Elementary French I

FRIT-F 100

Introduction to French language and selected aspects of French civilization and culture.

Accelerated Elementary French

FRIT-F 115
MTWR 11:30A - 12:20P

An accelerated treatment of material covered in both F100 and F150 designed for superior students and students with previous training in another foreign language.

Elementary French II: Language and Culture

FRIT-F 150

Basic structures of the French language and selected topics of French civilization and culture.

Beginning French Conversation II

FRIT-F 152
ARR

This companion course to F150 gives beginning students the opportunity to practice conversational French in a relaxed setting with peers.

Second-Year French I: Language and Culture

FRIT-F 200

Grammar, composition, conversation coordinated with the study of cultural texts.

Intermediate French Conversation I

FRIT-F 202
ARR

This companion course to F200 gives intermediate students the opportunity to practice conversational French in a relaxed setting with peers.

French Culture: Contemporary France

FRIT-F 225 — A&H GCC
TR 3:00P-4:15P

This course offers an introduction to twentieth and twenty-first century French society, politics, and identity in a global and trans-Atlantic perspective. 

Second-Year French II: Language and Culture

FRIT-F 250

Grammar, composition, conversation coordinated with the study of cultural texts.

Intermediate French Conversation II

FRIT-F 252
ARR

This companion course to F250 gives intermediate students the opportunity to practice conversational French in a relaxed setting with peers.

Accelerated Second-Year French

FRIT-F 265
MTWR 12:40P-1:30P

An accelerated treatment of material covered in both F200 and F250. Grammar, composition, and conversation coordinated with readings of short texts.

Histoires étranges et cruelles/Poésie romantique et symboliste

FRIT-F 300 — A&H
MW 1:15P-2:30P

Introduction à l’étude de textes littéraires français.

Intro To French/Francophone Studies

FRIT-F 300 — A&H
TR 11:30A-12:45P

This course introduces students to different levels of style and expression and to written argumentation in French. 

Intro To French/Francophone Studies: Private Selves Public Pressures

FRIT-F 300 — A&H
TR 3:00P-4:15P

An introduction to French and Francophone studies, this course has three goals: a) to provide further exposure to a variety of literary genres in French, including poetry, theatre, the novel and the short story b) to develop and sharpen reading skills through practice in close reading and techniques of literary analysis c) to foster student progress in practical skills such as aural and written comprehension, as well as oral and written expression.

Fiction and Poetry

FRIT-F 306 — A&H
TR 1:15P-2:30P

Une moitié du cours sera consacrée à une lecture approfondie d’un grand roman réaliste du XIXe siècle, L’Éducation sentimentale de Flaubert.  Parallèlement, nous lirons des poèmes des XIXe et XXe siècles sur le thème de la fonction du poète et de la nature de l’art poétique

Advanced Grammar

FRIT-F 313-31095
MWF 1:50P-2:40P

This course builds students’ understanding of advanced aspects of French grammar and their facility in applying them to written and oral expression.

Advanced Grammar

FRIT-F 313-4740
MWF 10:20A-11:10A

F313 builds students' understanding of advanced aspects of French grammar and their facility in applying this understanding to written and oral expression.

Conversational Practice

FRIT-F 316
2182: MWF 11:30A-12:20P; 2181: MWF 12:40P-1:30P; 2183: TR 6:30P-7:45P

Recent and classic award-winning feature-length French films (comedies, dramas, thrillers) provide the basis for vocabulary expansion, in-class discussion and debates, and an increased understanding of various French cultural and historical issues, including immigration, WWII, regional differences, and religious conflict.

French in the Business World

FRIT-F 317 — S&H
TR 11:30A-12:45P

French 317 is a broad introduction to Francophone business language and culture that develops the four language skills and their practical applications. 

La France Médiévale

FRIT-F 361 — A&H GCC
TR 11:30A-12:45P

This course serves as a general introduction to the cultural history of medieval France from the Carolingian Empire to 1500. 

La France Post-Revolutionnaire

FRIT-F 363 — A&H GCC
TR 9:45A-11:00A

Le cours offre une introduction générale à la civilisation, l’histoire et la culture de la France moderne et contemporaine. 

Reading for Honors

FRIT-F 399
ARR

For students preparing an honors project to receive a degree with departmental honors in French.

