French and Italian

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

French and Italian Courses

The department offers courses in French, Italian, and Arabic. For a detailed description of courses offered each semester, contact the Department of French and Italian. French courses are conducted in French and Italian courses are conducted in Italian, unless otherwise indicated. Students may not receive credit for a course that is prerequisite to, or whose equivalent is prerequisite to, a higher-level course they have already completed.

French courses numbered 150-199 are intended primarily for advanced undergraduates; graduate students should consult with their advisor before registering for these courses.

With the exception of the interdisciplinary track, only one course in English may be used to fulfill requirements for the undergraduate major in French. This restriction does not apply to courses taught in English with an additional semester hour in French. Students should consult with their advisor before registering.

Students who have had significant experience with French through study or foreign residence should consult with the department before enrolling in any French course.

French, Primarily for Undergraduates

009:001 Elementary French I	4 s.h.
For students who have no knowledge of French. Offered fall semesters. GE: foreign language.

009:002 Elementary French II	4 s.h.
Offered spring semesters. GE: foreign language. Prerequisite: 009:001 or equivalent.

009:005 Texts and Contexts: French-Speaking World	3 s.h.
Development of skills in reading, understanding, and critically engaging with literary texts, and of research skills for informed inquiry; sense of oneself as a situated reader; range of texts reflecting diversity of French and Francophone writers. GE: interpretation of literature.

009:010 First-Year French Review	5 s.h.
A year in one semester. GE: foreign language.

009:011 Intermediate French I	4 s.h.
GE: foreign language. Prerequisite: 009:002 or 009:010 or equivalent.

009:012 Intermediate French II	4 s.h.
Continuation of 009:011. GE: foreign language. Prerequisite: 009:011 or equivalent.

009:026 Oral Expression in French I	2 s.h.
Prerequisite: 009:002 or 009:010 or equivalent.

009:029 First-Year Seminar	1-2 s.h.
Small discussion class taught by a faculty member; topics chosen by instructor; may include outside activities (e.g., films, lectures, performances, readings, visits to research facilities). Taught in English. Prerequisite: first- or second-semester standing.

009:030 Cultural Misunderstandings: France and U.S.A.	3 s.h.
Key moments in the history of relations between the United States and France, from similarities underlying democratic principles to recent divergent worldviews. Taught in English. GE: humanities.

009:055 Revolutions in 19th-Century France	3 s.h.
GE: humanities. Same as 033:055.

009:060 Fashioning France: The Land and Its People	3 s.h.
The beauty of France; distinctive regional differences, richness, diversity; why France appeals to travelers worldwide.

009:070 Nature/Ecology French Philosophy and Fiction	3 s.h.
Representations of the natural world in literary works from the 16th to the 20th centuries and in film; readings in English translation. GE: interpretation of literature.

French, for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

009:105 Third-Year French	3 s.h.
Development of reading skills in French; composition and review of basic grammar structures. Prerequisite: 009:012 or equivalent.

009:106 Oral Expression in French II	2 s.h.
Second in a three-course sequence. Pre- or corequisite: 009:012 or equivalent.

009:108 Introduction to French Literature: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries	3 s.h.
Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.

009:109 Introduction to French Literature: Nineteenth Century	3 s.h.
Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.

009:110 Introduction to French Literature: Twentieth Century	3 s.h.
Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.

009:111 Introduction to Reading and Writing in Literature	3 s.h.
Development of analytical, organizational skills for interpretation of literature; readings in prose, poetry, drama, criticism; emphasis on essay writing. Prerequisite: 009:012 or equivalent.

009:112 French Grammar	3 s.h.
Study of word forms, sentence patterns for more accurate use of French. Prerequisite: 009:012 or equivalent.

009:113 French Civilization	3 s.h.
Institutions and events from the beginning of French civilization to the Renaissance. GE: foreign civilization and culture. Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.

009:114 French Civilization	3 s.h.
From Renaissance to Revolution. GE: foreign civilization and culture. Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.

009:115 Business French	3 s.h.
Language of economics and business; practice in business correspondence and communication, active use of business vocabulary. Offered fall semesters. Prerequisite: 009:112 or equivalent or consent of course supervisor.

009:116 Cinema, Society, and Culture in Twentieth-Century France	3 s.h.
French cultural and social history of the 20th century introduced through selected fictional and documentary films of the period. Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.

009:118 Topics in French Studies I	3 s.h.
Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.

009:120 French-Speaking Cultures	3 s.h.
Features of cultures in which French is spoken; North Africa, Subsaharan Africa, the Indian Ocean, Indochina, the West Indies, Canada, Europe; cinema, music, literature, the arts, the media. Prerequisite: 009:111 or equivalent.

009:124 Study Abroad: Language	3 s.h.
Written and spoken French; listening, speaking, reading, writing in cultural contexts. Prerequisite: 009:012 or equivalent.

009:127 Study Abroad: Culture	3 s.h.
Geography, history, architecture, painting, music of France; readings, slides, video and audio cassettes, visits to sites of cultural significance. Prerequisite: 009:012 or equivalent.

