French Department course offerings 2024-2025
See courses offered by the French Department.
FR 1Z06 A/B – Intensive French I: Beginner
An intensive course for developing basic skills in both written and spoken French. The normal sequel to this course is FRENCH 2Z06 A/B.
FR 2Z06 A/B - Intensive French II: Elementary
A sequel to FRENCH 1Z06 A/B. Review of grammatical structures. Expansion of vocabulary. Conversation practice. Study of texts with class discussions. The normal sequel to this course is FRENCH 2M06 A/B. This course cannot be applied toward a Minor in French.
FR 1A06 A/B – Introduction to French Studies: Intermediate
Equivalent to FRENCH 2M06 A/B. Review of grammar, oral and written practice, and introduction to literary analysis.
FR 2E03 – Survey of Quebec Literature and Culture
Selected novels, plays and poems representative of the main currents of Quebec literature and culture.
FR 2B03 – French Language Practice I
A course designed to improve competence in oral and written expression. Written proficiency includes the study of vocabulary, grammar and composition. The oral component will stress listening, comprehension and conversational proficiency.
FR 2BB3 – French Practice II
Continuation of FRENCH 2B03.
FR 2G03 – French Practice: Elementary Translation
An introduction to translation and comparative stylistics. The translation of texts from English to French will also serve as an exercise in applied grammar.
FR 2I03 – Professional French I
An introduction to Professional French through study of terminology from several fields, placed in context. Will focus on case studies and current media. May include medical, legal or journalistic French, among other areas.
FR 2F03 – Survey of French and Francophone Literature
Examination of a representative sampling of texts from various periods and genres.
FR 2L03 – Introduction to Literary Analysis
Introduction to various techniques and approaches in literary analysis, with practical application to Francophone texts from different eras and literary genres.
FR 2AC3 – Introduction to Francophone Literatures and Cultures
An overview of the francophone literatures and cultures outside of Europe and Canada (Africa, Caribbean and Asia) in both their specificity and their interconnectedness.
FR 3AA3 – The Modern French-Canadian Novel
A study of representative novels by contemporary authors with emphasis upon the relationship between representation and meaning. A discussion of how the novel breaks away from the past, to focus on a present and future of self-affirmation open to individual freedom, diversity and difference.
FR 3C03 – French Language Practice III
Oral and written production and comprehension.
FR 3FF3 – Francophone Cinemas
In this course students will view and analyze Francophone films from around the world. Connections will also be drawn with corresponding literary works.
FR 3W03 – Twentieth-Century French Literature
Key movements and texts of 20th century literature, to the 1960s.
FR 3GG3 – Elementary Translation from French to English
An introduction to translation and comparative stylistics. The translation of texts from French to English will also serve as an exercise in applied grammar.
FR 3HH3 – Francophone Voices in Canada
A survey of Francophone Canadian literature produced outside of Quebec (most notably in Ontario and the Maritimes) as well as North American Indigenous literature written in French.
FR 3II3 – Professional French II
Follow-up to FRENCH 2I03. Will include study of terminology from different fields, placed in context.
FR 3KK3 – Revolutionary Literature Before the Revolution: Voltaire, Rousseau and Beaumarchais
Texts representing the main aspects of Enlightenment thought and literature from Candide to the Revolution.
FR 4CC3 – Theoretical Reflections on Interdisciplinarity
This course explores the formation of academic disciplines and the emergence of interdisciplinary thought in Western science and humanities. Aspects of theoretical reflection on interdisciplinarity by post-structuralist thinkers will also be discussed.
FR 4T03 – Independent Study
The student will prepare under the supervision of a faculty member a research paper involving independent research in an area of study in which the student has already demonstrated a high level of basic knowledge. It is the student’s responsibility to complete a proposal and secure the agreement of an instructor prior to registration
FR 4Y03 – Topics in 20th-Century French Literature
Previous topics include Women’s Writing, The Essay, and Gay and Lesbian Novel in France. Consult the Department concerning the topic to be offered.
FR 4A03 – French Language Practice
Oral and written production and comprehension.
FR 4LL3 – Topics in Francophone Literatures
Topics may include: important issues in Francophone literatures outside of Europe and Canada, such as women and literature, margins in literature, representation of the self and the other; questions of genres in Francophone literatures; Francophone cinema; literature and history, culture, etc.
FR 4P06 A/B – French as a Second Language: From Theory to Practice
An experiential learning course for students who are interested in pursuing a teaching career. It will combine observation, reflection, theory and practical experimentation on teaching French as a second language, with placements organized through the Hamilton-Wentworth School Boards.