FRENCH - College of LSA
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Fall 2020 — A Selection of Courses FRENCH FRENCH 333 French Phonetics Kathy Meyer TTh 8:30-10 #32292 In this course, students will gain a foundation in the phonetics and phonology of French as well as techniques for improving their own pronunciation or for their use in teaching French to others. We will examine the connection between the sounds and orthography of the language and also social and dialectal differences found in spoken French. FRENCH 335 Composition and Stylistics George Hoffmann MWF 1-2 #27727 Practicing advanced grammar through creative exercises in a variety of short formats that focus on one particular grammatical category or linguistic resource. You will self-publish a book of your writing at the end of the semester. Counts for ULWR. FRENCH 350 Special Topics in French and Francophone Studies: Making S*** Up David Caron MW 11:30-1 #32294 We love fiction and we hate lies. What explains the difference? And what are we actually making when we’re making something up? We’ll look at imagination, self-invention, world-making, pretending, inauthenticity, artifice, imitation, deception, illusion, delusion, fabrication, etc. FRENCH 368 Enlightenment, Revolution, and Romanticism: Reading the Enlightenment in the “Post-Truth” Age William Paulson TTh 1-2:30 #32293 Writers of the French Enlightenment embraced an intellectual agenda strongly identified with modernity itself: science, critical reason, cosmopolitanism. This course will discuss 18th-century works (notably from Madame de Graffigny, Rousseau, Voltaire, and Diderot) in the context of the 21st-century counter-Enlightenment (nationalism, autocratic regimes, religious fundamentalisms, climate-change denialism). FRENCH 379 Studies in Gender and Sexuality: Being Queer in Modern France and in Modern French Blake Gutt TTh 11:30-1 #29189 How do people express queer identities in France and in French? How can a fundamentally binary language reflect non-binary identities? How do queer identities, racialized identities, and class identities intersect? We will examine a wide range of sources – grammar books, novels, essays, blogs, films, academic and journalistic articles, graphic novels and podcasts – as we investigate what being queer means, in France and/or in French, in the 21st century. FRENCH 380 Intermediate Business French Juliette Moutinou MW 10-11:30 #27725 This course is offered to students with strong French skills and graduates, with the goal of equipping students with tools to navigate France’s professional milieu. Participants will interact with French students via Skype once a week, and discuss workplace issues in France and the US. They will discuss French and American corporate cultures, resumes, and job interviews; the 35-hour French work week vs. the 40-hour American work week; and vacation, leave, and lunch breaks in both countries. FRENCH 381 (or 281) Internship in France or Other Francophone Countries Sabine Gabaron ARR instructor permission required This is a three-credit course for academic work completed during an internship that involves the extensive use of French, in a location in which French is a primary language. Depending on the assigned internship or the project work, the requirements will vary. Usually, 5-7 weeks, 25-40 hours per week, are required.
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Fall 2020 — A Selection of Courses
FRENCH FRENCH 333 French PhoneticsKathy Meyer TTh 8:30-10 #32292In this course, students will gain a foundation in the phonetics and phonology of French as well as techniques for improving their own pronunciation or for their use in teaching French to others. We will examine the connection between the sounds and orthography of the language and also social and dialectal differences found in spoken French.
FRENCH 335 Composition and StylisticsGeorge Hoffmann MWF 1-2 #27727Practicing advanced grammar through creative exercises in a variety of short formats that focus on one particular grammatical category or linguistic resource. You will self-publish a book of your writing at the end of the semester. Counts for ULWR.
FRENCH 350 Special Topics in French and Francophone Studies: Making S*** UpDavid Caron MW 11:30-1 #32294We love fiction and we hate lies. What explains the difference? And what are we actually making when we’re making something up? We’ll look at imagination, self-invention, world-making, pretending, inauthenticity, artifice, imitation, deception, illusion, delusion, fabrication, etc.
FRENCH 368 Enlightenment, Revolution, and Romanticism: Reading the Enlightenment in the “Post-Truth” AgeWilliam Paulson TTh 1-2:30 #32293Writers of the French Enlightenment embraced an intellectual agenda strongly identified with modernity itself: science, critical reason, cosmopolitanism. This course will discuss 18th-century works (notably from Madame de Graffigny, Rousseau, Voltaire, and Diderot) in the context of the 21st-century counter-Enlightenment (nationalism, autocratic regimes, religious fundamentalisms, climate-change denialism).
FRENCH 379 Studies in Gender and Sexuality: Being Queer in Modern France and in Modern FrenchBlake Gutt TTh 11:30-1 #29189How do people express queer identities in France and in French? How can a fundamentally binary language reflect non-binary identities? How do queer identities, racialized identities, and class identities intersect? We will examine a wide range of sources – grammar books, novels, essays, blogs, films, academic and journalistic articles, graphic novels and podcasts – as we investigate what being queer means, in France and/or in French, in the 21st century.
FRENCH 380 Intermediate Business FrenchJuliette Moutinou MW 10-11:30 #27725This course is offered to students with strong French skills and graduates, with the goal of equipping students with tools to navigate France’s professional milieu. Participants will interact with French students via Skype once a week, and discuss workplace issues in France and the US. They will discuss French and American corporate cultures, resumes, and job interviews; the 35-hour French work week vs. the 40-hour American work week; and vacation, leave, and lunch breaks in both countries.
FRENCH 381 (or 281) Internship in France or Other Francophone CountriesSabine Gabaron ARR instructor permission required This is a three-credit course for academic work completed during an internship that involves the extensive use of French, in a location in which French is a primary language. Depending on the assigned internship or the project work, the requirements will vary. Usually, 5-7 weeks, 25-40 hours per week, are required.
