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Course Listing for FRANCOPHONE STUDIES - Spring 2027 (ALL: 01/25/2027 - 05/14/2027)
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No.		 Course ID Title Credits Type Instructor(s) Days:Times Location Permission
Required		 Dist Qtr
1026 FREN-102-01 Elementary French II 1.00 LEC Evelein,Isabel MWF: 9:00AM-9:50AM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: C- or better in French 101 or equivalent.
  NOTE: Five seats reserved for First Year Students.
  Continuation of 101, emphasizing oral practice, consolidation of basic grammar skills, compositions and reading comprehension.
1238 FREN-102-02 Elementary French II 1.00 LEC Evelein,Isabel MWF: 10:00AM-10:50AM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: C- or better in French 101 or equivalent.
  NOTE: Five seats reserved for First Year Students.
  Continuation of 101, emphasizing oral practice, consolidation of basic grammar skills, compositions and reading comprehension.
2459 FREN-151-01 French Film Festival 0.50 LEC Humphreys,Karen L TBA TBA HUM Q2
  Enrollment limited to 29 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with FILM, LACS
  NOTE: 5 seats reserved for first year students, 8 seats for sophomores, 8 seats for juniors, and 8 seats for seniors
  A half-credit course offered in conjunction with the annual spring French Film Festival. Class meetings and film screenings will take place in March and April. Two mandatory workshops will take place prior to and following the festival at a time to be announced. Students are required to attend all film showings. Students taking the course for credit in French will be required to do all written work in French and to attend French language versions of the two supplemental workshops. Course may not be taken on a pass/fail basis.
1149 FREN-201-01 Intermediate French I 1.00 LEC Humphreys,Karen L MWF: 10:00AM-10:50AM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: C- or better in French 102 or equivalent.
  Review of basic grammatical concepts and development of fundamental language skills, with increasing emphasis on written expression and spoken accuracy. Use is made of video-based presentations. Since significant linguistic progress cannot be achieved in 201 alone, students wishing to acquire proficiency should plan to take both 201 and 202 in sequence.
1028 FREN-202-01 Intermediate French II 1.00 LEC Bouchakour,Walid MWF: 10:00AM-10:50AM TBA GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: C- or better in French 201 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
  Further reinforcement of written and spoken skills, with continuing practice in the use of complex grammatical structures and greater emphasis on the mastery of contemporary usage through extensive class discussion, reading, and writing.
1027 FREN-241-01 Adv Composition & Style 1.00 LEC Bouchakour,Walid MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM TBA GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: C- or better in French 202 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
  Development of a high level of proficiency through the reading and analysis of texts and films in contemporary idiomatic French, with considerable emphasis on attainment of grammatical accuracy.
2789 FREN-247-01 Race and Empire 1.00 SEM Bouchakour,Walid MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM TBA GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: C- or better in French 241 or permission of instructor
  What does it mean to study an imperial language in a time of unfinished decolonization? What role have literature, cinema, and the arts played in anti-imperial struggles and liberation movements across the French-speaking world? How is the emergence of French as a global language related to France's status as a (neo-)colonial power? This course focuses on decolonial approaches to the French-language literatures and cultures of Africa and the Caribbean as well as their diasporas. It provides an introduction to the long, ongoing histories of French slavery, colonization, and their afterlives. Through literary texts, film, works of art, and historical documents, students will grapple with unresolved questions related to historical memory, colonial violence, and reparations. Course conducted in French.
2985 FREN-273-01 Comics and Graphic Novels 1.00 SEM Buzay,Elisabeth H. TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM TBA GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: LACS-273-01
  How do we read and interpret texts and images in comics and graphic novels? Why are these works so powerful and so appealing? Mediums combining texts and images for the purpose of graphic storytelling are extremely popular. Known in French as “bandes dessinées” (comics), these works are a mainstream form of cultural production in Francophone and European cultures. In English the term “graphic novels” describes a related medium that functions similarly. In this course (taught in English), we will explore how comic books and graphic novels use text and images, and the interaction between the two, to depict stories. Analyzing texts mainly in the Franco-Belgian tradition, students will critically engage with these mediums by undertaking literary, visual, and genre analyses, as well as creative activities.
1651 FREN-281-01 Conversational French 1.00 LEC Evelein,Isabel MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM TBA GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: C- or better in French 241 or permission of instructor
  This course is designed for students who want to acquire greater proficiency in their oral expression and are interested in current events. We will examine current political, social, historical and educational issues as they appear in French newspapers and magazines such as L’Express, Le Monde, Le Nouvel Observateur and other online resources. Students will participate in class discussions, prepare oral reports and conduct presentations on the issues under study.
2965 FREN-310-01 Writing the Self 1.00 SEM Buzay,Elisabeth H. TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM TBA GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: C- or better in French 247, 248, 251 or 252 or permission of instructor.
  How and why do authors write about themselves? This class will take on the topic of the Francophone autobiography—and beyond—to explore this question and others related to writing about the self. By reading examples of such works and of the theoretical approaches to autobiography, students will discover the surprising variety of writings about the self. Beyond traditional autobiography, Francophone authors have also developed other forms and genres of writing about the self, including essays, auto-fiction, and autobiography-inspired fiction, which will be studied as well. In addition, using a creative-critical approach, students will engage in different approaches to writing about themselves, as a further means of discovering how and why one writes the self. This course is conducted in French.
1160 FREN-399-01 Independent Study 1.00 - 2.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment.
2131 FREN-401-01 Senior Seminar 1.00 SEM Provitola,Blase A. MW: 2:55PM-4:10PM TBA Y WEB  
  Enrollment limited to 9 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: C- or better in at least one 300-level course in French literature or the equivalent, and permission of instructor.
  This seminar is required of all seniors majoring in Francophone Studies. Over the term, students will work collaboratively on a senior capstone project in the form of a research paper, and the whole class will undertake a number of readings in common in order to provide informed criticism of one another’s papers. Depending on enrollment, the class may also spend part of the semester considering a special topic, author or genre in Francophone Studies.
1159 FREN-466-01 Teaching Assistant 0.50 - 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Submission of the special registration form, available online, and the approval of the instructor are required for enrollment. Guidelines are available in the College Bulletin. (0.5 - 1 course credit)