Structure et Développement de la langue française

FRIT-F 401 — S&H
TR 1:15P-2:30P

This course considers the structure of present-day French from the perspective of historical, geographic, and social variation.

The French Renaissance

FRIT-F 413 — A&H
MW 11:30A-12:45P

This course explores the literary achievements of sixteenth-century France, the Renaissance.

Nineteenth-Century DRAMA

FRIT-F 445
TR 3:00P-4:15P

En revendiquant l’héritage de Shakespeare, Victor Hugo écrit dans la Préface de Cromwell (1827) que « le drame, qui fond sous un même souffle le grotesque et le sublime, le terrible et le bouffon, la tragédie et la comédie, le drame est le caractère propre […] de la littérature moderne ». 

French Conversation Group Leadership

FRIT-X 471
ARR

Under the guidance of their instructor, advanced students of French facilitate weekly French conversation groups for lower level students. Leaders are responsible for planning all group sessions, including discussion topics generated by magazine/newspaper articles and movies, and activities such as games and cooking.

Individual Readings in French

FRIT-X 490
ARR

Independent study on a specific topic not taught in one of this semester's regular courses.

Reading French for Graduate Students

FRIT-F 492
TR 6:30P-8:00P

Continuation of language and reading development from F491. 

Reading for Honors

FRIT-F 499
ARR

For students preparing an honors project to receive a degree with departmental honors in French.

Elementary Italian I

FRIT-M 100

Introduction to contemporary Italian language, geography, and culture. Involves a broad variety of assignments and activities that develop grammatical competency and proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Accelerated Elementary Italian

FRIT-M 115
MTWR 11:30A-12:20P

This intensive beginning course covers the material of two semesters in one (M100 and M150).

Elementary Italian II

FRIT-M 150

Continued introduction to contemporary Italian language, geography, and culture. Involves a broad variety of assignments and activities that build grammatical competency and proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Intermediate Italian I

FRIT-M 200

This course is a continuation of Elementary Italian II.

Conversational Practice with Italians

FRIT-M 203
ARR

Students partner with Italian university students for conversations in Italian and English, gaining language practice and intercultural understanding. 

Accelerated Second-Year Italian

FRIT-M 215
MTWR 1:50P-2:40P

The course builds upon the first three semesters of beginning Italian (or equivalent) adding the unique feature of short films as the first stimulus for learning intermediate-level vocabulary, grammar, and cultural concepts.

Topics In Italian Culture: The Cultures of the Italian Renaissance

FRIT-M 222 — A&H GCC
TR 11:30A-12:45P

The aim of this course is to provide a clear and comprehensive picture of what the Italian Renaissance was. 

Intermediate Italian II

FRIT-M 250

This second-year Italian course meets three times a week and builds upon the first three semesters of beginning and intermediate Italian (or equivalent).

Italian Reading and Expression

FRIT-M 301
MTWR 10:20A-11:10A

This course will allow students to explore the defiant works of writers, poets, filmmakers, musicians, television personalities, and comic book writers in order to gain understanding of the circumstances which led these figures to flout the strictures of society and challenge its norms, misguided morals, and prejudices. 

Visions Of Italy: Life Death In Medieval Italy

FRIT-M 322 — A&H GCC
TR 1:15P-2:30P

The period 1250-1375 in Italy witnessed profound artistic experimentation, ongoing political turmoil, and a plague that killed one quarter to half of the population of Europe. 

Individual Readings in Italian Literature

FRIT-X 493
ARR

Independent study on a specific topic not taught in one of this semester's regular courses.

Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature and Culture

FRIT-M 453
TR 3:00P-4:15P

Reading for Honors

FRIT-M 499
ARR

For students preparing an honors project to receive a degree with departmental honors in Italian.

A Question of Love

COLL-C 103 — A&H
5156: MW 10:20A-11:10A; 31220: F 9:10A-10:00A; 5186: F 10:20A-11:10A; 8850: F 11:30A-12:20P

In this class we will explore love as phenomenon and as representation from multiple perspectives, taking advantage of the tools of cultural analysis, artistic and literary interpretation, and scientific research to answer questions such as: What is love in 2022? What was it in the past? What would we be without it?