COURSE TITLE: French 1 COURSE NUMBER: FREN 2101.01 CRN 78754 SECTION TIMES/DAYS: 12:40-1:40 p.m. MWF Prof. Dominique Isner-Ball A course intended for students who have not taken French before. Based on a communicative approach, the course emphasizes reading, writing, and oral proficiency in basic French. Materials covered include an introduction to all articles, pronouns, regular and irregular verbs in past and present tenses and in indicative and imperative modes, adjectives, prepositions, and basic vocabulary. -acquired a knowledge of basic French grammar and vocabulary -developed communicative skills in oral, aural and written French -gained a deeper insight into French culture. None Motifs, An introduction to French. Jansma, Kassen. Heinle Thomson 2014. 6th edition. 3 item bundle: Textbook + Student Activity Manual + Ilrn Printed Access Card Class Participation Homework / Lab. work Tests (after each chapter) Cultural activities & Film Reports Oral Presentations Midterm Final Exam Class will be entirely conducted in French, and attendance is compulsory.
COURSE TITLE: French 2 COURSE NUMBER: FREN 2102.01 CRN 78755 SECTION TIMES/DAYS: 11:30-12:30 p.m. MWF Prof. Marc Lony : A continuation of FREN 1101 or FREN 2101. New materials covered include an introduction to pronominal verbs, verbs in the future tense and in the subjunctive and conditional modes, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, and many idiomatic vocabulary and verbal expressions. : - Acquired further knowledge of basic French grammar and vocabulary than in French 1011 or FREN 2101 - Continued to develop communicative skills in oral, aural and written French - Gained a deeper insight into French culture. : FREN 101 or FREN 1101 or FREN 2101 or by LMU Placement Exam. : - Motifs, An introduction to French. Jansma, Kassen. Heinle Thomson 2014. 6th edition. 3 item bundle: Textbook + Student Activity Manual + Ilrn Printed Access Card : - Attendance and class participation - Module tests & Quizzes - Lab. work - Homework - Oral presentations & Film reports - Cultural activities - Midterms - Final exam Class will be conducted in French and attendance is mandatory.
COURSE TITLE: French 3 COURSE NUMBER: FREN 2103.01 CRN 77087 SECTION TIMES/DAYS: 11.30am - 12:30 p.m. MWF Prof. Angelique Allain FLAG: ORAL SKILLS After reviewing FREN 1101 or FREN 2101, and FREN 1102 or FREN 2102, an introduction to more complex linguistic patterns presented in a French / Francophone cultural and comparative context. Includes practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing through discussion of short texts, written exercises and short compositions, and work with multimedia resources. -acquired the ability to understand and discuss literary and culture-based texts in French with more grammatical accuracy and fluency than in French 102 or FREN 1102 or FREN 2102. -developed the skills to write 1-page compositions in French on literary and cultural themes. -gained further understanding of cultural norms in France and in the Francophone world. FREN 1102 or FREN 2102 or LMU Placement Exam. David Stillman & Ronni Gordon, Reprise: French grammar review McGraw Hill, 2007, 2 nd edition, ISBN 9780073535418 Bette Hirsch & Chantal Thompson, Moments littéraires, Houghton Mifflin, 2006, 2 nd edition, ISBN 9780618527731 Attendance and Class Participation Homework Quizzes / Oral presentations Cultural activities & Films reports Chapter tests Midterm Final Exam Class will be entirely conducted in French.
COURSE TITLE: Mastery of French COURSE NUMBER: FREN 3104.01 CRN 77089 SECTION TIMES/DAYS: 12:40-2:10 p.m. MW Prof. Marc Lony FLAG: Oral Skills A course designed for students who want to specialize and/or improve their pronunciation in French. The course will offer a revision of grammar, and an initiation to French literature, drama and poetry through the apprenticeship of French pronunciation. COURSE OBJECTIVES -To introduce French phonetics -To improve French grammar skills -To improve aural and oral skills (pronunciation and intonation in French) -To read aloud and/or perform works of French literature (poems and plays) By the end of this class, students should be able to: - pronounce French correctly - sound closer to French native speakers when speaking French - properly read aloud and /or perform a French literary text - demonstrate an understanding of more complex grammar structures in conversation FREN 203 or FREN 2103 or LMU Placement Exam or consent of instructor. - David Stillman & Ronni Gordon, Reprise, McGraw Hill, 2007. 2 nd edition - C. Kamoun et D. Ripaud -Phonétique essentielle du Français, B1/B2 - Editions Didier, Paris 2017. - Ionesco, La cantatrice chauve, Belin / Gallimard, 2009. Attendance / Class Participation Homework / Lab work Tests & Quizzes Oral presentations / Film reports Cultural activities Midterm / Final Exam COMMENTS Class will be entirely conducted in French, and attendance is compulsory. This class will count towards the French Major/Minor requirements.
