FREN0001 (F 01B): BASIC FRENCH I (3 credits, Semesters 1 & 2)

WARNING!

THIS COURSE IS CLOSED TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE SPANISH AT THE CSEC LEVEL. OVERRIDE WILL NOT BE GRANTED AND THE COURSE WILL BE DROPPED FROM YOUR RECORD.

IF YOU HAVE CXC SPANISH AND WISH TO START FRENCH YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THE BEGINNERS' FRENCH COURSE (FREN0101)

Course objectives

Students are trained in order to recognise, understand and use some of the familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Student is trained in order to introduce him/herself and others, and to ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives. Students are trained in order to carry out a short conversation, to ask for simple information, to understand and write short and simple documents/messages, to interact in a basic way provided the other person talks very slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to carry out functions such as the following in French:

•  Engage in social interaction
•  Seek and give basic personal information (name, date of birth, age, address, telephone number)
•  Demonstrate understanding of simple information in a variety of authentic materials such as posters, advertisements, signs etc
•  Discuss different professions, courses and areas of specializations.
•  Complete simple forms/documents.
•  Translate basic documents (forms, letters)
•  Ask for and give basic instructions and directions.
•  Write simple messages, letters, compositions and dialogues.
•  Express feelings, preferences, wishes and opinions
•  Display a basic awareness of Francophone culture Learning activities will include : role play, simple interviews , situational responses , presentations , simple translations , filling out of forms.

PRE-REQUISITE :	None
TEXTS:	Forum 1 : Baylon, Murillo, Tost-Planet, Campa & Mestreit. Hachette, 2000 Oxford French English Dictionary and Grammar
INSTRUCTION :	4 tutorial hours per week
EVALUATION :	Coursework: 40%
	Listening comprehension	20%
	Written examination (Reading comprehension, situation responses, short composition, translation of simple documents)	20%
	Final examination: 60%
	Oral examination	40%
	Written Examination ( Reading comprehension, situation responses, short composition, translation of simple documents)	20%
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FREN0101 (F 02A): BEGINNERS' FRENCH I (3 credits, Semester 1) (WL / JW)

An intensive course in French Language for students with no previous knowledge of the language: students taking this course must also register for F02B.

PRE-REQUISITE :	None
TEXTS:	Forum 1 : Baylon, Murillo, Tost-Planet, Campa & Mestreit. Hachette, 2000 Oxford French English Dictionary and Grammar
INSTRUCTION :	6 tutorials per week (+ 26 hours of online exercises during the semester)
EVALUATION :	Coursework: 50%
	Listening comprehension	20%
	Reading comprehension	12.5%
	Writing	12.5%
	Online assessment of reading and writing	5%
	Final examination: 50%
	Listening comprehension	5%
	Oral Expression	25%
	2-hour written examination (Reading comprehension	10%
	Writing	10%
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FREN0102 (F 02B): BEGINNERS' FRENCH II (3 credits, Semester 2) (DL/ JW)

An intensive course in French Language for students who have passed F02A or whose knowledge is deemed by the Department to be inadequate for admission to F14A (French Language IA) and F14B (French Language IB)

PRE-REQUISITE :	F02A, 3 years of High School French or CAPE Functional French, A - in F01B
TEXTS:	Forum1 : Baylon, Murillo, Tost-Planet, Campa & Mestreit. Hachette, 2000 Oxford French English Dictionary and Grammar
INSTRUCTION :	8 hours per week (+ 26 hours of online exercises during the semester)
EVALUATION :	Coursework: 50%
	Listening comprehension	20%
	Reading comprehension	12.5%
	Writing	12.5%
	Online assessment of reading and writing	5%
	Final examination: 50%
	Listening comprehension	5%
	Oral Interview	25%
	2-hour written examination (Reading comprehension	10%
	Writing	10%
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LEVEL I (B.A.)

FREN1001 (F 14A): FRENCH LANGUAGE IA (3 credits, Semester 1) (GL)

F14A introduces students to the study of French Language at university level. During the six contact hours, students will be exposed to awareness raising exercises that focus on French grammar, reading and listening comprehension, the awareness here being on strategies to ensure effective reading and listening process writing in French, the analysis of texts of a literary nature and oral expression. All classes are conducted in French to enable students to gain improved proficiency in the use of French to express themselves in both the oral and written modes on a variety of contemporary topics. Evaluation is by means of in-course testing and entry into F14B is dependent upon the successful completion of F14A.

