FREN - French | ||
Catalog Nbr. | Course Title/Course Topics | Credits |
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FREN 101 | Beginning French I | 3.00 |
Study of language fundamentals with emphasis on development of listening and speaking skills. Practice in reading and writing. Only for students with no previous French study. | ||
General Education Requirements (2016-17 and Prior Catalogs): World Lang, Culture, Philos | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
FREN 102 | Beginning French II | 3.00 |
Continuation of FREN 101. Appropriate for someone with up to two years of high school French. | ||
General Education Requirements (2016-17 and Prior Catalogs): World Lang, Culture, Philos | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
FREN 189 | French Elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
FREN 201 | Intermediate French I | 3.00 |
Intensive oral practice; review of fundamentals of French; conversation; reading. Appropriate for someone with two or three years of high school French. | ||
General Education Requirements (2016-17 and Prior Catalogs): World Lang, Culture, Philos | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Only | ||
FREN 202 | Intermediate French II | 3.00 |
Continuation of FREN 201. | ||
General Education Requirements (2016-17 and Prior Catalogs): World Lang, Culture, Philos | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
FREN 289 | French elective | 1.00 - 99.00 |
Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
FREN 300 | Advanced French Grammar and Writing | 3.00 |
Further development of the student's ability to speak, read, write, and comprehend spoken French through the study of grammar, literature, and/or film. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Only | ||
FREN 301 | Advanced French Conversation | 3.00 |
Emphasis on speaking and listening skills developed through study of film, or reading and oral discussions of contemporary texts, as well as some literature selections. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
FREN 303 | History of Paris in French | 3.00 |
The history, culture/society, philosophy, and literature of France through the centuries will be viewed through the prism of Paris's national treasures: famous squares, monuments and museums. Students will travel to Paris and learn about Nortre Dame's architectural wonders, the legend of St. Denis, the sculptures on the iconic Arc de Triomphe, and much more. Cannot be taken concurrently with WLLC 203. | ||
General Education Requirements (2016-17 and Prior Catalogs): World Lang, Culture, Philos | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
FREN 325 | Survey of French/Francophone Literature and Culture | 3.00 |
Study of selected French/Francophone literature from several time periods and its interrelation with French culture, focusing on speaking, writing, listening, and reading comprehension of French. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
FREN 360 | Special Topics in French/Francophone Literature, Culture, and/or Civilization | 3.00 |
Studies in French/Francophone literature, culture, and/or civilization. Taught in French. May be repeated up to nine credits with different content. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
FREN 379 | French Short-Term Study Abroad | 1.00 - 6.00 |
This course provides training in French listening, speaking, reading, and writing during a short-term study abroad program in Martinique or in another French-speaking region of the world. This study abroad program can be faculty-led or it can be provided by a French language school. Students who wish to take FREN 379 must receive the approval of the French Program and the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures before registering for the course. May be repeated one time with different content. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
FREN 389 | French elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
FREN 399 | French Study Abroad | 6.00 - 18.00 |
Students travel abroad and study French language, literature, and culture gained during a semester at Bishops University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, or at another foreign university which must be approved by WLLC's French Program before student's departure. Information on the Quebec program is available in the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Programs must be approved before departure by WLLC Department, and consent of the French Instructor is required. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
FREN 489 | French elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
FREN 498 | French Independent Study | 1.00 - 6.00 |
For advanced students who have successfully completed upper-division level in French and are capable of independent work. Studies carried on under direction of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms |