FREN 115 : Elementary French I
Examines elements of French grammar and the most used idiomatic patterns with both oral and written exercises. No Prerequisite.
French
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the French program will:
- Language Competence: Achieve at least the Advanced level of French competence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing comprehension as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. (ACTFL guidelines.)
- Cultural Competence: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of cultural ideas, practices, and products from the diverse French-speaking world, placing them in their historical, political, and social contexts, and interpreting the unique perspectives on human experience that they reveal.
- Sociolinguistics: Demonstrate an understanding of major dialectal differences in the Francophone world by reference to fundamentals of phonetics, semantics, morphology, syntax, and sociolinguistic aspects.
- Cross-cultural Sensitivity: Demonstrate the ability to function well in French-speaking cultures while exhibiting cross-cultural humility in relation to those cultures.
- Integration of Faith and French: Use French effectively to integrate personal faith and cross-cultural interactions with French speakers.
Degrees and Certificates
Classes
FREN 116 : Elementary French II
Continues the examination of French grammar and the most used idiomatic patterns with both oral and written exercises. Includes readings in French history, customs, and literature.
Credits
4Prerequisites
FREN 115 or equivalent.
FREN 215 : Intermediate French I
Explores grammar and study of selected specimens of literature to develop fluency in reading. Courses conducted in French as much as possible.
Credits
3Prerequisites
FREN 115 and 116 or equivalent.
FREN 216 : Intermediate French II
Continues the exploration of grammar and study of selected specimens of literature to develop fluency in reading. Courses conducted in French as much as possible.
Credits
3Prerequisites
FREN 115, 116, and 215 or equivalent.
FREN 290/490 : Directed Readings or Research
Available as needed.
Credits
1 - 2Prerequisites
Permission of the professor or the department chair.
FREN 294/494 : Travel
Provides an opportunity to be enriched linguistically and culturally through travel and study in a French-speaking country.
Credits
1 - 3FREN 296/496 : Seminar
Available as needed.
Credits
1 - 3Prerequisites
Junior or senior standing with a French concentration or major.
FREN 325 : Composition
Discusses advanced grammar, original composition, and translation.
Credits
3Prerequisites
FREN 216 or equivalent.
FREN 326 : Conversation
Assists in mastering oral expression.
Credits
3Prerequisites
FREN 216 or equivalent.
FREN 333 : Survey of French Literature I
Explores important works of literature from the Middle Ages through the first half of the 20th century.
Credits
3Prerequisites
FREN 216 or equivalent.
FREN 334 : Survey of French Literature II
Continues the exploration of important works of literature from the Middle Ages through the first half of the 20th century.
Credits
3Prerequisites
FREN 216 or equivalent.
FREN 336 : Instructional Methods in French
Introduces fundamentals of teaching French in secondary schools with attention to a variety of methods, strategies, and other aids.
Credits
3FREN 454 : French Studies in Normandy
Provides students intermediate to advanced studies in French culture and language at the Jacque Lefevre Institute, a Christian Liberal Arts Extension College, in Normandy, France.
Credits
3Prerequisites
FREN 216 and approval of the Studies Abroad Committee.