1999-2000 - The University of Scranton

MODERN LANGUAGES
*PLEASE NOTE: Foreign Languages and Literature courses with a title prefixed by
an asterisk meet three hours per week in class and one hour per week independent
language lab practice.
FRENCH
FREN 101-102 Staff
*(C) Elementary French 6 credits
Designed to impart a good basic foundation
in comprehending, speaking, reading,
and writing the French language. Designed
primarily for students with little or no
background in the French language.
FREN 203 Staff
French Cultural Heritage 3 credits
This course aims to develop understanding
of the culture, literature and civilization of
France. Representative readings from different
periods. Lectures, discussions and
readings in English.
FREN 211-212 Staff
*(C,D) Intermediate French 6 credits
(Prerequisites: FREN 101-102, or equivalent,
as determined by placement exam)
Designed to give greater scope and depth
to the student’s knowledge of the grammar
and style of the French language.
Taught in French.
FREN 239 Dr. Hanks
(C,D)French 3 credits
Christian Thinkers
(Prerequisite: An Introduction to
Literature course in the English or Foreign
Language department) Readings and
analysis of writings by French Christians
from the Middle Ages through the twentieth
century. Taught in English, but credit
in French available for students able to
read and write in French, who meet one
additional class period per week with
instructor.
FREN 311 Staff
(C,D)French Conversation 3 credits
(Prerequisite: FREN 211-212, or equivalent,
as determined by placement exam)
Intensive French conversation, emphasizing
cross-cultural comparisons and development
of self-expression in French.
Taught in French.
145
FREN 312 Staff
(C,W)French Composition 3 credits
(Prerequisite: FREN 211-212, or equivalent,
as determined by placement exam)
An intensive course in writing in French,
stressing grammar, writing analysis and
composition. Taught in French.
FREN 313-314 Staff
(C,D)Survey of 6 credits
French Literature
(Prerequisites: FREN 311-312, or equivalent)
A review of French literature from
the chanson de geste to the contemporary
period.
FREN 315-316 Staff
* Survey of French Culture 6 credits
and Civilization
(Prerequisites: FREN 311-312, or equivalent)
A review of the geography, history,
art and other accomplishments that comprise
the heritage of the French-speaking
people worldwide, from antiquity to the
present.
FREN 319 Staff
* Business French 3 credits
(Prerequisites: FREN 311-312, or equivalent)
Overview of the spoken and written
language of the French business world.
Formalities and conventions of letter writing,
banking, import/ export, and other
commercial transactions. Analysis of terminology
from business-related areas such
as finance, insurance and international
commerce within a contemporary cultural
setting.
FREN 320 Staff
(C)Introduction to 3 credits
French Literature
(Prerequisites: FREN 311-312, or equivalent)
An introduction to the principal literary
genres of poetry, novel, short story,
essay and drama, through analysis of representative
works in the French tradition.
Strongly recommended as a prerequisite
for all upper-division literature courses in
French.