009:130 Paris and the Art of Urban Life	3 s.h.
Same as 01H:157, 033:130.

009:136 Oral Expression in French III	2 s.h.
Last in a three-course sequence. Prerequisite: 009:106 or equivalent.

009:144 Tales of Love in French Literature	3 s.h.
The problematic of love, politics and poetics of desire; selected works, Middle Ages to 20th century. Prerequisite: 009:111 or consent of instructor.

009:146 Francophone Cinema	2-3 s.h.
Introduction to the cinema of French-speaking countries outside of France; history, production, distribution; issues of colonialism, postcolonial identities, gender, social realism, diasporas, popular culture. Prerequisite: 009:012 or equivalent or consent of instructor.

009:147 French Cinema	3-4 s.h.
GE: foreign civilization and culture. Prerequisite: 009:012 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Same as 048:105.

009:148 Gender and Sexuality in French Cinema	3 s.h.
Cultural, historical, semiotic approach to studying construction of gender identity and sexual codes in French cinema from 1920s to present. Prerequisite: 009:111 or 048:001 or 048:002 or 131:010 or consent of instructor. Same as 048:167, 131:167.

009:161 Topics in French Civilization	3 s.h.
Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112, or equivalents.

009:163 Francophone Literature of the African Diaspora	3 s.h.
Literatures and cultures of Africa, the Caribbean, and the Indian Ocean analyzed through fiction, essays, films, documentaries. Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112, or equivalents, or consent of instructor.

009:164 Qu&gml.acu.ebecois Literature	3 s.h.
Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112, or equivalents.

009:168 Post-Colonial Literature in France	3 s.h.
Literatures and cultures of Arabo-French (Beur) and Afro-French immigrations. Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112, or equivalents. Same as 048:168.

009:170 Early Modern French Literature and Culture	3-4 s.h.
Literary representations of social trends in early modern France. Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112.

009:178 Topics in French Studies II	3 s.h.
French and/or Francophone literature or culture. Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112, or equivalents.

009:186 Twentieth-Century French Poetry	3-4 s.h.
Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112, or equivalents.

009:187 Aspects of Poetry	3 s.h.
Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112, or equivalents.

009:188 Twentieth-Century French Drama	3-4 s.h.
Prerequisite: 009:111 or 009:112 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Same as 049:189.

009:191 Early Modern Culture	3 s.h.
Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112, or equivalents. Same as 048:191.

009:192 French Classical Literature	3 s.h.
Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112, or equivalents.

009:193 French Literature of the Enlightenment	3 s.h.
Principal literary genres and key issues from the Enlightenment; aristocratic libertinism of the early 18th century to radical tendencies of the Revolutionary period. Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112, or equivalents.

009:196 Independent Study	arr.
Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112, or equivalents, or consent of instructor.

009:197 Techniques of Translation	3 s.h.
Methodology of translation; comparative stylistics; original texts from English-to-French translation project. Prerequisite: 009:112 or consent of instructor. Same as 048:197.

009:198 Honors Research and Thesis	3 s.h.
Prerequisites: 009:111 and 009:112, or equivalents, or consent of instructor.

French, Primarily for Graduate Students

009:205 French for Reading/Research	3 s.h.

009:206 French for Reading/Research	3 s.h.

009:208 Introduction to Graduate Study in French	1 s.h.
Expectations, resources, and opportunities of graduate study in French; introduction to course work, development of preprofessional competencies.

009:209 Grammar in Second Language Teaching/Learning	3 s.h.
Grammar, second language acquisition, and teaching. Taught in English, projects in varied languages. Same as 164:225.

009:210 Comparative Stylistics	3 s.h.
Translation from English to French, including literary texts. Same as 048:211.

009:212 Realism and Naturalism	3 s.h.
Representative novels of Realist and Naturalist movements, in historical, literary, and theoretical context.

009:214 Studies in the Enlightenment	3 s.h.

009:215 The Renaissance in France	3 s.h.

009:216 Studies in the Nineteenth Century	3 s.h.
Introduction to the literary traditions of 19th-century France; principal literary and aesthetic movements of the century (Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism); prose, poetry, theater. Repeatable.

009:220 Topics in French Studies	3 s.h.
Repeatable.

009:221 Literature of the Twentieth Century	3 s.h.

009:222 New Historicisms in France	3 s.h.
Theory and practice of historical interpretation developed by the "Annales" historians and in the philosophical discourses of Michel Foucault, Michel de Certeau, other prominent postmodern critics.

009:223 French History in/and Cinema	3 s.h.
French cinema's role in constructing 20th-century discourse on national and cultural identity and in shaping modern France's historical imagination.

009:224 Modern French Novel	3 s.h.

009:225 Literature of Immigration in France	3 s.h.
Contemporary literature written by non-European immigrants in France; issues of identity, institutional power, exclusion, displacement; rhetorical strategies used in these decentered texts to open a discursive/subversive space in canonical literary discourse.

009:227 Studies in the Seventeenth Century	3 s.h.

009:234 Principles of Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages	3 s.h.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same as 013:221, 039:234, 041:234.

009:236 Topics in SLA: Speaking	3 s.h.
Theory, pedagogy, research, and assessment in second language speaking. Same as 035:228, 164:221.

009:237 Second Language Acquisition Research and Theory I	3 s.h.
Same as 035:201, 039:200, 39J:201, 164:201.

009:238 Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition	3 s.h.
Same as 013:253, 035:212, 164:211.

009:239 Advanced CALL Curriculum Development	3 s.h.
Same as 013:254, 035:214, 164:214.

009:240 Studies in Francophone Literatures	3 s.h.
Historical, anthropological, comparative approach to Francophone literatures and cultures; Afro/Indo-Caribbean religions in literatures, theoretical and critical discourses, women's literature and cinema.

009:241 Seminar: 19th-Century French Art/Literature/Culture	1-3 s.h.
Repeatable. Same as 01H:360.

009:260 Critical Theory and Practice	3 s.h.

009:277 Thesis	arr.

009:279 Independent Study	arr.

009:355 Seminar	3 s.h.
Repeatable.

Italian, Primarily for Undergraduates

018:001 Elementary Italian	4 s.h.
For students who have no knowledge of Italian. Offered fall semesters. GE: foreign language.

018:002 Elementary Italian II	4 s.h.
Offered spring semesters. GE: foreign language. Prerequisite: 018:001 or equivalent.

018:011 Intermediate Italian	4 s.h.
Offered fall semesters. GE: foreign language. Prerequisite: 018:002 or equivalent.

018:012 Intermediate Italian II	4 s.h.
Offered spring semesters. GE: foreign language. Prerequisite: 018:011 or equivalent.

018:013 Conversational Italian	2 s.h.
Offered fall semesters. Prerequisite: 018:002 or 018:103.

018:014 Conversational Italian II	2 s.h.
Offered spring semesters. Prerequisite: 018:002 or 018:103 or equivalent.

018:029 First-Year Seminar	1-2 s.h.
Small discussion class taught by a faculty member; topics chosen by instructor; may include outside activities (e.g., films, lectures, performances, readings, visits to research facilities). Taught in English. Prerequisite: first- or second-semester standing.

018:030 Italian for Travelers	2 s.h.
Conversational skills in Italian.

018:053 Independent Study	arr.

Italian for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

018:103 Intensive Elementary Italian	6 s.h.
Offered spring semesters. GE: foreign language. Prerequisite: two years of another foreign language.

018:105 Modern Italian Fiction	3 s.h.
Prerequisite: 018:012.

018:106 Modern Italian Poetry and Drama	3 s.h.
Continuation of 018:105, but may be taken as independent unit. Prerequisite: 018:012 or equivalent.

018:111 Advanced Italian	3-4 s.h.
Offered fall semesters. Prerequisite: 018:012 or equivalent.

018:112 Advanced Italian	3-4 s.h.
Offered spring semesters. Prerequisite: 018:111.

018:114 Studies in Italian Language	3 s.h.
Prerequisite: 018:112 or equivalent.

018:119 Medieval Italian Literature	3 s.h.
Prerequisite: 018:012.

018:120 Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature	3 s.h.
Continuation of 018:119. Prerequisite: 018:012.

018:132 Images of Modern Italy	3-4 s.h.
Survey of Italy's history since Unification; diverse aspects of modern Italian culture and society through visual and textural materials. GE: foreign civilization and culture or humanities. Prerequisite: 018:012 for students earning 4 s.h.

018:153 Independent Study	arr.

018:198 Honors Research and Thesis	3 s.h.

Italian, Primarily for Graduate Students

018:217 Studies in Italian Literature	3 s.h.

018:279 Independent Study	arr.

Arabic Language and Literature

195:101 Elementary Arabic I	3-4 s.h.
Speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. GE: foreign language.

195:102 Elementary Arabic II	3-4 s.h.
Continuation of 195:101. GE: foreign language.

195:103 Intermediate Arabic I	3-4 s.h.
Communication in speaking and writing; cultural topics. GE: foreign language. Prerequisite: 195:102.

195:104 Intermediate Arabic II	3-4 s.h.
Continuation of 195:103. GE: foreign language. Prerequisite: 195:103.

195:110 Accelerated Elementary Arabic	4, 6 s.h.
Elementary Arabic I-II in one semester. GE: foreign language.

195:112 Accelerated Intermediate Arabic	4, 6 s.h.
Intermediate Arabic I-II in one semester; grammar, syntax, vocabulary; reading, writing, conversation. Prerequisite: 195:102 or 195:110 or equivalent.

195:120 Third-Year Conversational Arabic	2 s.h.
Conversational practice with a native speaker; for students who have completed fourth-semester Arabic. Prerequisite: 195:104 or 195:112 or equivalent; closed to native or heritage speakers of Arabic.

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