PRE-REQUISITE :	O Level/CXC (French); a pass in FREN 0102 (F 02B)
TEXTS:	Forum 2 : Ángels Campà, Julio Murillo et al. French Grammar and Usage : Hawkins & Towell Collins-Robert French-English Dictionary
INSTRUCTION :	6 hours per week: 4 tutorial classes, 1 hour lab, 1 conversation class
EVALUATION :	100% in-course
	Oral expression	25%
	Written expression	25%
	Listening Comprehension	25%
	Reading Comprehension	25%
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FREN1002 (F 14B): FRENCH LANGUAGE 1B (3 credits, Semester 2) (FC)

F14B introduces students to the study of French Language at university level. During the six contact hours, students will be exposed to awareness raising exercises that focus on French grammar, reading and listening comprehension, the awareness here being on strategies to ensure effective reading and listening process writing in French, the analysis of texts of a literary nature and oral expression. All classes are conducted in French to enable students to gain improved proficiency in the use of French to express themselves in both the oral and written modes on a variety of contemporary topics. Evaluation is by means of in-course testing and entry into F14B is dependent upon the successful completion of F14A.

PRE-REQUISITE :	F14A
TEXTS:	Forum 2 : Àngels Campà, Julio Murillo et al. French Grammar and Usage : Hawkins & Towell Collins-Robert French-English Dictionary
INSTRUCTION :	6 hours per week: 4 tutorial classes, 1 hour lab, 1 conversation class
EVALUATION :	100% in-course
	Oral expression	25%
	Written expression	25%
	Listening Comprehension	25%
	Reading Comprehension	25%

Course objectives

The objectives of this language course is to develop at an advanced intermediate level the students' four communicative abilities and to bring their language level up to B1+, a level that would fall between B1 and B2 in the Common Reference Levels global scale grid of “ The Common European Framework” , in order for them to be able to:

•  Understand the main points of clear standard input on both concrete and abstract familiar topics
•  interact even with hesitation and lack of spontaneity with native speakers to deal with familiar situations and discuss familiar or personal interests
•  produce clear, connected text on subjects reasonably familiar
•  discuss experiences and events, hopes and ambitions in an argumentative text

For listening comprehension, at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  Understand the main points of clear standard speech and follow simple lines of argument provided if the topic is reasonably familiar
•  understand the main point of many radio on TV programmes on current topics of personal or professional interest even when the delivery is partially clear and slow
•  understand movies if standard language is used clearly

For reading comprehension, at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  understand simple texts and articles concerned with contemporary problems
•  distinguish different view -points in a simple text or article
•  understand short contemporary literary excerpt

  For writing expression, at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  produce clear, connected text on subjects reasonably familiar
•  write simple formal letters in current situations
•  write a short argumentative essay on familiar subjects
•  write a well-structured and detailed paragraph on one aspect of their culture

For conversation, at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  present themselves and talk about their experiences, dreams and ambitions with a degree of fluency and spontaneity
•  discuss a reasonably familiar topic giving reasons and explanations for opinions
•  narrate the main point of a story or give a summary of a movie and describe their reactions
•  engage a interaction on reasonably familiar subjects with a native speakers and answer his/her questions presenting arguments to defend their opinions

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FREN1305 (F 13E): INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERATURE AND FILM (3 credits, Semester 1) (FC)

This course introduces level I students of French to diverse issues in contemporary French literature, film and culture. It will help students to develop their critical and analytical skills through exposure to various French literary forms and films as well as improve their mastery of the language. Two themes will be selected each year. Themes will include Individual and Society, Women's Conditions, the Human Response to Technical Progress, Experience of War, etc. Issues related to the selected theme will be studied through literary texts and film (one text and one film). Selections will be supplemented with additional material.

Material will be selected from: (list is not exhaustive)

For its film component, the course focuses at three French movies: La vie est un long fleuve tranquille ( Life is a quiet river) by Etienne Chatiliez (1987); La Haine (Hate) by Montmartre) by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2001), any other films that give an insight into French society can be added like for instance La crise de Coline Serreau (France- 1992), La promesse (Belgique) de Luc et Jean-Pierre Ardenne.

The movies have been chosen because of the diversity of their styles and because of the different cultural and social aspects their offer about France . Some of them allow for a study in political issues inherent to contemporary French culture and context, while others allow for a more artistic and imaginary focus.

