This program is offered through the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures Chair Carmela Colella Academic Advisor Liz Hay |
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Administrative Assistant Violetta Clitheroe 905-688-5550, extension 3312 Glenridge 573A, Room 263 brocku.ca/humanities/modern-languages The Department aims to provide students with a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of spoken and written French, as well as French and Francophone literatures and cultures. In addition to the courses taught in French, the Department offers a series of courses taught in English (designated MLLC) that may be acceptable for credit toward a degree in French Studies. The Department favours and facilitates participation by students of French Studies at all levels to engage in French immersion and exchange programs offered in France and Quebec French-speaking regions. Students must speak with the Director of French Studies and their academic advisor in September of the academic year before the exchange will occur. The Department does not recognize challenge for credit nor on-line or distance education courses offered by other institutions. |
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The Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the Faculty of Education co-operate in offering a Concurrent six-year BA (Honours)/BEd program. The French Studies BA (Honours)/BEd program combines the BA Honours program with the teacher education program for students interested in teaching at the Intermediate/Senior level (grades 7-12.) Refer to the Education - Concurrent BA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) program listing for further information. |
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Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree. |
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Students may take a combined major in French Studies and a second discipline such as Canadian Studies, History, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, or Music. For requirements in the other discipline, the student should consult the relevant department/centre. It should be noted that not all departments/centres provide a combined major option. Honours Year 1
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The Certificate in Business French and Translation is designed for persons who already have a degree or do not wish to pursue a degree. Students may therefore not be concurrently registered in a certificate program and a degree program. All credits earned in a certificate program are transferable to a degree program. Students may obtain a Certificate in Business French and Translation by completing the following courses, taught in French (not open to French Majors):
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Students in other disciplines may obtain a Minor in French within their degree program by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:
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Note: not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details. # Indicates a cross listed course * Indicates primary offering of a cross-listed course |
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Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met. French I Basic grammar; acquisition of fundamental reading, writing, oral expression and comprehension skills. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Note: for students with limited or no background in French. Students with Ontario grade 10, 11, 4U/M French or equivalent, may not take this course. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. French II Grammar study; development of reading, writing, oral expression and comprehension skills. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): Ontario Grade 10 French, Grade 11 French, FREN 1F00 or permission of the course co-ordinator. Note: students with 4U/M French or equivalent may not take this course. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. French III Grammar review; literary, cultural and journalistic readings; practice in reading, writing, oral expression and comprehension. Lectures, 3 hours, 1 hour oral practice. Blended. Prerequisite(s): one of FREN 1F50, 4U/M French, Français, French immersion or equivalent or permission of the course co-ordinator. Note: students must obtain a minimum 65 percent in FREN 1F90 in order to enroll in Year 2 French courses. Not open to Francophones (first language is French and attended a Francophone school) who obtained a minimum of 75 percent in Grade 12 French. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. French Grammar Review and Practice Grammar review and practice at the French III Level. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Corequisite(s): FREN 1F90. Note: not open to students with a minimum 72 percent in FREN 1F90. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FREN 1Y91 and 1Y92. Grammar and Composition Intensive grammar review; literary expression; composition; critical written and oral expression. Lectures, 3 hours, 1 hour oral practice. Blended. Prerequisite(s): FREN 1F90 (minimum 65 percent). Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Literature and Culture: The French-Speaking World Literature from 1800 to the present in its cultural contexts. Works from different genres, historical periods and cultural traditions. Dissertation, technical vocabulary, rhetorical terminology and interpretative concepts. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 1F90 (minimum 65 percent). Corequisite(s): FREN 2F00. Note: students may not concurrently register in FREN 2F03 and any French literature and culture course numbered 3(alpha)00 or above. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in any French literature course numbered 3(alpha)00 or above. Introduction to the Linguistic Study of French Basic concepts of linguistics through analysis of contemporary French as it is spoken and written throughout the francophone world. Topics may include phonetics, phonology, morphology, lexicology, syntax and semantics. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 1F90 (minimum 65 percent). Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Children's Literature in French: The Picture Book and Beyond Selection of texts representative of a variety of genres, including the picture book, fairy tale, short story and novel emphasizing the contemporary period. Theory of children's literature. Picture books from France and other francophone regions; theory of the picture book and its use in the classroom. