and FREN 1048.03, or FREN 1057.03 and FREN 1058.03, or 2000-level Placement Test result
EXCLUSIONS: FREN 2047.03 and FREN 2048.03
FREN 2047 Français niveau avancé I/Advanced French I
CREDIT HOURS: 0.03
This course develops a more advanced knowledge of French. It offers a detailed study of grammar through an in-depth analysis of all components of simple, complex, and marked sentences leading to paragraph and text analysis. Various grammar, writing, and translation exercises will aim at developing the ability to communicate in clear, accurate written French. This course is followed by
FREN 2048.03.
NOTES: Students must complete both FREN 20
47 and FREN 20
48 to satisfy the degree requirements for a Major or Minor in French.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITES: FREN 1045X/Y.06
or FREN 1048. 03 (
final grade of B or above), FREN 1050X/Y.06
or FREN 1058.03 (f
inal grade of B or above), or 2000-level Placement Test result
EXCLUSIONS: FREN 2045X/Y.06
FREN 2048 Français niveau avancé II/Advanced French II
CREDIT HOURS: 0.03
This course follows FREN 2057.03 and continues the detailed study of grammar through an in-depth analysis of all components of simple, complex and marked sentences leading to paragraph and text analysis. Various grammar, writing and translation exercises will aim at developing the ability to communicate in clear, accurate written French. This course is normally followed by
FREN 3047.03/
FREN 3048.03.
NOTES: Students must complete both FREN 20
47 and FREN 20
48 to satisfy the degree requirements for a Major or Minor in French.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITES: FREN 1045X/Y.06
or FREN 1047.03 and
1048.03 (final grade of B or above), FREN 1050X/Y.06
or FREN 1057.03 and
1058.03 (final grade of B or above), or 2000-level Placement Test result
EXCLUSIONS: FREN 2045X/Y.06
FREN 2070 Le français des affaires I/French for Business I
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course aims to introduce the basic elements of business and administrative French. While developing oral, reading and writing skills through the use of authentic economic and business documents, students will master vocabulary specific to the workplace. This course is normally followed by
FREN 3070 (French for Business II)
FORMAT:
PREREQUISITES:
FREN 1045.03 or
FREN 1050.03 or FREN 1047.03 and FREN 1048.03, or FREN 1057.03 and FREN 1058.03 or 2000-level placement test or instructor's permission
RESTRICTIONS: Must be taken before
FREN 3070
EXCLUSIONS: FREN 3030X/Y
FREN 2075 Introduction to Linguistics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Taught in English, the course focuses on core theories and methods of linguistics and its principal subfields: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics and sociolinguistics. Open to first year students.
NOTES: This course does not satisfy the French degree program requirements. French Majors and Honours students may take this course as an elective.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITES: None
FREN 2201 Introduction à la littérature, du Moyen Âge au XVIIIe siècle /Introduction to French Literature, Middle Ages to 18th Century
CREDIT HOURS: 3
A survey of literature in French from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century, presenting selected works of prose, poetry and theatre from France. Introduction to general notions of literary history and to the basic techniques involved in reading literary texts. Attention is paid to the development of both oral and written expression of ideas.
FREN 2201.03 and
FREN 2202.03 may be taken in either order. Classes involve group discussions and lectures.
FORMAT: Lecture
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
PREREQUISITES:
FREN 1045X/Y.06 or
FREN 1050X/Y.06, or FREN 1047.03 and FREN 1048.03, or FREN 1057.03 and FREN 1058.03, or 2000-level Placement Test result.
FREN 2202 Introduction à la littérature, du XIXe au XXIe siècle/Introduction to French Literature, 19th to 21st Century
CREDIT HOURS: 3
A survey of literature in French from the 19th to the 21st Century, presenting selected works of prose, poetry and theatre from France, and possibly also from Québec, Acadia and other francophone areas. Introduction to general notions of literary history and to the basic techniques involved in reading literary texts. Attention is paid to the development of both oral and written expression of ideas.
