courses of instruction - Lafayette College

nation that is administered by the depart
ment to determine their level of achieve
ment. Students who would prefer to take
French self-paced courses should contact
Professor Lalande.
101,102. Elementary French I and II.
French 101 and 102 constitute a coherent
whole designed to provide students with
the four basic language skills of reading,
writing, listening, and speaking. Empha
sis on learning the fundamentals of gram
mar and on the development of verbal
skills through their active use. Students
having had two or more years of high
school French are ineligible to take French
101 unless they obtain the instructor's per
mission. Class/laboratory. Staff
111, 112. Intermediate French I and II.
Review and expansion of the basic gram
mar and vocabulary of the language. At
tention to developing reading and conver
sational skills and a deeper understanding
of the culture of France and other franco
phone countries. Class/laboratory. Staff
211. Advanced French. Grammar review
with emphasis on areas of greatest diffi
culty. Enrichment of written expression
with emphasis on style and vocabulary
building. Examination of cultural realia
and contemporary issues through use of
the language laboratory (films, television
broadcasts, newspaper articles, computer
ized programs) and discussion of cultural
and literary texts. Class/laboratory. Staff
225. Business French. This course is de
signed for the advanced student wishing
to acquire specialized knowledge of the
French language for use in business. The
course examines a variety of topics related
to the study of business and economics
such as agriculture, industry, postal servic
es, telecommunications, international
trade, customs regulations, banking activi
ties, the stock market, major enterprises,
advertising, the insurance industry, the
real estate market, job offers and applica
tions, resume writing, and business corre
spondence. Prerequisite: French 211 or
equivalent. Ms. Lalande
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
FRENCH LITERATURE AND
CIVILIZATION SURVEYS
Prerequisite for courses in this group:
French 211 or equivalent. Students who
perform exceptionally well in French 112
may be admitted with the approval of the
instructor.
321. Survey of French Literature before
1800. Introduction to the study of medi
eval, Renaissance, and seventeenth- and
eighteenth-century literature. Readings
from such works and authors as La Chan
son de Roland, Tristan et Yseult, Chretien de
Troyes, Villon, Rabelais, Du Bellay, Ron-
sard, Montaigne, Moliere, Corneille, Ra
cine, Pascal, Mme de Lafayette, Voltaire,
Montesquieu, Diderot, 1'abbe Prevost,
Beaumarchais, and Rousseau. Lectures,
class discussions, and written work.
Ms. Dull, Ms. Lalande
322. Survey of Nineteenth- and Twenti
eth-Century French Literature. Introduc
tion to the study of such modern literary
movements as Romanticism, Realism,
Naturalism, Parnassianism, Symbolism,
and Existentialism. Emphasis on poetry,
fiction, drama, and criticism in the works
of such authors as Mme de Stael, Cha
teaubriand, Lamartine, Hugo, Stendhal,
Balzac, Flaubert, Zola, Maupassant, Le-
conte de Lisle, Baudelaire, Verlaine, Rim
baud, Mallarme, Jarry, Valery, Apollinaire,
Gide, Proust, Claudel, Mauriac, Malraux,
Sartre, and Camus. Lectures, class discus
sions, and written work. Mr. Cap, Mr. Rosa
331. Survey of French Civilization and
Culture. French civilization and culture
from the Middle Ages through modern
times. Emphasis on major historical fig
ures and events, on the evolution of polit
ical and social institutions, on the devel
opment of religious, philosophical, and
political beliefs, and on changes in the
modes of artistic expression. Lectures,
class discussions, and -written work.
Mr. Cap, Mr. Rosa
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