Undergraduate - Lee University

168 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
writings of Pascal, Voltaire, and the theater of Beaumarchais. Requirements include the
research and writing of an analytical paper. Prerequisite: FRE 351 or approval of instructor.
Conducted in French.
FRE 491. STUDIES IN FRENCH LITERATURE: 19TH CENTURY Three hours credit
A study of representative prose writers, such as Stendhal, Flaubert, Balzac, and Maupassant,
as well as poets and playwrights, including Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Musset, and Hugo.
Requirements include the research and writing of an analytical paper. Prerequisite: FRE 351
or approval of instructor. Conducted in French.
FRE 492. STUDIES IN FRENCH LITERATURE: 20TH CENTURY Three hours credit
A study of selected French and francophone writers, such as Ionesco, Sartre, Camus,
Césaire, Hébert and Oyono. Requirements include the research and writing of an analytical
paper. Prerequisite: FRE 351 or approval of instructor. Conducted in French.
FRE 493. SPECIAL TOPICS IN FRENCH
Three hours credit
A course offering a variety of topics and research concerns. The topic will change to meet
student or current academic demand and interest. Course may be repeated once for credit,
provided the topic is different than that taken the first time. Prerequisite: FRE 351 or
approval of instructor. Conducted in French.
German
GER 111. ELEMENTARY GERMAN I
Three hours credit
A proficiency-oriented course designed to provide a functional elementary foundation in
the basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing in German along with an
integrated study of German culture. No prerequisite. Elective credit only. No proficiency
credit. One clock-hour lab required per week.
GER 112. ELEMENTARY GERMAN II
Three hours credit
A continuation of the proficiency-oriented elementary course. Prerequisite: German 111
or placement exam. Elective credit only. No proficiency credit. One clock-hour lab required
per week.
GER 211. INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I
Three hours credit
A proficiency-oriented course designed to review essential structures in further detail and
to improve the student’s ability in speaking, listening, reading, and writing the German language.
Prerequisite: GER 112 or placement. One clock-hour lab required per week. (Speakers
who demonstrate near-native oral proficiency in the target language may not enroll in any
course below the 300 level.)
GER 212. INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II
Three hours credit
A continuation of the proficiency-oriented intermediate course. By the end of this course,
the student should be prepared for more advanced study in the language and feel confident in
being able to get along independently in a German-speaking country. Prerequisite: GER 211
or placement. One clock-hour lab required per week. (Speakers who demonstrate near-native
oral proficiency in the target language may not enroll in any course below the 300 level.)
Linguistics
LIN 201. INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Three hours credit
A course introducing students to the concept of the interaction of language and culture
in a specific target language. The course will also provide a basic and limited oral
introduction to the target language and its use in specific contexts. This course meets
the language requirement for Bachelor of Science students only. (Bachelor of Science
students with two years of high school foreign language or proficiency at the 112 level
may take three hours of a foreign language at the intermediate level to fulfill the language
requirement.) Course may be repeated once for elective credit, provided the topic
is different than that taken the first time.