Course Descriptions
French/Francophone Studies
FREN 101
Elementary French I
3 Semester Hours
A course intended for students who have not taken French before. Based on a communicative approach, the course emphasizes reading, writing, and oral proficiency in basic French. Materials covered include an introduction to all articles, pronouns, regular and irregular verbs in past and present tenses and in indicative and imperative modes, adjectives, prepositions, and basic vocabulary.
FREN 102
Elementary French II
3 Semester Hours
A continuation of FREN 101. New materials covered include an introduction to pronominal verbs, verbs in the future tense and in the subjunctive and conditional modes, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, and many idiomatic vocabulary and verbal expressions.
Prerequisite: FREN 101 or by LMU Placement Exam.
FREN 203
Intermediate French I
3 Semester Hours
After reviewing FREN 101 and 102, an introduction to more complex linguistic patterns presented in a French/Francophone cultural and comparative context. Includes practice in speaking, listening, reading, and writing through discussion of short texts, written exercises and short compositions, and work with multimedia resources.
Prerequisite: FREN 102 or by LMU Placement Exam.
FREN 204
Intermediate French II
3 Semester Hours
Developing complex linguistic patterns introduced in FREN 203 in a French/Francophone cultural and comparative context. Includes more practice in speaking, listening, reading, and writing through discussion of various texts, written exercises and longer compositions, and work with multimedia resources.
Prerequisite: FREN 203 or by LMU Placement Exam.
FREN 298
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
FREN 299
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
FREN 301
French Pronunciation Clinic
3 Semester Hours
A course designed for students who want to specialize and/or improve their pronunciation in French. Offers an initiation to French literature, drama, and poetry through the apprenticeship of French pronunciation.
Spring semester only.
Prerequisite: FREN 204 or by consent of instructor. May be taken concurrently with FREN 204.
FREN 314
Stylistics and Translation
3 Semester Hours
A study of different modes of writing and of the major grammatical, stylistic, and vocabulary challenges when translating from English into French and vice versa. Practice with a broad range of literary, professional, and journalistic texts.
Spring semester only.
Prerequisite: FREN 204 or by LMU Placement Exam.
FREN 321
Writing Workshop in French
3 Semester Hours
A course designed to improve written expository prose in French. Practice of various forms of writing, such as extensive, intensive, and team writing, through the approach of global simulations.
Fall semester only.
Prerequisite: FREN 204 or by LMU Placement Exam.
FREN 333
French Literature and Society I
3 Semester Hours
A survey of literary themes and of the evolution of the social, political, and philosophical ideas in France, expressed in a variety of forms through the works of major writers, from the inception of French literature to the French Revolution.
Fall semester only.
Prerequisite: FREN 204 or by LMU Placement Exam.
FREN 334
French Literature and Society II
3 Semester Hours
An overview of French literature and of modernity through the study of French novels, short fiction, drama, and poetry, by representative writers, from the French Revolution to present times.
Spring semester only.
Prerequisite: FREN 204 or by LMU Placement Exam.
FREN 398
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: FREN 204 or by LMU Placement Exam or consent of instructor.
FREN 399
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: FREN 204 or by LMU Placement Exam or consent of instructor.
FREN 431
Fictions of Culture, Film, and Other Media
3 Semester Hours
A course designed to introduce students to French culture through films and other media.
May be repeated as specific content changes.
Prerequisite: One (1) FREN 300-level course or by consent of instructor.
FREN 432
Women in French
3 Semester Hours
An examination of the issues raised in women’s writings in French as well as a study of French feminism across the disciplines.
May be repeated as specific content changes.
Prerequisite: One (1) FREN 300-level course or by consent of instructor.
FREN 433
Francophone Literature
3 Semester Hours
A study of representative writers from the French-speaking world outside of France.
May be repeated as specific content changes.
Prerequisite: One (1) FREN 300-level course or by consent of instructor.
FREN 443
Selected Topics in French
3 Semester Hours
Topics in French literature and culture.
May be repeated as specific content changes.
Prerequisite: One (1) FREN 300-level course or by consent of instructor.
FREN 498
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: One (1) FREN 300-level course or by consent of instructor.
FREN 499
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: One (1) FREN 300-level course or by consent of instructor.
FREN 500
Senior Capstone Project
1 Semester Hour
Exit portfolio (for majors only).
Credit/No Credit grading.
Seniors only.
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