Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

FREN 204
Intermediate French II
3 Semester Hours
Developing complex linguistic patterns introduced in
FREN 203 in a French/Francophone cultural and
comparative context. Includes more practice in speaking,
listening, reading, and writing through discussion of
various texts, written exercises and longer compositions,
and work with multimedia resources.
Prerequisite: FREN 203 or by LMU Placement Exam.
FREN 211
Intermediate French Conversation and Culture
1-3 Semester Hours
A French elective focusing on conversational skills in
French through discussion of cultural topics in the
French/Francophone world and of multimedia resources in
French.
Fall semester only.
Prerequisite: FREN 204. May be taken concurrently with
FREN 204.
FREN 298
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
FREN 299
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
FREN 314
Stylistics and Translation
3 Semester Hours
A study of different modes of writing and of the major
grammatical, stylistic, and vocabulary challenges when
translating from English into French and vice versa.
Practice with a broad range of literary, professional, and
journalistic texts.
Spring semester only.
Prerequisite: FREN 204 or by LMU Placement Exam.
FREN 321
Writing Workshop in French
3 Semester Hours
A course designed to improve written expository prose in
French. Practice of various forms of writing, such as
extensive, intensive, and team writing, through the
approach of global simulations.
Fall semester only.
Prerequisite: FREN 204 or by LMU Placement Exam.
MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
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FREN 333
French Literature and Society I
3 Semester Hours
A survey of literary themes and of the evolution of the
social, political, and philosophical ideas in France,
expressed in a variety of forms through the works of major
writers, from the inception of French literature to the
French Revolution.
Fall semester only.
Prerequisite: FREN 204 or by LMU Placement Exam.
FREN 334
French Literature and Society II
3 Semester Hours
An overview of French literature and of modernity through
the study of French novels, short fiction, drama, and
poetry, by representative writers, from the French
Revolution to present times.
Spring semester only.
Prerequisite: FREN 204 or by LMU Placement Exam.
FREN 341
France through Its Media
3 Semester Hours
A study of French culture today through current
magazines, newspapers, television programs, the
Internet, music, and other sources.
Spring semester only.
Prerequisite: FREN 204 or by LMU Placement Exam.
FREN 398
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: FREN 204 or by LMU Placement Exam or
consent of instructor.
FREN 399
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: FREN 204 or by LMU Placement Exam or
consent of instructor.