| FREN 101-01 |
Elementary French
Instructor: Dominique Laurent
Course Description:
Complete first-year course. Intensive study of the fundamentals of French grammar, with special attention given to pronunciation and oral expression. Cultural readings in the context of language acquisition.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 308 |
| FREN 101-02 |
Elementary French
Instructor: Dominique Laurent
Course Description:
Complete first-year course. Intensive study of the fundamentals of French grammar, with special attention given to pronunciation and oral expression. Cultural readings in the context of language acquisition.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 315 |
| FREN 102-01 |
Elementary French
Instructor: Benjamin Ngong
Course Description:
Complete first-year course. Intensive study of the fundamentals of French grammar, with special attention given to pronunciation and oral expression. Cultural readings in the context of language acquisition.Prerequisite: 101 or the equivalent.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 310 |
| FREN 102-02 |
Elementary French
Instructor: Benjamin Ngong
Course Description:
Complete first-year course. Intensive study of the fundamentals of French grammar, with special attention given to pronunciation and oral expression. Cultural readings in the context of language acquisition.Prerequisite: 101 or the equivalent.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 310 |
| FREN 201-01 |
Intermediate French
Instructor: Katie Ellis
Course Description:
Intensive second-year study of French, with attention to grammar review, conversation, reading in a cultural context and some writing.
Prerequisite: 102 or the equivalent. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 319 |
| FREN 201-02 |
Intermediate French
Instructor: Katie Ellis
Course Description:
Intensive second-year study of French, with attention to grammar review, conversation, reading in a cultural context and some writing.
Prerequisite: 102 or the equivalent. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 319 |
| FREN 201-03 |
Intermediate French
Instructor: Marina Dikosso, Adeline Soldin
Course Description:
Intensive second-year study of French, with attention to grammar review, conversation, reading in a cultural context and some writing.
Prerequisite: 102 or the equivalent. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 307 |
| FREN 202-01 |
Living in the Francophone World
Instructor: Hanna Roman
Course Description:
This course explores the contemporary Francophone world using regional case studies. Students will learn about life in diverse francophone locations through the study of language, culture, geography, history, art and politics. The regions under study reflect faculty strengths and experience as well as Dickinsons global partners (Toulouse, Rabat, Yaound). Students will continue to develop all five communicative competencies (speaking, reading, writing, listening, and intercultural). Assignments and activities harness current technology including social media and audiovisual tools to learn about the lived experiences of francophones across the globe. Experiential learning components will introduce students to local and global francophone communities and study away opportunities. This is the gateway course to the major and minor in French and Francophone Studies. Students who complete FREN 202 or equivalent are eligible to study in Toulouse, France.Prerquisite: FREN 201 or equivalent.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
BOSLER 306 |
| FREN 231-01 |
French and Francophone Cultural Histories
Instructor: Dominique Laurent
Course Description:
This course explores the main historical eras and cultural movements that have shaped France andFrancophone cultural identities, tracing the origins of the Francophone world, and decentering the traditional narrative of French imperial history. From the Medieval era to the collapse of the French Empire in early 20th century,the course explores theformation of the French nation while examiningtherise and justification of colonial and racial ideas in mainland France that led to the creation of the French Empire and the making of the Francophone world. The course consolidates and builds competencies in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to prepare students for an immersive experience in a French-speaking environment. As a Writing-in-the-Discipline course, this class will focus on genres of writing specific to francophone academic practices. This is a required course for the major and minor in French and Francophone Studies.Prerequisite: FREN 202, 225 or equivalent.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
BOSLER 319 |
| FREN 304-01 |
Francophone African and Caribbean Cultures
Instructor: Benjamin Ngong
Course Description:
This course examines cultures, literatures and films of some French-speaking countries and regions, notably the French Caribbean and Francophone sub-Saharan Africa. Since dominant intellectual and cultural traditions in the US derive primarily from Europe and post-colonial North America, commonly referred to as Western traditions, this global diversity course subsequently aims to encourage students to examine societies and cultures that have been shaped predominantly by other historical traditions to think critically about dominant Western traditions, so to engage the world more effectively. Students will learn to place each work into its cultural and historical context, and develop intelligent and informed understanding of concepts such as Negritude, Colonialism, Imperialism, Nationalism, Postcolonialism, etc. Students will watch films and read a series of original texts by French-speaking authors outside France. Emphasis will be on the initiation to analysis and close reading of texts and films during class discussions and at the end of which students will write an organized reflecting essay.Prerequisite: FREN 231 or FREN 232.
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11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF
BOSLER 314 |
| FREN 363-01 |
The Gender of Science: Masculinity and the Mind
Instructor: Katie Ellis
Course Description:
Cross-listed with WGSS 301-02. Despite how important science and medicine are to our everyday lives, we tend to imagine these fields as somehow essentially neutralexisting outside the identities, experiences, and limitations of the human beings who study, advance, and make use of them. With a strong focus on the foundational work of French thinkers and scientists, this course examines the historical nature and origins of the neutral or disembodied scientific mind. This course introduces students to the fundamental tools necessary to the study of science and medicine as cultural spaces and practices with distinctly embodied histories. Students will engage with scholarship ranging from the Enlightenment through World War I, identifying and deconstructing cultural themes that give the appearance of identity neutrality in discourse on intelligence, education, and cognitive labor. Taught in English. Flic option for FREN section.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
DENNY 211 |
| FREN 364-01 |
Where is home for you?
Instructor: Marina Dikosso
Course Description:
Cross-listed with WGSS 301-01. In an increasingly globalized world shaped by mobility and displacement, the question of what constitutes home has taken on renewed urgency. This course centers women migrants' experiences, which are often overlooked despite their growing percentage of the migrant population. Focusing on Francophone African and Afro-diasporic literatures and media, the course explores how home is imagined, lost, and reconfigured across spaces and experiences. Through critical engagement with themes of displacement, identity, and belonging, this course invites reflection on how women writers articulate the complexities of migration and the ongoing search for home, revealing its multiple, fluid, and contested meanings. As such, the class will focus on how their gender, race, and nationality affect the way the women perceive home. The course includes Francophone African and Caribbean literary and media works from both the 20th and the 21st centuries, with a focus on Senegal, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Guadeloupe. Taught in French.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
ALTHSE 110 |