FFS 1111 : Introductory French I
Groundwork in French, including oral proficiency, aural comprehension and reading; for students with no prior knowledge of French. Supplementary language laboratory work and oral drills.
French and Francophone Studies
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FFS 1112 : Introductory French II
Groundwork in French, including oral proficiency, aural comprehension and reading; for students with one year of high school French. Supplementary language laboratory work and oral drills. Students should have completed FFS 1111 or equivalent.
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Credits 4FFS 1121 : Intermediate French I
Review of grammar, composition, reading and conversation. Students should have completed FFS 1112 or equivalent.
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Credits 3FFS 1122 : Intermediate French II
Review of grammar, composition, reading and conversation. Students should have completed FFS 1121 or equivalent.
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Credits 3FFS 1130 : Intensive French Language
Regular practice in conversation and composition with review of grammar and continuing work on language skills in French. Offered in Lille through the Villanova-in-Lille program and Intensive Language and Culture Summer Program in Lille and Paris.
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Credits 3FFS 1131 : Conversation and Composition I
Regular practice in conversation and composition with review of grammar and continuing work on language skills in French. Students should have completed FFS 1122 or the equivalent.
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Credits 3FFS 1132 : Conversation & Composition II
Regular practice in conversation and composition with review of grammar and continuing work on language skills in French. Students should have completed FFS 1131 or the equivalent.
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Credits 3FFS 1134 : Business French
An introduction to French business terminology and discourse related to economic, finance, and management.
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FFS 1122 or FRE 1122
FFS 1138 : Advanced Grammar
Intensive practice of spoken and written French.
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FFS 1132 or FRE 1132
FFS 1139 : Intercultural Comm in French
Offered in Lille through the Villanova-in-Lille program, this course aims to develop students' intercultural sensitivity and competence by helping them to reflect on their experiences as they occur.
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Credits 3FFS 1140 : Writing & Stylistics in French
Intensive practice in written expression and textual analysis. Compositions are modeled on selected French texts.
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FFS 1132 or FRE 1132
FFS 1151 : Intro to Translation of French
Introduction to the principles of translation from French to English and from English to French. Prerequisite: FFS 1132 or approval from the FFS coordinator.
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FFS 1132 or FRE 1132
FFS 2075 : Introduction to French Cinema
Introduction to major works of French cinema from the silent era to the 2000s. Prerequiste: FFS 1132 or authorization from instructor.
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FFS 1132
FFS 2076 : Intro To Francophone Cinema
Introduction to major films from various Francophone traditions (Maghreb, Sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean, Quebec). Prerequisite: FFS 1132 or authorization from instructor.
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FFS 1132
FFS 2077 : French and Belgian Cinemas
This course aims to explore how contemporary French and Belgian films with narratives set on the border between the two countries engage with questions of class, race, gender, and sex. Through the close analysis of key scenes, students will develop a keen awareness of the techniques that inform the film medium.
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Credits 3FFS 2220 : Lit and Culture of France
Significant developments in the arts, society, and literature in France from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. Pre-requisite: FFS 1132 or authorization from instructor.
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FFS 1132
FFS 2221 : Lit/Cult Francophone World
Significant developments in the literatures of the French-speaking world from the 20th century to the present.
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FFS 1132
FFS 2285 : Intro to Comics of French Expr
An overview of the voices, forms and innovations of the comics traditions of France and the French-speaking world. Works studied may include Tintin, Asterix et Obelix, Persepolis, Lapinot, Gaston Lagaffe.
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FFS 1132
FFS 2993 : Service Learning Internship
Translation of documents as part of the CRS Partnership, working on water supply, sanitation, and environmental health issues, within the historical and cultural context of the region. Prerequisites: FFS 1132 or approval from instructor.
