Undergraduate Catalog - Lake Erie College

FR 301 French for the Professional Environment (4 SH)
Pre-Requisite(s): FR 201; and 310 (recommended)
This course serves as an introduction to the professional
culture of Francophone countries and societies. Students
will prepare for a successful professional experience
abroad or in a multinational organization in the U.S. Topics
and learning outcomes will include: creating a resume or
curriculum vita in the second language, proficiency in basic
professional correspondence, familiarity with different
types of enterprises, organizational structures, marketing,
banking and finance, accounting, the employment market,
insurance, daily activities in an office, economics, transportation,
information technology applications, etiquette in a
variety of professional situations, shipping and customs,
etc. Interactive work with visual media and IT applications
is emphasized and the course will be taught primarily in
the target language.
FR 302 French Phonetics and Pronunciation (1 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall
Pre-Requisite(s): FR 102 or permission of instructor
Exercises in the pronunciation of standard French
through learning the International Phonetic Alphabet,
linking of written French (graphemes) and spoken sounds
(phonemes), practice of difficult phonemes, practice of
intonation, etc.
FR 311 French Composition (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring
Pre-Requisite(s): FR 201
Concise exercises in writing. Examples: summary, close
reading, developing and arguing of a thesis, transitions,
conclusions à la française, business writing, email, etc.
FR 320 Francophone Literatures and Cultures (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring odd 4th year
Pre-Requisite(s): FR 201; and 310 (recommended)
Study, discuss and write on cultural production (literature,
film, historiography, intellectual movements, particular
contributions, etc.) from the many countries and societies
that use French as an everyday medium of communication.
FR 401 Translation Studies in French (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall odd 4th year
Pre-Requisite(s): FR 201; and 310 (recommended)
Study the theory of translation. Put the theory into practice
through translation from and into French of literary, business,
technical and academic texts.
FR 402 Francophone Intellectual History (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring odd 4th year
Pre-Requisite(s): FR 201; and 310 (recommended)
Study, discuss and write on such periods and movements
as the Ancien Régime, Middle Ages, Renaissance, French
Revolution, Neo-classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism,
Modernism, Feminism, Existentialism, etc.
FR 410 Francophone Literatures in English Translation (3
SH)
Study, discuss and write on translations into English of such
canonical writers as Voltaire, Molière, Hugo, Balzac, Stendhal,
Flaubert, Baudelaire, Zola, Proust, Camus, Sartre, etc.
FR 411 Francophone Women Writers and Filmakers (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring even 4th year
Pre-Requisite(s): FR 201; and 310 (recommended)
Study, discuss and write on the important contributions to
culture by such women as Marie de France, Madame de
Lafayette, George Sand, Simone de Beauvoir, Simone Weil,
Anne Hébert, Gabrielle Roy, Simone Schwartz-Bart, Colette,
Assia Djebar, Eléonore Faucher, Marguerite Duras, etc.
FR 420 Francophone Visual Arts, Music, Architecture (3
SH)
Semester Offered: Spring even 4th year
Pre-Requisite(s): FR 201; and 310 (recommended)
Study, discuss and write on the visual arts, music, architecture,
artists, composers, styles, etc., that have come out of
France and Francophone societies. Examine the role these
have played in the formation of culture.
FR 421 Francophone Cinema (3 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall odd 4th year
Pre-Requisite(s): FR 201; and 310 (recommended)
Study, discuss and write on the history of film in France,
major film producers, influential movements, famous performers,
significant films, documentaries and lesser-known
films produced in Francophone countries and societies.
FR 170-79/270-79/370-79/470-79 Special Topics in French
(4 SH)
Study, discuss and write on topics of particular interest
to students in advanced standing. Examples of topics:
Colonization and decolonization, Québécois culture, focus
on a single writer or filmmaker, advanced grammar, French
Feminism, Modernism, etc.
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