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Corequisite(s): FREN 2F00. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Francophone Cultures and Civilizations Ideological, historical and cultural aspects of Francophone societies. Topics may include colonialism, issues in language, literature, the arts and gender. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Corequisite(s): FREN 2F00. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FREN 2P95. Phonetics and Phonology Sound patterns of French. Articulatory, auditory and acoustic properties of human speech. Phonemic and non-phonemic (stress, intonation, rhythm) features. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 1F90 (minimum 65 percent). Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Culture and Civilization of France to 1800 Art, music, architecture and aesthetics to 1800; intellectual trends; history, politics and society. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Corequisite(s): FREN 2F00. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Composition and Stylistics Advanced grammar and stylistics of contemporary French. Applications to composition. Lecture, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 and 2F03. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Business French I Development of oral and written skills for use of French in business transactions and communications. Developing business vocabulary, focusing on correspondence formulae and terminology. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 or permission of instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Translation I Introduction to fundamental concepts and techniques of translation. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 3P03 or permission of instructor. Note: practice in French-to-English translation. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Oral French Workshop Lexicon (vocabulary), fluency, style, listening skills, comprehension and production. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 or permission of instructor. Note: multimedia tools will be used. Not open to Francophones (first language is French and attended a Francophone school) who obtained a minimum of 75 percent in Grade 12 French. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Seventeenth/Eighteenth-Century French Literature Baroque, Classicism and Siècle des Lumières. Authors may include Corneille, Molière, Racine, Mme de La Fayette, Montesquieu, Marivaux, Voltaire and Rousseau. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 and 2F03. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FREN 3P81, 3P82, 3P91 and 3P92. Nineteenth-Century French Literature Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism and other currents. Texts chosen from various genres. Authors may include Stendhal, Musset, Balzac, Hugo, Baudelaire, Zola and Rachilde. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 and 2F03. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FREN 3P45 and 4P44. Twentieth-Century French Literature to 1935 Ideological and aesthetic perspectives. Texts chosen from various genres. Authors may include Proust, Gide, Claudel, Apollinaire, Breton. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 and 2F03. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Culture and Civilization of France from 1800 to the Present Art, music, architecture and aesthetics from the 19th century to the present. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 and 2F03. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Canadian Literature in French up to the Révolution tranquille Analysis of major texts chosen from various genres. Historical, sociological and ideological perspectives. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 and FREN 2F03 Note: completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FREN 3P73 and/or FREN 3P74. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Sociolinguistics of Francophone World Introduction to sociolinguistic theories and approaches. Application to sociocultural contexts. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 and 2P10. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Caribbean Literature in French French-language literary works of the Caribbean. Historical, cultural, ideological and theoretical concerns. Authors may include Maryse Condé. René Depestre, Patrick Chamoiseau. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 and 2F03. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FREN 3P84. French Literature and Culture in Film New Wave and popular cinema; adaptations of French novels; critical texts. Directors may include Godard, Truffaut, Resnais, Rohmer, Wargnier, Chabrol, Berri, Duras. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 and 2F03. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FREN 3P85. Critical Theory and Methodology Approaches to literary criticism: sociological, phenomenological, psychoanalytic approaches; structuralism, semiotics, narratology, deconstruction, bibliographical research. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 and 2F03. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FREN 4P96. Contemporary Canadian Theatre in French Background and traditions; analysis of selected plays and study of current directions. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 and 2F03. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FREN 3P89. Postcolonial (North) African Literature in French French-language postcolonial literary works of (North) Africa by Francophone writers from the region. Historical, cultural, ideological and theoretical concerns. Authors may include Assia Djebar, Ahmadou Kourouma, Albert Memmi and Aminata Sow Fall. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 and 2F03. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FREN 3P83, 3P87, 3P93 and 3P97. Medieval French Literature Texts chosen from various genres such as chanson de geste, roman, lai, fabliau, canso, ballade, jeu. Notion of authorship. Introduction to Old French. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 and 2F03. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FREN 4P12. Linguistic Approach to Textual Analysis Syntax and semantics of French; theoretical applications to textual analysis of literary genres. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to FREN majors with a minimum 70 percent major average (see program note 9), FREN minors with a minimum 70 percent minor average or permission of instructor. Priority will be given to 4th-year French Majors. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F03, 3P03 and two FREN or MLLC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above, with at least one half credit (taught in French) in literature. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Translation II: Applications Lexical, morphological, syntactic and semantic interrelationships between source text and target text; application of translation methodologies to a variety of texts. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 3P03 and 3P06 or permission of instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. French Internship Internship in a business where French is used. May include health care, tourism, translation, community services and business. Tutorial, 1 hour per week plus internship placement time. Restriction: open to FREN (single or combined) majors with a minimum 78 percent major average and permission of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): FREN 3P03 and 3P05. Note: enrolment will be limited to the number of placements available. Students will be interviewed in French to determine suitability and appropriate placements. Students will be placed in the community for experiential learning. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Business French II Advanced French oral and written skills for business. Includes professionalization-based modules, analyses of specific industry sectors, and experiential projects. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F00 and FREN 3P05 or permission of instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Sixteenth-Century Literature Humanism within the French Renaissance. Notions of imitation and subjectivity. Authors may include Rabelais, Du Bellay, Ronsard, Marguerite de Navarre, Montaigne. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F03; two FREN or MLLC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above, with at least one-half credit (taught in French) in literature. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Documentation and Terminology Research methods that help translators and scholars find and process information including use of terminological databases. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 3P03 and 3P06 or permission of instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FREN 4V21. Nineteenth-Century French Society Thematic approaches to dominant and marginal societies in nineteenth-century France. Topics may include material and popular cultures, fashion and luxury, prostitution, dandyism, and poverty. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F03; two FREN or MLLC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above, with at least one-half credit (taught in French) in literature. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Twentieth-Century French Literature from 1935 to 1970 Ideological and aesthetic perspectives. Texts chosen from various genres. Authors may include Malraux, Camus, Sartre, Giraudoux, Robbe-Grillet, Beckett, Char. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F03; two FREN or MLLC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above, with at least one-half credit (taught in French) in literature. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. French Literature after 1970 Contemporary aesthetic movements. Texts chosen from various genres. Authors may include Le Clézio, Yourcenar, Tournier, Bonnefoy, Modiano, Duras. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F03; two FREN or MLLC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above, with at least one-half credit (taught in French) in literature. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Querelle des femmes in the Renaissance Historical, rhetorical, material, cultural, ideological aspects of relevant texts. Authors may include Symphorien Champier, Jean Marot, Marguerite de Navarre, Catherine et Madeleine Des Roches, Marie de Gournay. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F03; two FREN or MLLC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above, with at least one-half credit (taught in French) in literature. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previously assigned grade and credit obtained in FREN 4V60. (Im)Migrant Identity in Bande Dessinée Depiction of the im/migrant experience in contemporary Francophone bandes dessinées. Ideological, theoretical and aesthetic aspects. May include Yvan Alagbé, Clément Baloup, Farid Boudjellal, Thierry Groensteen, Scott McCloud and Marjane Satrapi. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F03; two FREN or MLLC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above, with at least one-half credit (taught in French) in literature. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FREN 4V65. Canadian Literature in French after 1960 Texts from various genres representing major aesthetic movements. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F03; two FREN or MLLC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above, with at least one-half credit (taught in French) in literature. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Text and Image in Literature in French Contemporary literary texts that include photographs. Theoretical and aesthetic aspects. May include Roland Barthes, Nicole Brossard, Sophie Calle, Annie Ernaux and Michel Tournier. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F03; two FREN or MLLC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above, with at least one half-credit (taught in French) in literature. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Beur Literature and Film Beur phenomenon in France via novels and film. Historical, cultural, ideological and theoretical concerns. Authors may include Azouz Begag, Nina Bouraoui, Mehdi Charef, Soraya Nini and Leïla Sebbar. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F03, two FREN or MLLC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above, with at least one-half credit (taught in French) in literature. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Research Project Independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member. Restriction: permission of the Department. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Special Topics in French Studies Special Topics in French Studies Special Research Topics in French Literature Course content will vary, depending upon the research and interests of instructors. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): FREN 2F03; two FREN or MLLC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above, with at least one-half credit (taught in French) in literature. |
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