Summer 2003 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Summer 2003; however, some (or all) may not be offered.  The course numbers that are offered, in either Pre-Session, Summer I or Summer II, are linked to the Schedule of Classes. Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

French (FREN)  Department Info

FREN 101 -- Elementary French I  (4 units)
Description:  Listening, speaking, reading, and writing; an introduction to the basic structures and vocabulary of French. Does not count toward French major or minor. Also see FREN 113.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 102 -- Elementary French II  (4 units)
Description:  Listening, speaking, reading, and writing; an introduction to the basic structures and vocabulary of French, continuation.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 101 or placement. Does not count toward French major or minor.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 112 -- Accelerated French I  (6 units)
Description:  FREN 112 is the equivalent of FREN 101 and FREN 102.
Prerequisite(s):  credit allowed for this course or FREN 101 and 102 but not for both.
Usually offered:  Summer.

FREN 113 -- Intensive French I  (4 units)
Description:  FREN 113 is the equivalent of FREN 101 and FREN 102. (Note: FREN 113 "Intensive" covers the same materials as FREN 112 "Accelerated," which is offered summer only.)
Prerequisite(s):  knowledge of another foreign language at the 305B level or consult department before enrolling.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 195A -- Topics in French Culture, Literature, and Language  (1 unit)
Description:  Are you interested in finding out about French and Italian language, culture, literature? This course is taught by the leading experts in French and Italian at the U of A. About every two weeks a new instructor will discuss with you a new aspect of French or Italian. According to his or her expertise, you may be learning about French or Italian language or culture; you may be exposed to French or Italian literature of many periods, many authors or many types such as short stories, novels, plays, poetry or film.  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 199 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 201 -- Intermediate French I  (4 units)
Description:  Continued skill development; further development of the four language skills.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 102 or placement, does not count towards French major.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 202 -- Intermediate French II  (4 units)
Description:  Continued skill development; reinforcement of basic language skills.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 201 or placement.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 212 -- Accelerated French II  (6 units)
Description:  FREN 212 is the equivalent of FREN 201 and FREN 202.
Prerequisite(s):  Credit is allowed for FREN 212, or for FREN 201 and FREN 202, but not for both.
Usually offered:  Summer.

FREN 213 -- Intensive French II  (4 units)
Description:  FREN 213 is equivalent to FREN 201 and FREN 202. (Note: FREN 213 "Intensive" covers the same materials as FREN 212 "Accelerated," which is offered summer only.)
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 113.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 245 -- African Literature in Translation  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to Francophone African literature coming from the Western part of the African continent, which forms a geographical and cultural entity. Taught in English. Does not court toward fulfillment of language requirement, or the major or minor in French.
Identical to:  ENGL 245, AFAS 245.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 249 -- Images of Africa  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to African life and culture through explorations in the following areas: history, geography, institutions, the arts, and language and literature. Taught in English. Does not count toward fulfillment of language requirement, or the major or minor in French.