Literary excerpts are selected from different genres and forms such as Fiction/Theatre, Poetry/Songs. Material is made available to students on OurVle. Excerpts are related to the films in different ways. For example, at the beginning of the semester, emphasis is put on incipit to expose the students to the possible techniques an author or a director can choose to frame his artistic work. Students then become aware of what the creative process entails. Some material, like songs, shares a common theme with movie(s) and can express an identical issue.

PRE-REQUISITE : O Level/CXC (French); a pass in F 02B

INSTRUCTION: 3 hours per week (2 lectures, 1 tutorial)

The 3 contact-hours course are organised as follow: two hours on movies, one hour on extracts (tutorial hour). First week: Overview of the movie to be studied. Three/Four weeks for each movie to be studied. For each movie: Discussions are engaged between students and lecturer about themes and issues of the movies studied. Lecture presents fundamental film principles and, with students, analyses them in the movies insuring that students are equipped with the analytical tools necessary to be active and insightful interpreters. For each extract: Historical and literary background information surrounding the publication of the text and biographical overview relating life of the author to his/her literary production are provided via email, sometimes with a questionnaire for the student to assess his understanding of the information provided. General presentation of extract (major themes, issues, structure...) has to be made by one of the students and commented by the class (tutorial) According to the theme selected by the lecturer, specific examination of selected excerpt is done collectively in class. The theme is in relation with the analysis and the understanding of the movie and its techniques. Ex: Characteristics of the author's / Director's style, literary/cinematographic techniques Use of audiovisual material when available and relevant: songs on themes similar to movies. Visit of Website for information on movies, actors and directors.

OBJECTIVES:

- to develop and strengthen students' reading / listening skills in the foreign language,
- to develop students' skills in film analysis,
- to develop students' skills in textual analysis,
- to strength students' interest for and knowledge of francophone cultures
- to expose students to various cultural material in French.

ASSESSMENT: In-course assessment 50%

400-word paper on a French author/painter/film director or any aspect of French Culture in French (30%); One-hour test (commentary in French) (20%)

2-hour Final examination 50%

Essay questions in English on issues examined in the course.

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FREN1304 (F 13D): INTRODUCTION TO CARIBBEAN AND AFRICAN LITERATURE IN FRENCH (3 credits, Semester 2) Not offered in 2009-2010.

A study of one African novel and selected Caribbean poems. Caribbean authors will include the following: Damas, Roumain, Glissant, Césaire.

OBJECTIVES:

- to develop and strengthen students' reading / listening skills in the foreign language,
- to develop an awareness and familiarity with different literary genres and artistic works,
- to develop students' skills in textual analysis,
- to expose students to various cultural material in French.
- to develop students' knowledge of Francophone Caribbean cultures

PRE-REQUISITE: At least ‘O' Level French or a B in F02B

TEXTS:
Cheik Hamidou Kane, L'aventure ambiguë , 1961, Union Générale d'Editions, coll. Poche 10/18
Selected Prose and Poetry from the French-Speaking Caribbean . (Hand out).

INSTRUCTION: 3 hours per week (1 lecture, 1 literary commentary class, 1 tutorial)

EVALUATION: Coursework

Essay or commentary 20%
Mid-term written test 20%
End-of-semester exam (2 hrs) 60%

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FREN1702 (F 17B): INTRODUCTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN FRENCH (3 credits, Semester 2) (MJN)

Students will familiarize themselves with the varieties of contemporary French. They will be introduced to socio-linguistic issues determining the use of the language and exposed to the specificities of French writing. They will also learn about word formation in French.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this course the students will be able to:

• Transcribe oral French using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
• Identify and describe regional accents.
• distinguish among French language registers and assess social use of French.
• identify sentence patterns and represent them, using diagrams.
• recognize and explain word formation.
• identify and assess the use of cohesive factors and logical connectors in a French text.

CONTENT

The Course will be divided in four sections:

A.- Language in use: societal and geographical variations in French.
B.- French Linguistic Policies (Creation of the Academie Française , state regulations about use of the language)
C.- Spoken French (sounds, intonation, accents) and its transcription.
D.- Principles of written French (word formation, syntactic structure, varieties of texts and their specific writing codes).

TEACHING METHODOLOGY

A workshop approach will be used for teaching in order for students to get a hand-on experience for the analysis of the language structure and development. Audio-and video-Recordings will be used to expose students to a variety of French accents (TV5, Le Français dans le monde )

ASSESSMENT

Incourse: 50%
In-course test (15%)
Task-based Assessment (35%)

Final Examination : Duration: 2 hours 50%
Short-essay questions on various aspects of the language (oral and written).

PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOK:
Walter, Henriette. Le Français dans tous les sens . Additional material on French language will be compiled and provided by the lecturer. Le français dans tous les sens. DVD

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LEVEL II

FREN2001 (F 24A): FRENCH LANGUAGE IIA (3 credits, Semester 1) (FC)

F24A helps students build on the skills acquired at Level I. At this level, students work on texts and listening materials from a variety of sources to improve their listening comprehension, reading comprehension, oral and written expression. In listening and reading comprehension, students will learn how to use various strategies to understand and improve comprehension of texts at the advanced level. In oral and written expression, the focus will be on register and selecting responses appropriate to the context.

Course objectives

The objectives of this language course is to develop at an advanced intermediate level the students' four communicative abilities and to bring their language level up to B2 level of the Common Reference Levels global scale grid of “ The Common European Framework” , in order for them to be able to:

•  understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization.
•  interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
•  produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue, giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Listening comprehension - at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar •  understand most TV news and current affairs programmes
•  understand the majority of films in standard dialect.

Reading comprehension - at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints
•  understand contemporary literary prose

Written expression - at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  write clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects related to their interests.
•  write an essay or report, passing on information or giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view
•  write a letter highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences

Conversation - at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with natives speakers quite possible
•  take active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for sustaining their views
•  present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to my field of interest
•  explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options

PRE-REQUISITE : A pass in F14B

TEXTS:
Reflets 3 : Dollez & Pons (Units 1 to 6)
French Grammar and Usage : Hawkins & Towell
Collins-Robert French-English Dictionary : Atkins, Duval & Milne

INSTRUCTION : 6 hours per week: 4 tutorial classes, 1 lab, and 1 conversation class

EVALUATION : 100% in-course

Oral expression 25%
Written expression 25%
Listening Comprehension 25%
Reading Comprehension 25%

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FREN2002 (F 24B): FRENCH LANGUAGE IIB (3 credits, Semester 2) (GL)

This course builds on the skills acquired in F24A but focuses on the specific area of translation from English into French and from French into English.

Course objectives

The objectives of this language course is to develop at an advanced intermediate level the students' four communicative abilities and to bring their language level up to B2 level of the Common Reference Levels global scale grid of “ The Common European Framework” , in order for them to be able to:

•  understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization.
•  interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
•  produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue, giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Listening comprehension - at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar •  understand most TV news and current affairs programmes
•  understand the majority of films in standard dialect.

Reading comprehension, - at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints
•  understand contemporary literary prose

Translation – at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  transfer accurately the meaning of a source text into a target language
•  demonstrate a good grasp of idiomatic expressions
•  demonstrate a good grasp of the grammar of both the source text and the target language

Conversation - at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with natives speakers quite possible
•  take active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for sustaining their views
•  present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to my field of interest
• explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options

PREQUISITE: F14B

TEXTS :
Thinking Translation- A Course in Translation Method:French-English
Sándor Hervey and Ian Higgins, Routledge, 1992

INSTRUCTION: 6 hours per week: 4 tutorial classes (translation), 1 lab, and 1 conversation class.

EVALUATION:
Listening Comprehension 20%
Oral Expression 20%
Translation into English 30%
Reading Comprehension 30%

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FREN2702 (F 27B): THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN FRENCH (3 credits, Semester 1) (MJN)

A study of the development of the French Language from the Middle Period to the Modern Period. This course analyzes French grammar from the perspective of Modern Linguistics. It provides the students with an overview of the history of the French language leading to the constitution of Standard French, with an overview of the actual diversity of regional French inside and outside France (Africa, Belgium , Canada , West Indies , etc.). A variety of written and audio-visual material will be used to illustrate the lectures.

PRE-REQUISITES : A pass in FREN1199 or FREN1001 AND FREN1002

TEXTS:
Le Français dans tous les sens. Henriette Walter

INSTRUCTION : 3 hours per week (2 lectures, 1 tutorial)

EVALUATION : Coursework: 50%

Mid-term test: 15%
Take-home assignments: 35%

Final Examination 50%
Final exam (2 hrs.): 50%

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FREN2214 (F 22N): FRANCOPHONE CULTURE (3 credits, Semester 2) (FC)

Students will discover various cultural, social, political and economic aspects of French-speaking countries. The first part of the programme will be devoted to introduce ‘Francophonie' and its institutions. It focuses first at discussing the politics of Francophonie against the background of the creation and evolution of the Association des pays francophones , now Association des pays ayant le français en partage .

