
Elementary French I
Introduction to French language and selected aspects of French civilization and culture.
Learn more about this courseIntroduction to French language and selected aspects of French civilization and culture.
Learn more about this courseAn accelerated treatment of material covered in both F100 and F150 designed for superior students and students with previous training in another foreign language.
Learn more about this courseBasic structures of the French language and selected topics of French civilization and culture.
Learn more about this courseThis companion course to F150 gives beginning students the opportunity to practice conversational French in a relaxed setting with peers.
Learn more about this courseGrammar, composition, conversation coordinated with the study of cultural texts.
Learn more about this courseThis companion course to F200 gives intermediate students the opportunity to practice conversational French in a relaxed setting with peers.
Learn more about this courseGrammar, composition, conversation coordinated with the study of cultural texts.
Learn more about this courseThis companion course to F250 gives intermediate students the opportunity to practice conversational French in a relaxed setting with peers.
Learn more about this courseAn accelerated treatment of material covered in both F200 and F250. Grammar, composition, and conversation coordinated with readings of short texts.
Learn more about this courseFairies, monsters, ghosts, and magic: An introduction to the supernatural in French literature and media.
Learn more about this courseThis course introduces students to different levels of style and expression and to written argumentation in French.
Learn more about this courseAn 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.
Learn more about this courseUne 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
Learn more about this courseThis course builds students’ understanding of advanced aspects of French grammar and their facility in applying them to written and oral expression.
Learn more about this courseF313 builds students' understanding of advanced aspects of French grammar and their facility in applying this understanding to written and oral expression.
Learn more about this courseRecent 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.
Learn more about this courseFrench 317 is a broad introduction to Francophone business language and culture that develops the four language skills and their practical applications.
Learn more about this courseThis course serves as a general introduction to the cultural history of medieval France from the Carolingian Empire to 1500.
Learn more about this courseLe cours offre une introduction générale à la civilisation, l’histoire et la culture de la France moderne et contemporaine.
Learn more about this courseFor students preparing an honors project to receive a degree with departmental honors in French.
Learn more about this courseThis course considers the structure of present-day French from the perspective of historical, geographic, and social variation.
Learn more about this courseThis course explores the literary achievements of sixteenth-century France, the Renaissance.
Learn more about this courseEn 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 ».
Learn more about this courseUnder 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.
Learn more about this courseIndependent study on a specific topic not taught in one of this semester's regular courses.
Learn more about this courseContinuation of language and reading development from F491.
Learn more about this courseFor students preparing an honors project to receive a degree with departmental honors in French.
Learn more about this courseIntroduction 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.
Learn more about this courseThis intensive beginning course covers the material of two semesters in one (M100 and M150).
Learn more about this courseContinued 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.
Learn more about this courseThis course is a continuation of Elementary Italian II.
Learn more about this courseStudents partner with Italian university students for conversations in Italian and English, gaining language practice and intercultural understanding.
Learn more about this courseThe 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.
Learn more about this courseThe aim of this course is to provide a clear and comprehensive picture of what the Italian Renaissance was.
Learn more about this courseThis second-year Italian course meets three times a week and builds upon the first three semesters of beginning and intermediate Italian (or equivalent).
Learn more about this courseThis 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.
Learn more about this courseThe 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.
Learn more about this courseIndependent study on a specific topic not taught in one of this semester's regular courses.
Learn more about this courseFor students preparing an honors project to receive a degree with departmental honors in Italian.
Learn more about this courseIn 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?
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