Identical to:  AFAS 249.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 280 -- Introduction to French Language, Linguistics and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Introductory course to key concepts in French language, linguistics and culture through a variety of media (textbook, comics, films, Web). This course is taught in English and requires no knowledge of French. Does not count toward fulfillment of language requirement, of the major or minor in French.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 282 -- The French Novel and Society  (3 units)
Description:  French literature in translation. Does not count toward fulfillment of language requirement, or the major or minor in French. Taught in English.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 283 -- Existentialism and the Absurd: The French Foundations  (3 units)
Description:  French literature in translation. Does not count toward fulfillment of language requirement, or the major or minor in French. Taught in English.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 284 -- French Theater in Translation  (3 units)
Description:  Representative masterpieces of French theater from its origins in the Middle Ages to the contemporary. Includes medieval religious and profane pieces, classical theater of 16th and 17th centuries, etc. Taught in English. Does not count toward fulfillment of language requirement or the major or minor in French.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 299 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 301 -- Advanced Conversation  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on oral communication and is designed to enhance listening comprehension and fluency in French.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202 or equivalent.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit and grade.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 302 -- Advanced Composition  (3 units)
Description:  This course stresses written communication. In addition, conversation and reading are targeted as means to inform writing.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202 or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 303 -- Practical French Phonetics  (3 units)
Description:  The sound system of French, oriented for the English-speaking American student; intensive practical exercises.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 305A -- Composition and Conversation  (3 units)
Description:  Designed for students who wish to write and speak fluently in everyday idiom; material based on practical current topics. Both FREN 305A and FREN 305B are offered each semester.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 305B -- Composition and Conversation  (3 units)
Description:  Designed for students who wish to write and speak fluently in everyday idiom; material based on practical current topics. Both FREN 305A and FREN 305B are offered each semester.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 306 -- Intensive Conversation and Composition  (6 units)
Description:  Intensive Conversation and Composition. Equivalent to French 305A-305B. Taught in France.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202; Credit will be given for FREN 305A and FREN 305B or FREN 306, but not both.
Usually offered:  Summer.

FREN 310 -- Spoken French in Cultural Context  (3 units)
Description:  This course is focused almost exclusively on oral communication. The course fosters open-mindedness through informed discussion of commonalities and differences between American and French/Francophone cultures. It enables students to sharpen their oral communication skills.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 301 or equivalent.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit and grade.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 320 -- Written French in Cultural Context  (3 units)
Description:  This course stimulates intellectual openness and interest in other cultures. It enables students to gain familiarity, experience and confidence in reading and writing French.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 302 or equivalent.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit and grade.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 325 -- History of France: Development of the Modern French State, 1815-Present  (3 units)
Description:  Political, socio-economic, and cultural history of modern France from 1815 to the present day, with emphasis placed on French politics and self-identity.
Prerequisite(s):  3 units of any European history course.
Identical to:  HIST 325; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 326 -- Writing and Discussion on Current Topics  (3 units)
Description:  Materials used in the course will include one recent novel or collection of short stories, current French newspapers and other Parisian publications, and may include radio, television, films, plays and music. Topics for discussion and composition are derived principally from current activities in Paris of interest to individuals and to the group. Taught in France.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202.
Usually offered:  Summer.

FREN 350 -- Introduction to French Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Definitions and illustrations of the principal types and genres of French literature (poetry, essay, narrative fiction, theater).
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 305B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 370B -- Business French  (3 units)
Description:  The basic workings of the French economy and the essential vocabulary and style specific to French business.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 305B. FREN 370A is prerequisite to FREN 370B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 375A -- Advanced Composition and Conversation  (3 units)
Description:  Practice in formal writing and formal oral communication.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 305B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 375B -- Advanced Composition and Conversation  (3 units)
Description:  Practice in formal writing and formal oral communication.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 305B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 393 -- Internship  (1-5 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 396H -- Honors Proseminar  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 399 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 401 -- French Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of French literature of the period with focus on main literary genres and intellectual currents since Romanticism.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 350.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 402 -- French Literature of the 17th and 18th Centuries  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of French literature of the period with selected readings of major authors, textual analysis and discussion of historical, social and cultural background.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 350.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 403 -- French Literature of the Middle Ages and the 16th Century  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of French literature from its beginnings to the Renaissance. Definition of literary genres with readings of major texts (in modern French).
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 350.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 410 -- Film and Fiction  (3 units)
Description:  Enhances skills to process information that promotes the understanding and interpretation of the target culture.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 310 or FREN 320 or equivalent.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 414 -- Teaching of Modern Languages  (3 units)
Description:  Specific methods, objectives, organization of subject matter and evaluation in modern languages.