FREN 2201.03 and
FREN 2202.03 may be taken consecutively but this is not obligatory. Classes involve group discussions and lectures
PREREQUISITES:
FREN 1045X/Y.06 or
FREN 1050X/Y.06, or FREN 1047.03 and FREN 1048.03, or FREN 1057.03 and 1058.03, or 2000-level Placement Test result.
FREN 2275 French Literature in Translation: The Novel/Littérature française: le cas du roman en traduction anglaise
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Given in English, with no prior knowledge of French required, this course will study key fictional works representative of different historical periods and the changing form of the novel. Approximately seven to eight works from a selection of the following authors will be studied: Chretien de Troyes, Marguerite de Navarre, Madame de Lafayette, Rousseau, Laclos, Balzac, Flaubert, Stendhal, Proust, Colette, De Beauvoir, Duras. The selection of authors and works may vary from year to year, but the “survey” nature of the course will be maintained.
NOTES: This course does not satisfy the French degree program requirements. French Majors and Honours students may take this course as an elective.
FORMAT:
FREN 2666 The End of the World, from 'Apocalypse' to 'Zombies'
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Given in English, with no prior knowledge of French required, this course is an introduction to the 'End of the World' (the end of Mankind / of the Earth / of the whole Universe) as a topic or as an archetype in a selection of narratives ranging from religious and prophetical writings to modern 'apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction'. The survey will be both chronological (from pre-biblical writings to 21st c. cinema) and thematic (destruction and renewals, chronologies and predictions, war and famine, death and the undead).
NOTES: This course does not satisfy the French degree program requirements. French Majors and Honours students may take this course as an elective.
FORMAT: Lecture
FREN 2800 Cinema: The French Phenomenon I From the Lumière Brothers to the New Wave
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Given in
English, with no knowledge of French required, this course traces the history of French film from its beginnings, through its “classic” period, to the movements and authors of the 1950’s and 60’s New Wave in French cinema. The social and broad cultural dimensions of the French and Francophone film world will be explored, as will its rich and changing aesthetic and theoretical implications. Lectures will blend with open discussion periods based on selected readings and viewings. Directors and scriptwriters whose work will be discussed include Renoir, Prévert, Bresson, Resnais, Duras, Godard, Robbe-Grillet, Varda, Bunuel, Truffaut, Malle, Rohmer, Chabrol. Actors as varied in technique as Arletty, Gabin, Belmondo, etc. will draw attention.
NOTES: Film Studies minor specialists should consult program requirements. This course
does not satisfy the French degree program requirements. French Majors and Honours students may take this course as an elective.
FORMAT:
FORMAT COMMENTS: movie-viewing
FREN 2801 Cinema: The French Phenomenon II From the New Wave to the New Millennium
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Given in
English, with no knowledge of French required, this course traces the history of French film from the author-based cinema of the New Wave period (1950’s and 60’s France) right up to contemporary developments in France and the contemporary Francophone world at large: Québec, the Maghreb, West Africa, Acadia, Belgium, the Antilles, etc. As with
FREN 2800.03, this course will consider the social and broad cultural dimensions of the French and Francophone film world and its rich and changing aesthetic and theoretical implications. Lectures will blend with open discussion periods based on selected readings and viewings. Directors and scriptwriters whose work will be discussed include Godard, Robbe-Grillet, Varda, Truffaut, Malle, Rohmer, Chabrol, Besson, Tavernier, Jutra, Chiasson, Perreault, Arcand, etc. Actors as varied in technique as Deneuve, Depardieu, Dauteuil, etc. will draw attention. Consideration will be given to the documentary tradition, particularly its manifestations in French Canada.
NOTES: Film Studies minor specialists should consult program requirements. This course
does not satisfy the French degree program requirements. French Majors and Honours students may take this course as an elective.
FORMAT:
FORMAT COMMENTS: movie-viewing
FREN 2994 Independent Study
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course is normally restricted to students preparing to study abroad in the winter term.
