Students registered in any of the language courses (103, 106, 121, 122, 125, 212, 215) should plan to attend weekly oral tutorials as scheduled in the Registration Guide. A multi-media laboratory is also available on a library basis. Students who have completed the Immersion program in French to Grade 12, the ACFC program in French, or the French program in a Designated School, must register in FREN 128 and 218. Students having graduated from Grade 12 in an Immersion program will not be allowed to register in FREN 121/122 or 125 for credit. Students with credit for French 30 (Grade 12 Core French) must take FREN 121/122, 125. Students with an additional background in French beyond the Grade 12 level should consult the Department before registering.
Note: Students taking approved summer immersion French language courses will receive transfer credit for junior or senior French which may be used to satisfy the French degree requirements for the Honours, Double Honours, Four-year, Three-year, Minor or Recognition in French, to a maximum of 6 credit units. Students with transfer credit for an approved summer immersion course must obtain written permission from the Department, prior to registering in subsequent French language courses. Failure to do so may result in loss of credit.
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES
FREN 303.3
History of French Language
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): FREN 128 and 218 or 212 and 215.
Describes and exemplifies the history of the dialects spoken in France from Roman times, especially the one which evolved into modern international French.
FREN 304.3
French Phonetics Theory and Practice
1/2(3L-1P)
Prerequisite(s): FREN 128 and 218 or 212 and 215.
Conducted entirely in French, this course deals with the theory and practice of standard European and Canadian French pronunciation, corrective phonetics, phonetic transcription and the phenomena of elision, liaison, enchainement and syllabification.
FREN 312.3
(Formerly 302)
Advanced French Grammar
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): French 215 or 218
A study of French grammar at the advanced level based on grammatical analysis.
Note: Students with credit for FREN 302 may not take this course for credit.
FREN 314.3
Introduction to Translation
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units in French at the 200 level. A grade of 70% or above is desirable.
An introduction to translation from French to English. A number of different kinds of texts (general, specialized, literary) will be translated, and various approaches to translation will be studied.
FREN 317.3
French Literature of 17th Century
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): FREN 220 or 230.
Representative authors, works, and literary movements will be studied.
FREN 318.3
French Literature of 18th Century
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): FREN 220 or 230.
A study of the writers of 18th-century France who were most influential in the development of the philosophe movement, with particular emphasis on Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot and Rousseau.
FREN 319.3
French Literature of 19th Century
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): FREN 220 or 230.
Representative authors, works, and literary movements will be studied.
FREN 320.3
French Literature of 20th Century
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): FREN 220 or 230.
Beginning with Proust, the course will cover major writers and literary movements in the novel, the theatre and poetry, but will concentrate on the novel at the beginning of the century, the literature of the absurd, and the nouveau-roman.
FREN 334.3
Poetry of Quebec
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): FREN 220 or 230.
A study of the development of poetry in Quebec: forms and main themes.
FREN 343.3
Novel in Quebec
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): FREN 220 or 230.
Studies the development of the novel in Quebec with emphasis on contemporary works.