Identical to:  TTE 414; TTE is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 416 -- Translation  (3 units)
Description:  Theory and practice of translation (French/English; English/French). Literary and technical.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 375B or FREN 370B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 420 -- Cultural History  (3 units)
Description:  A content-based course designed to help students gain advanced knowledge about French and Francophone cultures.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 310, FREN 320.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 425 -- Paris: Capsule/Capital of French Cultural History  (3 units)
Description:  The cultural history of France surveyed through selected works of literature, art, and architecture. Readings and discussions, in conjunction with faculty-guided visits to historical sites in Paris. Offered in Paris program only.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202 or two years of college French.
Usually offered:  Summer.

FREN 430A -- French Civilization  (3 units)
Description:  Historical, social, economic, literary, and artistic elements in the development of the French nation.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 305B. FREN 430A is not prerequisite to FREN 430B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 430B -- French Civilization  (3 units)
Description:  Historical, social, economic, literary, and artistic elements in the development of the French nation.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 305B. FREN 430A is not prerequisite to FREN 430B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 433 -- Business French I  (3 units)
Description:  The basic workings of the French economy and the essential vocabulary and style specific to French business.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 305B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 440 -- French Poetry  (3 units)
Description:  The evolution of poetic form and content from the Middle Ages to the present.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 350.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 441 -- French Literature and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  The course is designed to help students gain knowledge and appreciation of French Literature and culture. Historical period and topics studied will vary. Taught in French.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 410, FREN 420 or equivalent.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 442 -- Genres and Topics  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to develop understanding and appreciation of particular genres and topics. Taught in French.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 410, FREN 420 or equivalent.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  FREN 542.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 443 -- Francophone Literature and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Designed to develop understanding and appreciation of postcolonial literature of French expression and to expand knowledge of Francophone World. Taught in French
Identical to:  AFAS 443.
May be convened with:  FREN 543.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 448 -- The Theory and Practice of Writing  (3 units)
Description:  An experiment in writing, concerning the means, the raw material at our disposal, and the different literary devices that allow us to achieve it. French students will write in French and English students will write in English.
Identical to:  ENGL 448.
May be convened with:  FREN 548.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 454 -- Francophone Literature of the Maghreb and Lebanon  (3 units)
Description:  Francophone literature of Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 350.
May be convened with:  FREN 554.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 456 -- Literature of Belgium  (3 units)
Description:  Historical and the cultural background followed by the literary background in the broader context of French literature. Examines the novel and its different themes, the theater (symbolist, metaphysical, political) and poetry. Also, the works of Simenon, the world renowned author of detective and psychological novels. Taught in French.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 350.
May be convened with:  FREN 556.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 457 -- French Film classics  (3 units)
Description:  Study of selected film classics, from the origins of the cinema (les freres Lumiere) in 1895 to the 20th century. Draws on the resources of the various Paris cinematheques.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 302.
Usually offered:  Summer.

FREN 461A -- French Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  This course will introduce the study of French from a linguistic point of view. The area to be covered will be chosen from: phonetics, phonologyn morphology, syntax, semantics, dialect and social variation, pragmatics, discourse analysis.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 410, FREN 420.
Identical to:  ANTH 461A, ENGL 461A, LING 461A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 462 -- Linguistics and the Study of Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Linguistic methods in the analysis of literature and implications of literary language for linguistic theory; detailed consideration of prosody, metaphor, narrative technique and irony.
Identical to:  ENGL 462; ENGL is home department.
May be convened with:  FREN 562.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 467 -- Topics in French Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  Examines in detail current topics in the linguistic analysis of French. May be repeated when topics vary. Taught in French with readings in French and English.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  ENGL 467, LING 467.
May be convened with:  FREN 567.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 470 -- Advanced Grammar and Usage  (3 units)
Description:  Structural analysis of spoken and written French, with emphasis on structural patterns and attention to contrasts with English.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 305B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 481 -- Technology & Foreign Language Learning  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on the use of technology in foreign language learning. It has three parts: 1) theory, how computers fit within concepts of L@ acquisition; 2) pedagogy, how computers have been used in the classroom & 3) application, the design & implementation a segment of instruction.