FREN 3000 Cours supérieur de français oral/ Advanced Oral French Workshop
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Class discussions and oral presentations based on themes of contemporary concern. This course is intended to build vocabulary, perfect facility of expression (fluency) and style. Reading and research are necessary for the oral presentations.
FORMAT:
PREREQUISITES:
FREN 2002.03 or instructor's permission
FREN 3017 Linguistique différentielle/Differential Linguistics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
A contrastive comparison of English and French from a syntactic, lexical, semantic and stylistic point of view, intended to help students acquire the skills necessary to identify and correct acquisition errors stemming from the influence of one language on the other. The course will raise students' awareness of the specificity of each language, and deepen their understanding of the practical functioning of both English and French.
FORMAT: Lecture
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
PREREQUISITES:
FREN 2020.03, or
FREN 2075.03, or
FREN 2045.06, or FREN 2047.03 and FREN 2048.03
FREN 3021 Syntaxe/Syntax
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Syntax is a linguistic discipline focusing on sentence structures i.e., on how words are organized linearly and hierarchically together in order to form larger units: phrases, sentences. Some theoretical frameworks have been defined which propose sets of principles/(meta) rules aiming at describing syntactic features that are both common to all languages and specific to individual ones. This course will concentrate on the description of French syntax (general/specific features) through one (or more) of these frameworks.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITES:
FREN 2020.03
EXCLUSIONS: FREN 3020.06
FREN 3022 Sémantique/Semantics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course builds upon the elements of semantics introduced in
FREN 2020.02. It focuses on the acquisition of fundamental semantic concepts (semanteme, semantic predicate/object, semantic decomposition, semantic & lexical relations) and their application to semantic descriptions of fragments of particular languages, in our case of French.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITES:
FREN 2020.03
EXCLUSIONS: FREN 3020.06
FREN 3026 Le français québécois/Québec French
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Definition, origin and evolution of the French of Québec. Study of its phonetic, lexical, morphosyntactic and semantic characteristics. Comparison with Canadian French outside of Québec and with international French. Analysis of written and oral documents for the purpose of illustration.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITES:
FREN 2045X/Y.06, or FREN 2047.03 and FREN 2048.03, or instructor's permission
CROSS-LISTING:
CANA 3026.03
FREN 3033 Language and Culture in the Francophone World
CREDIT HOURS: 6
This course is an intensive three-week programme in the French Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. Students will stay with host families and attend daily classes, as well as participate in sociocultural activities and excursions organized in collaboration with the Francoforum, a French language and culture institute on the island of Saint-Pierre. Emphasis will be on development of intermediate and advanced oral and aural skills.
As well as studying the language, culture and history of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, students will complete an extended experiential learning project involving close working contact with elements of the local community.
NOTES: Students doing the Major, Double Major, Honours, Combined Honours in French, may take this course as an elective, but it does not count toward the minimal amount of 3000 level credits.
FORMAT: Experiential Learning
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 20
PREREQUISITES: At least five full credits at the university level. Students must also demonstrate intermediate-level French language skills (
FREN 1045 or
FREN 1050 or equivalent, with permission of instructor)
RESTRICTIONS: Instructor approval must be given to register for this course.
EXCLUSIONS:
FREN 3000
FREN 3045X/Y Expression écrite /Written Expression
CREDIT HOURS: 6
This course normally follows
FREN 2045. It introduces the students to different types of texts and their communicative functions. Students learn how to analyze texts and how to produce them in similar written communicative situations. Grammar is hence taught in the natural context provided by the texts. Students work with a corpus of authentic documents and with electronic tools. While students’ common grammar and stylistic weaknesses are addressed, attention is also given to students’ individual writing problems. Self-correction strategies are put in place to help them overcome these. This course is normally followed by
FREN 4017 and
FREN 4046.
NOTES: Credit can only be given for this course if X and Y are completed in consecutive terms and partial credit cannot be given for a single term.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITES:
FREN 2045X/Y.06 or equivalent or instructor's permission