2008-2009 Catalog - Virginia Wesleyan College

98 FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES314 Cultural History II: 1789-1960 (3) (H)Same orientation as FR 313, with topics selected fromthe period of the French Revolution to the present.Prerequisite: FR 306 or consent. Offered alternate years.315 French Literature: La Chansonde Roland to Candide (3)The development of French literature from its medievalorigins to modern times. Introduction to such movementsas the Renaissance, Classicism, and Rationalism. Prerequisite:FR 306 or equivalent. Offered alternate years.316 French Literature: Rousseau to Genet (3)The development of French literature from the Revolutionto modern times. Introduction to such movementsas Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, and Symbolism.Prerequisite: FR 306 or equivalent. Offered alternate years.325, 326 The French Novel I, II (3, 3)Representative novels of French literature from the 17thcentury to the present. Readings from Mme. de LaFayette,Prevost, Laclos, Constant, Chateaubriand, Balzac,Stendhal, Flaubert, Zola, Proust, Gide, Malraux, Celine,Sartre, and Camus. Discussions in English. Prerequisite: FR306 or reading knowledge of French. Offered on demand.327 France Today (3)An examination of post-war France with an emphasis onFrance after May, 1968. It treats the social, political, andeconomic aspects of contemporary culture but also coversartistic production and the patterns, structures, andmutations of everyday life as well as the lifestyles, values,and worldviews of the French today. Prerequisite: FR 306or consent. Offered on demand.329 The History,Theory, andPractice of French Cinema (3)(A)An introduction to the history, criticism, and theory ofFrench film making from its origins at the turn of the 20thcentury to the present day. We begin with a brief “ecohistory”of the French film industry and then trace thevarious movements or schools, styles, and trends in Frenchcinema and the major directors and films associated withthem. “Primitive cinema,” the avant-garde, poetic realism,the New Wave, the political cinema of the 60s and 70s, the“heritage films,” postcolonial cinema, films by ethnicminorities, and postmodern thrillers are examined. Thefilms discussed, which include masterpieces and landmarksof the French film canon as well as popular classics andimportant contemporary films, are explored in terms ofgenres, styles, and historical/social periods, definitions ofnational cinema, ideology, and ethnic and gender issues.Prerequisite: FR 306 or consent.333 Commercial French (3)An introduction to the language used in businesspracticed in France or Quebec. The course covers businessvocabulary, economic geography, government requirements,letter writing, accounting, etc. Prerequisite: FR 212 orequivalent. Offered on demand.400 French Cinema (3)(Winter Session)Introduces students to the history, theory, and practiceof French filmmaking from its origins at the turn of the20th century to the present day. We begin with a brief“ecohistory” of the French film industry and trace thevarious movements, schools and trends in French cinemaand the major directors associated with them. The avantgarde,poetic realism, the New Wave, political cinema, newtypes of heritage films, postcolonial cinema, postmodernthrillers, and the cinema of ethnic minorities are examined.The films discussed, which include masterpieces andlandmarks of the French film canon as well as popularclassics and important contemporary films, are explored interms of genres, styles, and historical/social periods,definitions of national cinema, ideology, and ethnic andgender issues. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.443 Senior Seminar (3) (I) WEach student studies not only the life and work of amajor writer but also is responsible for the century, itshistory, literature and philosophical trends. Prerequisite: FR314 or 316, or consent. Offered on demand.471 Practicum in the Teaching of French (3)Students study in a workshop setting the teaching ofgrammar, of writing, and of speaking French. Students alsoserve as assistants and tutors in FR 111, 112 and 211.Prerequisites: FR 306 or must be capable of using theFrench language effectively and consent. Offered every year.GERMAN (GER)111, 112 Elementary German I, II (4, 4) (C)An introduction to the German language and culture.Special attention is given to cultural aspects. Emphasis isplaced on the development of basic listening, speaking,reading and writing skills. Audiovisual materialssupplement the program. Prerequisite for GER 111: noprevious instruction in German. For GER 112: a grade of Cor better in GER 111 or proficiency as determined byinstructor. Five class and laboratory periods each week.Offered every year.205 The Short Prose of Kafka (3) (V) W(Winter Session)Focuses on the short prose of Franz Kafka and itsrelevance in both literature and film today. Students searchfor common themes and interpretation in selected works.Taught in English. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.211 Intermediate German I (3) (C)Continues the instruction of German as a spoken andwritten language. Extensive oral-aural practice isundertaken in the daily classroom conversation andprepares the student for travel or study abroad. Requiredlab. Prerequisite: GER 112 or equivalent. Offered each fall.