COURSE TITLE: Stylistics and Translation COURSE NUMBER: FREN 3450.01 CRN 77091 SECTION TIMES/DAYS: 9:40-11:10am MW Prof. Angelique Allain FLAG: Engaged Learning This workshop will focus on the techniques of translation from French into English (thème) and from English into French (version), in a diversity of contexts. COURSE OBJECTIVES -To learn how the tools of translation work -To recognize the difference between a good and a bad translation -To understand the differences of styles in French and English -To increase knowledge of French vocabulary and grammar -To practice translating various texts from French into English, and English into French. By the end of this class, students should be able to: -properly use bilingual, French, and English dictionaries, etc -to make more idiomatic translations (versus literal translations) -to acknowledge the differences between journalistic, literary, etc. styles in their translations -to have a better knowledge of French grammar and vocabulary FREN 3104 or LMU Placement Exam or consent of instructor. A French/French dictionary, and an English/French-French/English dictionary. Recommended: 1. Le Robert&Collins compact+dictionnaire anglais/français/anglais compact French/English/ French dictionary 2015, ISBN 9782321007289, ADLF. 2. Le petit Robert micro, le micro poche, 2013, ISBN 978321002130, IMPRT 3. Le Robert micro poche, 2015, ISBN 978321006442, ADPCA Handouts and other materials will be provided by instructor Attendance / Class Participation Homework Midterm Final Exam Final Project (translation dossier) COMMENTS This class will count towards the French Major/Minor requirements.
COURSE TITLE: Writing Workshop in French COURSE NUMBER: FREN 3850.01 CRN 77094 SECTION TIMES/DAYS: 9:40-11:10 a.m. TR Prof. Véronique Flambard-Weisbart EXPLORATIONS: Creative Experience FLAG: Writing A course designed to improve written expository prose in French. Practice of various forms of writing, such as extensive, intensive and team writing, through the approach of global simulations. -improved their written expression in French through the practice of various forms of writing -developed critical thinking -gained a deeper insight into French / francophone culture FREN 3104 or by LMU Placement Exam or consent of instructor Flambard-Weisbart & Magnin, Scén@rios, Pédagogies du virtuel, Atelier de lecture et d écriture, Heinle-Thomson, 2007 Writing Portfolio (8 X 3-page compositions) Team writing project Homework (readings, grammar and vocabulary exercises) Journal Class will be conducted exclusively in French, and attendance is mandatory.
Course Title: The French Intellectual Left Course Number: FREN 4998 01 CRN 78902 / EURO 4998 08 CRN 79000 SectionTimes/Days: 11:20pm - 12:50pm TR Instructor: Véronique Flambard-Weisbart Global Immersion Course: VIETNAM: Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta, Hanoi. Trip Dates: March 24-31, 2018 (Easter Break) Lab Fee: $1.575 BCLA Global Immersion Financial Assistance Application Course description: This course will analyze and discuss the history and evolution of the French intellectual from the French Revolution to the present in light of key events in modern French and global history. The Enlightenment, the Russian Revolution, the Popular Front and World War II, the Algerian War and decolonization, Imperialism in French Indochina and the war of independence, and Genocides will be examined through the fiction, history of ideas, theater, and films dealing with the events as well as their lasting impact on French culture and society. As part of subjects to be discussed, the class will examine Universalism, Marxism, Maoism, Surrealism, Existentialism, Postmodernism, Colonialism and Postcolonialism, and the (Post)New-Left in France. Trip description: Students will travel to Vietnam for a week of cultural study in which they will experience various aspects of the aftermaths of imperial culture in French Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos) from 1858 to 1954. Still today, the French cultural footprint is noticeable in Vietnam, through architecture, food, language, and education. Students will arrive in and visit Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in southern Vietnam. The class will experience a day at the Mekong Delta on a boat trip; then from Saigon students will travel to Hanoi, its final destination in northern Vietnam. http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/experience/globallearning/global/ Course objectives: Introduce students to the works of French Intellectuals Trace the evolution of French ideas and their local and global consequences and implementations Gain an understanding of the nuances and diversity of the French Intellectual Left. Student learning outcomes: By the end of this class, successful students will have Improved critical thinking and expression (critical essays, written and oral reports in French) Explored different forms and functions of narratives in French (novels, letters, essays, and films) Gained a deeper understanding of the evolution of the French Intellectual Experienced the impact of French ideas on contemporary local and global societies. Prerequisites/ Recommended background: FREN 3240, FREN 3850, or Instructor's consent. Class will be taught in French. Required texts: TBA (will be available at the LMU bookstore). Course work / Expectations: Attendance to all class activities at LMU and in Vietnam; class participation; homework; Midterm and Final Exams; Final Project (short film documentary in Vietnam). Comments: This class will count towards the French Major/Minor and the European Studies requirements. Students taking the class must participate in the immersion trip to Vietnam.