May be convened with:  FREN 581.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 483 -- Materials Design  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on how to design and implement modern foreign/second language instruction materials. We look at language acquisition issues as well as pedagogical issues. Participants also are asked to design and implement a segment of instruction.
May be convened with:  FREN 583.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 496A -- Seminar: French Language, Culture and Literature  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 350.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 499 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 500 -- French for Reading  (1 unit)
Description:  A one-semester course that permits rapid acquisition of reading skills. Even with no prior study of French, students by the end of a semester are able to read and understand materials written in French in the standard literature and professional journals of their field of interest. This course cannot count toward any graduate program of study.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 510 -- Introduction to Graduate Study in French Language and Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Problems and methods of advanced research in French language and literature. Use of specialized library resources and computerized data bases. Issues in the history, sociology, and politics of the professional practice of language and literature study in American universities. Taught in English or French.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 511 -- Topics in Literary History, Criticism, and Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Current, recent, and traditional ways of analyzing and interpreting literary texts and the cultural contents in which they are produced, with emphasis on French, and attention to understanding various means by which knowledge of literary issues is transmitted to others. May be repeated when topics vary.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 512 -- Introduction to the History of the French Language  (3 units)
Description:  Taught in English.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 516 -- Literature of the 16th Century  (3 units)
Description:  Studies in the French Renaissance, including theater, fiction, poetry, essay. Analysis of the main literary, artistic, and socio-cultural movements in France during the 16th century-the French Renaissance.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 517 -- Literature of the 17th Century  (3 units)
Description:  Main literary movements in France during the 17th century. Theater, poetry, novel, philosophical thought. Cultural context: architecture, painting, religious currents, philosophy.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 518 -- Literature of the 18th Century  (3 units)
Description:  Studies in the French Enlightenment, including theater; fiction; essays. Analysis of the main literary, artistic, and socio-cultural movements in France and in Europe during the 18th century-the French Enlightenment.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 519 -- Literature of the 19th Century  (3 units)
Description:  Examines various aspects of literary works ranging from poetry, the theater, the novel and critical essays. Studies in French Romanticism and Realism.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 520 -- Literature of the 20th Century  (3 units)
Description:  Studies in contemporary French Literature, including theater, fiction, poetry, essays. Analysis of the main literary, artistic, and socio-cultural movements in France during the 20th century.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 542 -- Genres and Topics  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to develop understanding and appreciation of particular genres and topics. Taught in French. Graduale-level requirements include stronger emphasis in individual research for graduate students (secondary readings mandatory). More substantial assignments (length and expectations of quality) for graduate students.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  FREN 442.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 543 -- Francophone Literature and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Designed to develop understanding and appreciation of postcolonial literature of French expression and to expand knowledge of Francophone World. Taught in French Graduate-level requirements include more emphasis on individual research (reading of/reports on secondary sources mandatory). More substantial assignments (in terms of lenth and quality).
Identical to:  AFAS 543.
May be convened with:  FREN 443.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 548 -- The Theory and Practice of Writing  (3 units)
Description:  An experiment in writing, concerning the means, the raw material at our disposal, and the different literary devices that allow us to achieve it. French students will write in French and English students will write in English. Graduate-level requirements include more theoretical reading and assignments.
Identical to:  ENGL 548.
May be convened with:  FREN 448.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 554 -- Francophone Literature of the Maghreb and Lebanon  (3 units)
Description:  Francophone literature of Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia. Graduate-level requirements include more demanding readings and other assignments.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
May be convened with:  FREN 454.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 556 -- Literature of Belgium  (3 units)
Description:  Historical and the cultural background followed by the literary background in the broader context of French literature. Examines the novel and its different themes, the theater (symbolist, metaphysical, political) and poetry. Also, the works of Simenon, the world renowned author of detective and psychological novels. Taught in French. Graduate-level requirements include a term paper written in French. Taught in French.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
May be convened with:  FREN 456.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 562 -- Linguistics and the Study of Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Linguistic methods in the analysis of literature and implications of literary language for linguistic theory; detailed consideration of prosody, metaphor, narrative technique and irony. Graduate-level requirements include a greater number of assignments and a higher level of performance.
