2009-11 Marian University Course Catalog, fall 2010 edition

conversation, read consistently with full understanding
simple connected texts and get some main ideas from texts
featuring description and narration, write about personal
experience, and appreciate culture-based values in the
francophone world. (SPR)
FRE 220
Readings in Contemporary
French Culture 3 credits
Prerequisite: 201, or equivalent knowledge of French.
Development of skills required to read for information and to
analyze written materials of average difficulty. Readings
comprise prose fiction, news writing, articles of cultural or
historical interest, and simple technical material written for
the general reader. Video newscasts are reviewed
periodically. (FAL)
FRE 230
Conversation in French 3 credits
Prerequisite: 201, or equivalent knowledge of French.
Development of skills required to participate in sustained
conversation, to pose and to answer questions, and to
present oral reports. This course is designed to help the
student satisfy the requirements of routine school and social
situations, and talk casually about topics of current public and
personal interest. (SPR)
FRE 240
Advanced Grammar and Composition 4 credits
Prerequisite: 201. The course is designed to help students
develop concrete writing skills for a variety of writing tasks.
The writing strategies lead students to write correct French
sentences and paragraphs, to read and think critically, and to
write convincingly in French. (2FE)
FRE 315
French History and Culture:
Origins to 1900 3 credits
Prerequisite: 201. Survey of the historical, social and cultural
background of the French people and nation from the
prehistoric era of cave dwellers, through tribal migrations,
the Roman occupations, the emergence of the monarchy of
the Franks, the expansion of the monarchy’s power and
influence in France and in Europe up to the era of Louis XIV,
ending with the decades of political, social, and economic
turmoil which followed the French Revolution. (2FO)
FRE 316
French History and Culture:
la Vie République 3 credits
Prerequisite: 201. Survey of the historical, social, and cultural
life of the French people and nation in the twentieth-century.
The topics considered include the political and social
struggles through successive governments, the development
of industry, scientific discovery, artistic achievement, and the
subsequent role of France in world affairs. (2SE)
FRE 340
French Literature: The Novel 3 credits
Prerequisite: 220 or permission. Study of the development of
the novel in France with an analysis of works representative
of major novelists and of literary periods. (2SE)
FRE 345
French Literature: The Theatre 3 credits
Prerequisite: 220 or permission. Study of the development of
dramatic writing in France with an analysis of works
representative of major dramatists and of literary periods.
(2SO)
FRE 349
French Literature: Poetry 3 credits
Prerequisite: 220 or permission. Study of the major poetic
theories and forms developed in France with an analysis of
representative works. (2FO)
FRE 360,460
Internship/Practicum in French 1-6 credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing. An approved internship or work
experience using the student’s proficiency in the French
language. A maximum of three credits may apply toward the
major. Graded S/U. (SEM)
FRE 470
Survey of French Literature I 3 credits
Prerequisite: 220 or permission. Study of the beginnings of
literary expression in France from the epics and dramatic
representations of the Middle Ages, through the Renaissance
and classical period featuring Rabelais, Ronsard, Molière, and
Racine, and through the Age of Enlightenment featuring
Voltaire, Diderot, Montesquieu, and Rousseau. (2FE)
FRE 471
Survey of French Literature II 3 credits
Prerequisite: 220 or permission. Study of the important
movements and writers in France during the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. Special attention is given to the
romantic, symbolist, and surrealist poets, the novelists Balzac,
Stendhal, Flaubert, and Zola, and twentieth-century writers
Proust, Gide, Sartre, Anouilh, and Ionesco. (2SO)
FRE 280, 380, 480
Special Topics 3 credits
A seminar which addresses a selected topic in French current
affairs, literature, business, or professional communication.
Specific topics are publicized in the semester class schedule.
(ADD)
FRE 490
Senior Seminar 1 credits
Prerequisite: Senior major in French. The seminar addresses
the college-wide general education senior theme and text for
the year. The common senior experience includes discussion
sessions, a convocation presentation, a timed written essay,
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