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• MLFR 302: French and Francophone Media

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will introduce students to the diversity of present-day media in France and the French-speaking world. The course will cover a wide range of sources including print (newspapers, magazines), audio (live and recorded radio broadcasts), video (recorded programs from French television), and various electronic resources. Class participation, oral reports and written assignments will emphasize the development of language skills needed to comprehend and discuss the issues raised. Prerequisite:    MLFR215
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• MLFR 305: French and Francophone Cinema

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This French-language course is a diachronic examination of the birth and maturation of two intimately related yet distinct film industries: that of France, and that of the Francophone world. Students will view in their entirety a dozen canonical films from these traditions, including works by Jean Renoir, Francois Truffaut, and Ousmane Sembene. Students will be asked to produce oral or written responses to the films they see, as well as a capstone paper. Prerequisite:    MLFR215
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• MLFR 307: French for Professional Communication

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Students will read, discuss, evaluate and translate a variety of sources reflecting current developments in the realms of business, science and technology. There will be an introduction to the specialized vocabulary of each profession with extensive practice in discussing topics relevant to these fields. Students will complete a series of oral and written assignments, including technical translations. Prerequisite:    MLFR215
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• MLFR 312: French Poetry

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will trace the evolution of poetic discourse in France, focusing on four periods: Renaissance love lyric, the Romantic poetics of hyperbole, Symbolist poetics (Baudelaire, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Mallarme) and twentieth-century innovations (Apollinaire, Valery, Breton, Eluard, Ponge, Michaux). The intertexual relationship of poetry to painting and music will help situate our reading within a broad cultural context. Students will present several reports and write brief essays in French on the poems studied. Prerequisite:    MLFR215 AND MLFR301
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• MLFR 315: French Grammar and Composition

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course consists of a thorough review of grammar, verbs, and idioms with much practical exercise in composition; it is required for all majors. The course is offered on demand. Prerequisite:    MLFR235
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• MLFR 336: French Oral Practice

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to help the student attain fluency in French. It includes a presentation, discussion, and criticism of timed oral reports on a wide variety of subjects, as well as individual use of the language laboratory. Prerequisite:    MLFR235
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• MLFR 343: French Civilization I

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course covers the history, geography and cultural trends of France from early periods to the modern-day. Prerequisite:    MLFR215
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• MLFR 401: Paris As Cultural Icon

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will examine selected works of fiction, poetry, films, paintings, photographs and other cultural artifacts which reflect the status of Paris as the capital of French culture. The class will study the links between the citys artistic status and the transformations operated by Haussmann, Mitterrand and other civic leaders. Prerequisite:    MLFR301 AND MLFR215
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• MLFR 417: The French Literature of Ideas

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This French-language course is a diachronic examination of how a diverse group of French authors used their writings to express philosophical ideas, or to endorse, comment upon, or attack the philosophical ideas of others. Beginning with the Renaissance the course moves on to the Classical period and then the Enlightenment. The twentieth century is given the greatest attention. Prerequisite:    MLFR215 AND MLFR301
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• MLFR 423: Nineteenth Century French Literature

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course examines the backgrounds and distinctive features of Romantic and Realistic periods. It includes readings in prose and poetry from representative authors, including Hugo, Vigny, Musset, Stendhal, Balzac, Zola, Flaubert, and Maupassant. Prerequisite:    MLFR215 AND MLFR221
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