Fall 2020 French courses
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Undergraduate Courses
For the most recent list, please consult the online course catalog in Nest. This list is provided as a courtesy to those without access to Nest. Registration begins Wed., April 15
Fall 2020
FREN 121: Intermediate French (satisfies WLR, French minor, LBC)
- FREN 121-01: meets Online asynchronous 鈥 Dr Redouane [CRN: 40955]
- FREN 121-02: meets MR 12:45-2:00 HawkMix 鈥 Dr LaFountain [CRN: 40956]
DegreeWorks says you need FREN132 or FREN204?
No worries! Enroll in FREN203 and/or FREN205 for fall. Just drop by Dr. Loysen鈥檚 office to fill out a form so DegreeWorks will recognize the substitution or write to her at loysenk@montclair.edu
FREN 203: Mastering French (satisfies French minor, major, LBC) [CRN: 40957]
Formerly called 鈥淔rench Stylistics & Composition.鈥 Prerequisite(s): FREN 121 or departmental approval. Skills of the French language. Intensive vocabulary practice, laboratory drills, grammar review and weekly compositions, integrated into an intensive language program.
- Meets MR 2:15-3:30 HawkMix 鈥 Dr Redouane
听FREN 205: Perfecting French Pronunciation (satisfies French minor, major) [CRN: 44614]
Formerly called 鈥淔rench Phonetics.鈥 Prerequisite(s): FREN 112 or departmental approval. Weekly transcriptions, problems of articulation, rhythm, accentuation and intonation; intensive language laboratory work. 3 hours lecture.
- Meets MR 9:45-11:00 Hawk to Hawk 鈥 Prof. Saxon
FREN 350: Translation I (satisfies French minor, major, LBC) [CRN: 40958]
Prerequisite(s): FREN 203 or departmental approval. Techniques of translation English-French, French-English. Vocabulary, comparative sentence structure, analysis and expression of ideas and images. Meets the Graduation Writing Requirement for majors in French and Professional French Translation.
- Meets ONLINE asynchronous 鈥 Dr. Loysen
FREN 367. Seminar: Les Mis and More: Victor Hugo’s Legacy (satisfies French minor, major) [CRN: 47296]
Prerequisite(s): FREN 210 or departmental approval. This course–taught in French–is open to advanced undergraduates interested in learning more about Victor Hugo and the ways in which his writing, artwork, politics, and commitment to social justice influenced nineteenth-century French society. Special attention will be devoted to the ways in which adaptations of his works have shaped contemporary thought.
- Wednesdays from 5:30-8:00pm. HawkLive. With Dr. Emery
FREN470. Contemporary North African Writers [CRN: 47526]
Open to advanced undergraduate students having completed at least two 300-level courses or their equivalent. La production romanesque f茅minine publi茅e au Maroc ces derni猫res ann茅es constitue un bon t茅moignage du d茅veloppement de la litt茅rature f茅minine maghr茅bine contemporaine d鈥檈xpression fran莽aise. La pr茅sence d鈥檜ne nouvelle g茅n茅ration d鈥櫭ヽrivaines se caract茅rise par une cr茅ation litt茅raire marqu茅e par de nouvelles pr茅occupations esth茅tiques se distinguant de ses a卯n茅es aussi bien par sa modernit茅 que par son originalit茅. Le but de ce cours est de faire conna卯tre certaines de ces 茅crivaines contemporaines et leurs 茅crits et de mettre en valeur l鈥檕riginalit茅 et la sp茅cificit茅 des th猫mes trait茅s, des styles et des formes de leurs proc茅d茅s d鈥櫭ヽriture romanesque.
- Meets Thursdays 5:30 pm-08:00 pm HawkMix with Dr Redouane
Undergraduate Advising Appointments
Write to Dr. Loysen (loysenk@montclair.edu)
Graduate Courses
Summer 2020
FREN514: Exploits, Disguise, and Trickery in Medieval French Literature
Why are there so many stories of grand feats, mistaken identity, and mischief-making of all kinds in medieval French literature? Through a study of a range of texts from the early Middle Ages to the eve of the Renaissance, we will attempt to answer this question. Our texts will be drawn from narrative, poetic, and theatrical traditions. Texts to include: La Chanson de Roland, Tristan et Iseut, selected Lais by Marie de France, Aucassin et Nicolette, selected fabliaux and farces, and Fran莽ois Villon鈥檚 Testament.
–Online with Dr. Loysen
Fall 2020
Registration begins Wed., April 15
FREN521: Translation, Reading & Culture [CRN: 47072]
Conducted in French. Introduction to translation practice through evaluation of a series of texts meant to help students explore the special textual and cultural difficulties inherent in the translation process. Students will explore the role culture plays in all areas of translation, across a variety of subject areas (such as literature, business, medicine, media, and technology). Special emphasis will be paid to how ideas, words, and sentences are transposed across cultures, languages, and contexts, using methods of textual analysis.
– Online asynchronous with Dr. Loysen
FREN535: Les Mis and More: Victor Hugo’s Legacy [CRN: 47073]
Conducted in French. This graduate-level course focuses on the ways in which Victor Hugo鈥檚 writing, artwork, politics, and commitment to social justice influenced nineteenth-century French society. Special attention will be devoted to the ways in which adaptations of his works have shaped contemporary thought. Course number may be repeated one more time for a total of six credits, as long as the seminar topic is different each time. 3 hours lecture.
Wednesdays from 5:30-8:00pm. HawkLive. With Dr. Emery
FREN546: Contemporary North African Writers [CRN: 47074]
Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduate students having completed at least two 300-level courses or their equivalent.
La production romanesque f茅minine publi茅e au Maroc ces derni猫res ann茅es constitue un bon t茅moignage du d茅veloppement de la litt茅rature f茅minine maghr茅bine contemporaine d鈥檈xpression fran莽aise. La pr茅sence d鈥檜ne nouvelle g茅n茅ration d鈥櫭ヽrivaines se caract茅rise par une cr茅ation litt茅raire marqu茅e par de nouvelles pr茅occupations esth茅tiques se distinguant de ses a卯n茅es aussi bien par sa modernit茅 que par son originalit茅. Le but de ce cours est de faire conna卯tre certaines de ces 茅crivaines contemporaines et leurs 茅crits et de mettre en valeur l鈥檕riginalit茅 et la sp茅cificit茅 des th猫mes trait茅s, des styles et des formes de leurs proc茅d茅s d鈥櫭ヽriture romanesque.
Thursdays 5:30 pm-08:00 pm Hawk Mix. With Dr Redouane
MA Graduate Comprehensive Exam [CRN: 45797]
Open to those who have completed 18 credits toward the MA in French, Concentration in French Studies. 0 credit.
Continuous Matriculation [CRN:41025].
Graduate students unable to register for courses should maintain their matriculation by registering for this non-credit class. See the Graduate Policy manual.
Graduate Advising Appointments
Write to Dr. Emery (emerye@montclair.edu)