2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

212' FRENCHFRENCH 1Z06 ' BEGINNER'S INTENSIVE FRENCH IAn intensive Course for developing· basic skills in both written and spokenFrench. The normal sequel to thiscburse is FRENCH 2ZQ6.Five hourl:; (including three computer labs);, two terms 'Antirequisite: Grade 12 Core French U'or, OAG French. Not open to, Francophones. , 'Enrofment is limited.~ Students withprioi" knowledge of the language; as determined by a :placement test, may be required to . enro~ in an appropriate alternative.FRENCH 2B03 FRENCH LANGUAGE PRACTICE f .A course. designed to improve competence in oral and written expres-,sion. Written proficiency includes the study of vocabulary; grammar andcomposition. The oral component will stress listening, oomprehension., and conversati'onal -proficiency. .Four hours (including one oral French tutorial); one termPrerequisite: One of FRENCH 1 A06, 1 N06 or 2M06 ;Antirequisite: FR,ENCH 2A03, AR06FRENCH 2BB3 . FRENCH LANGUAGE PRACTICE IIContinuation of FRENCH 2803.Four hours (including one oral French tutorial); one term.Prerequisite: FRENCH 2803 with a' grade of at least, y-.Antirequisite:FRENCH 2A03, 4R06FRENCH 2E03 LITERATURE OF QUEBEC, Selected novels, plays; and poems representative of the main currentsof Quebec Literature. .Three hours;' one term'Prerequisite: One of FRENCH 1 AD6, 1 N06 or 2M06FR'ENCH 2G03 FRENCH LANGUAGE PRACTICE:ELEMENTARY TRANSLATIONAn introduction to translation techniques (French to English and Englishto French) and to the use of pertinent reference material.Three hours; one termPrerequisite: A grade of at least 8- in FRENCH 1A06 or' 2M06 or 8+ inFRENCH 1 N06' .FRENCH 2H03 INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LINC2UISTICS l.,A view of language as system (Sausstire,Jakobson, Martinet). [!)escrip~tive vs. prescriptive approaches to language studies will be considered,with stress on the French-speaking world. SpeeCh sounds (phonetics)arid their systematic patterning (phonology), mainly with application toFrench, will also be examined. . ,Three hours; one term· 'Prerequisite: One of FRENCH 1 A06".1 N06 or 2M06: FRENCH 2J03 1'9TH-CENTURY FRENCH LITERATURE I, Aspects of the development of 19th century French literature up to. 1848.Three hours; one term .' . 'Prerequisite: dne of FRENCH'1A06, 1.N06 or 2M06 -FRENCH 2JJ3 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH'L1TERATURE II. Aspects of the development of 19th century Fren~h literature after 1848.Three hours; ,one term, Prerequisite:. One of F,RENCH 1 A06, .1 N060r 2M06 .FRENCH 2M06 INTRODUCTIO'N TO FRENCH STUDIES:ADVANCED LEVELReview of grammar, oral arid written practice, and introduction to literary, analysis. .'Four nours (including one oral French tutorial); two termsPrerequisite: FRENCH 1 N06.or2Z06Antirequisite: FRENCH 1 A06Not open to students with credit or registration in FRENCH 2803._ FRENCH 2N03 ' INTRODUCTION TO-THE. CIVILIZATION OF FRANCEThe ,study of contemporary Franc~thr6ugh a selection of texts andaudiovisual-materials. .Three hours; one term -"Prerequisite: One of FRENCH 1 A06, 1 N06 or 2M06FRENCH 2W03 . 20TH~CENTURY FRENCH LItERATURE I , 'Aspects of the development of 20th~century literature to the end of the. Second World War.' ' ,Three hours; one termPrerequisite: Oneo.f FRENCH 1A06, 1N06 or2M06FRENCH 2WW3 '20Ti-I~CENTURY FRENCH LITERATURE IIAspects of the development of 20th-century literature since the SecondWorld War.'Three hours; one termPrerequisite: One of FREN'CH 1 AO'6, 1 N06 or 2M06.FRENCH 2Z06BEGINNER'S INTENSIVE FRENCH IIA sequel to FRENCH 1Z06. Review of grammatical structures. Expansionof vocabulary. Conversation practice. Study of texts with classdiscussions. -The normal sequel to this course is FRENCH2M06.' This., course cannot be applied toward a Minor in French.Five hours (including three computer labs); two termsPrerequisite: FRENCH 1 Z06 ,/;AntireqiJisite: FRENCH 1 N06 " . _Not open to students with credit or registration in FRENCH 1A06, 1806,2803, 2M06.· . ', ,Enrolment is limited .." FRENCH3A03 " EVOLUTION OFTHE FRENCH LANGUAGEThis course will be based on treatises of the French language datingfrom the Middle Ages to the present and will show how . French haschanged over the ,'centuries. The subject matter is divided into four, rrodules, treating vo~abulaFy,syritax, verb forms and spelling from a ., historical ppint of 'view. ", .Three hours; one termPrerequisite: FRENCH 2883Alternates with FR£NCH 3SS3. " '. ,FRENCH 3AA3 ' THE MODERN FRENCH-CANADIAN NOVEL .Representativenov~ls by contemporary authors with' emphasis uponthe relationship between technique and meaning., Three hours; one term .,Prerequisite: Six units of French above Levell, excluding FRENCH 2M06'and 2Z06 .FRENCH 3BB3 ". CONTEMPORARY QUEBEC THEATREContemporary experimental theatre ~nd representative playwrights suchas Marcel Dubeand Michel Tremblay. - . 'Three hours; one term'Prerequisite: 'Six units·of Fren