Identical to:  ENGL 562; ENGL is home department.
May be convened with:  FREN 462.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 567 -- Topics in French Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  Examines in detail current topics in the linguistic analysis of French. May be repeated when topics vary. Taught in French with readings in French and English. Graduate-level requirements include higher level of oral and written work.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  ENGL 567, LING 567, SLAT 567.
May be convened with:  FREN 467.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 573 -- Semiotics and Language  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to semiotics, survey of major figures and trends. Saussure and structuralism, Jakobson and functionalism/poetics, Pierce and pragmaticism. Focus on what these trends tell us about language. Students' written work will represent students' specific interests.
Identical to:  ANTH 573, ENGL 573, LING 573, SLAT 573.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 579 -- Issues/Methods in Post-Second Foreign Language Teaching/ Learning  (3 units)
Description:  Methods of post-secondary foreign language pedagogy. Discussion of broader issues of second language acquisition learner variables, including learning styles; the history of foreign language, education standards for foreign language learning and post-secondary teaching as a career.
Identical to:  GER 579; GER is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 581 -- Technology & Foreign Language Learning  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on the use of technology in foreign language learning. It has three parts: 1) theory, how computers fit within concepts of L@ acquisition; 2) pedagogy, how computers have been used in the classroom & 3) application, the design & implementation a segment of instruction. Graduate Level requirements include an oral presentation lasting 15 minutes. A reasearch paper of 10-12 pages. A software evaluation of 2-3 pages.
Identical to:  SLAT 581.
May be convened with:  FREN 481.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 582 -- Writing in Second Language Classrooms  (3 units)
Description:  Theories of writing across languages and cultures from cognitive and sociopolitical perspectives. Writing theory as it relates to critical thinking skills and skills of social critique are explored. Readings and discussions address; intellectual analytical procedures involved in writing, social and political contexts within which second language writing occurs, the interdependence of first and second language literacy's, the interrelationships between theories of literacy and second language writing theory and pedagogy, the manifestations of cultural variation in nonnative writing, and a multicultural theory of second language writing and pedagogy.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
Identical to:  SLAT 582.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 583 -- Materials Design  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on how to design and implement modern foreign/second language instruction materials. We look at language acquisition issues as well as pedagogical issues. Participants also are asked to design and implement a segment of instruction. Graduate-level requirements include two oral presentations; a research paper 10-12 pages; a prospectus for teaching materials.
May be convened with:  FREN 483.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 587 -- Testing and Evaluation in Foreign/Second Language Programs  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to fundamental concepts, principles and problems of psychometric measurement relevant to FL/L2 learning. Types of tests and their uses, test construction, analysis and interpretation of results.
Identical to:  GER 587; GER is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 593 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 596J -- Second Language Acquisition Research  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Prerequisite(s):  ENGL 506, ENGL 613, ENGL 615, or the equivalent of these courses.
Identical to:  ENGL 596J; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 596Y -- Topics in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching  (1-12 units)
Description:  This graduate seminar is designed to give a weekly topical treatment to a number of pertinent issues in teaching academic writing to linguistically and culturally diverse learners. Through a comprehensive overview of the research base in academic writing in ESL, this course will explore pedagogical implications of L2 writing theories and research findings by engaging students in a number of projects and tasks.Topics vary with instructor. Please check with the SLAT Faculty Advisor.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Identical to:  SLAT 596Y; SLAT is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 599 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 696A -- French Language and Literature  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 699 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.