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FFS 1132
FFS 3025 : Reading 20th-C Francophone Lit
Regions may include North Africa, the Caribbean Islands and Canada. Pre-requisite: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3046 : Readings 20th C French Lit
Analysis of specific trends of 20th-century French literature. Topics may include Surrealism, the New Novel, or Existentialism, among others. Prerequisite: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3075 : Themes in French Cinema
Analysis of films that deal with this topic. Prerequisites: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3076 : Selected Works French Cinema
Analysis of major works of French cinema. The course may be organized around a single director (Renoir, Clouzot, Truffaut, Resnais, Malle etc.) It may also explore a specific movement (poetic realism, the New Wave, or the so-called "cinema du look"). Prerequisite: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3145 : The Extreme Contemporary
Analytical readings of major texts published within the past ten years.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3225 : Readings In Maghrebi Lit
Analytical readings of major texts of the French-speaking North-African traditions. Prerequisite: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3226 : Readings in Caribbean Lit
Analytical readings of major texts of the French-speaking Caribbean traditions. Prerequisite: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3227 : Readings Sub-Saharan Afr Lit
Analytical Readings of major texts of the French-speakiing Sub-Saharan traditions. Prerequisite: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3255 : Themes in Poetr of Frch Expres
An overview of the voices, forms and innovations of the poetic traditions of France and the French-speaking world through the themes of love; subjectivity and objectivity; masculinities and femininites; collective identity formation and affirmation and others. Pre-requisites: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from Instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3285 : Fr Popular Music, 1950-pres
Survey of popular music, 1950 to the present, considering literary influences and trends in music and in the industry. Pre-requisites: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from Instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3287 : Cult Studies: France & Maghreb
Exploration of the rich inter-cultural connections between France and its former North-African colonies. Prerequities: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from Instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3412 : Special Topics
Advanced study of topics of special interest in French literary and/or cultural studies. May be repeated for credit if topic changes. Prerequisite: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from Instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3625 : Readings in Medieval&Renai Lit
Analytical readings from the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Works studied may include La Chanson de Roland, Tristan et Iseult, fabliaux, Montaigne, Rabelais, Ronsard, Marguerite de Navarre. Pre-requisites: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from Instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3725 : Readings in 17th C Literature
Analytical readings of major texts. Pre-requisities: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from Instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3765 : French Classical Theatre
Classical dramaturgy and modern interpretations of Corneille, Moliere and Racine. Pre-requisites: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from Instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3845 : Utopia in 18th-C Fr Lit
Emphasis on real and fictional travel accounts as well as works in which homesteading on islands or in isolated natural settings plays an important role. Pre-requisites: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from Instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3846 : The Epistolary Novel
Study of 18th-century literary works in the form of letters Prerequisite: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from Instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3925 : Paris, Capital of the 19th-C
Literary, artistic, political, and social overview of France's capital city following the French revolution. Pre-requisites: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from Instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3945 : Readings in 19th C Prose
Analytical readings of major novels from the 19th century. Prerequisite: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from Instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3956 : Modernism in French Poetry
Study of the birth of modernism as seen through French poetry set in its historical and cultural context. Prerequisite: FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285 or authorization from instructor.
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FFS 2220 or FFS 2221 or FFS 2075 or FFS 2285
FFS 3970 : Research Seminar
Principles and techniques of literary research. Overview of major French and Francophone authors and representative works. Students should have completed FFS 1132 or the equivalent.
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FFS 1132 or FRE 1132
FFS 3971 : Directed Research in FFS
Directed semester-long research project that satisfies the College research requirement, taken in conjunction with another upper-level FFS content course. Pre-requisite: FFS 2220, FFS 2221 or FFS 2075, or approval from the FFS coordinator.
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FFS 2220 or FRE 2220 or FFS 2221 or FRE 2221 or FFS 2075 or FRE 2075
RLL 3046 : Readings in FRE & Francoph Lit
Analysis of specific trends in French and Francophone literatures. Topics may include Surrealism, the New Novel, Existentialism, Negritude, Creolite, etc. Taught in English.
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Credits 3RLL 3075 : Theme in FRE & Francoph Cinema
Analysis of major works dealing with a chosen topic. The course may explore a specific movement (the New Wave, etc.) Taught in English.
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Credits 3RLL 3287 : Cult Stud: FRA & Francoph Worl
Exploration of the political, economic and sociocultural connections between France and its former colonies. Potential topics include France and the Maghreb, the African diaspora in France, etc. Taught in English.