2007-08 Academic Year - Humboldt State University

French Education
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in
French—education option leading to a
single subject teaching credential
Department Chair
Rosamel Benavides-Garb, Ph.D.
Program Director
Valérie Budig-Markin, Ph.D.
Department of World Languages
& Cultures
University Annex 129
(707) 826-3226, fax 826-3227
www.humboldt.edu/~wlc
The Program
This program prepares students primarily
for teaching in junior high school and high
school. For information on the preliminary
and professional clear teaching credentials,
see Education.
Learn to speak, read, write, and understand
French with relative fluency. Also learn current
methods of teaching modern languages
and the importance of language in the development
of culture and civilization.
Participants in this program gain a new
perspective on their native language and its
relation to a multicultural world.
Courses are taught in French, allowing rapid
progress in the language. Videocassettes,
films, and computer software further assist
students. The faculty help students
interested in teaching, business, and medical
fields. The department also sponsors visits
by writers, artists, consular officials, and
other guests.
Preparation
A solid background in English grammar
and syntax is recommended. Any previous
study of a modern language is helpful but is
not required.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR
Please note: Degree requirements listed
here do not include professional education
courses required for the credential.
Students earning this degree must take
CSET assessments before entering the
credential program. Before applying to the
secondary education credential program,
students must meet the prerequisite of 45
hours early field experience or enroll in SED
210/410.
The French Education major requirements
are the same as the French major—previous
page—with the addition of FREN 435 to bring
total upper division units to 46.
Upper Division
46 upper division units (at least 12 to be
completed at Humboldt) including:
FREN 300 African Storytelling
FREN 311 Advanced French Language V
FREN 312 Advanced French Language VI
FREN 315 Masterpieces: Middle Ages
to Voltaire
FREN 316 Masterpieces: French
Revolution to Camus
FREN 317 Modern Francophone
Literature
FREN 320 French Civilization:
Past/Contemporary
FREN 318 French Poetry or
FREN 319 Francophone Theatre/
Cinema
Remaining units from the following:
FREN 306 Sex, Class, & Culture:
Gender & Ethnic Issues in
International Short Stories
FREN 321 Intensive Language in France
FREN 322 Cultural Journal in France
FREN 323 Culture & Civilizations in
France
FREN 350 Advanced Conversation
& the Media
FREN 410 Bilingual African Newsletter
FREN 435 Linguistics
FREN 480 [1-4 unit] Seminar
FREN 480 Retreat
FREN 480 Seminar [Film]
FREN 492 Senior Honors Thesis
or Project [honors only]
FREN 499 Directed Study
• • •
112 French Education
2007-2008 Humboldt State University Catalog