The following weeks will be devoted to the study of ‘Francophonie' in different zones: first in Africa (Maghreb countries, Western and Equatorial Africa), then in Americas ( Québec , Haiti and the French Overseas Departments), in Asia (Cambodge, Viet-Nam), and finally in The Indian Ocean ( Ile de la Réunion , Madagascar , Comores…).

Manual, F ilms, literary extracts, newspaper articles, documentaries, music CD's, personal knowledge and experience from special guests, will be used.

PRE-REQUISITES : A pass in F111 or F14A & F14B

TEXTS:
Civilisation progressive de la francophone
Documents prepared by the lecturer.

INSTRUCTION : 3 hours per week (2 lectures, 1 tutorial)

EVALUATION :

Coursework: 40%
1 in-course test (one hour): 20%
1 essay/project: 20%

Final Examination: 60%

OBJECTIVES:

•  to expose students to various cultural material in French.
•  to develop the students' literary sensibility
• to develop students critical thinking and knowledge exposing them to various francophone cultures and material

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LEVEL III

FREN3001 (F 34A): FRENCH LANGUAGE IIIA (3 credits, Semester 1) (FC)

F34A continues the integrated approach to the development of skills started at Level II. Using a range of authentic documents, students will focus on interactive communication in a number of different contexts, both oral and written. In written expression, students will, for example, learn how to write formal letters for job applications, CVs and other real world tasks. The aim of instruction at this level is to further develop in students such skills as may be necessary to function in French in their chosen careers. Evaluation is by means of in-course testing and at-home assignments in the range of skill areas studied.

PRE-REQUISITE : F24A

TEXTS :
Reflets 3 : Dollez & Pons (Units 7 to 12)
Le résumé de texte : Galliard & Launay
Le Petit Robert 1 : A. Rey
Collins-Robert French-English Dictionary : Atkins, Duval & Milne
French Grammar and Usage : Hawkins & Towell

INSTRUCTION : 6 hours per week: 4 tutorial classes, 1 hour lab, and 1 conversation class

EVALUATION : 100% coursework

Oral expression 25%
Written expression 25%
Listening Comprehension 25%
Reading Comprehension 25%

Course objectives

The objectives of this language course are to bring the students' language level up to C1 level of the Common Reference Levels global scale grid in order for them to be able to:

•  understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning
•  express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions
•  use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes
•  produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

For listening comprehension, at the end of the course should be able to:

•  understand extended speech and have no difficulty in understanding even when it is not clearly any kind of spoken language, structured and when relationships are only implied and not signalled explicitly
•  understand television programmes and films without too much efforts.

For reading comprehension, at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style
•  understand specialized articles and no longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to my field

For written expression, at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  express themselves in clear, well structured text, expressing points of view at some length
•  write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report, underlining what they consider to be the salient issue
•  select style appropriate to the reader they have in mind

For conversation, at the end of the course, students should be able to:

•  express themselves fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions
•  use language flexibly and effectively for social and professional purposes
•  formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate their contribution skilfully to those of other speakers
•  present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects integrating sub-themes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion

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FREN3002 (F 34B): FRENCH LANGUAGE IIIB (3 credits, Semester 2) (MJN)

The aim of the instruction at this level is to further develop in students such skills as may be necessary to function in French in their chosen careers. In this course, students will continue their focus on translation of texts from French into English and from English into French. Their proficiency will be further enhanced, through the graded approach adopted in F24B, through the translation of texts drawn from a variety of sources. More emphasis will be placed at this level on the meaning-based approach to translation, with equal emphasis placed on language and style. Evaluation is by means of in-course testing and at-home assignments in the range of skill areas studied.

PRE-REQUISITE: F24B or F211

PRESCRIBED TEXTS :
Bilingual Dictionary: The New Robert-Collins French Dictionary
French Grammar and Usage: Hawkins & Towell
Annotated Texts for Translation, French to English B.J. Adab
La Traduction de l'anglais au français: Ballard Michel
Stylistique comparée du français et de l'anglais : J.P. Vinay and J. Darbelnet

EVALUATION: 100% coursework

Listening Comprehension 20%
Oral Expression 20%
Translation into English 30%
Reading Comprehension 30%

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FREN3502 (F 30A): INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS FRENCH (3 credits, Semester 1 or Summer)

The aim of this course is to provide students with the mastery of basic Commercial French and to improve their knowledge and use of the language in general and in business-related situations.

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

•  Demonstrate general understanding of the French and Francophone business culture
•  Demonstrate general understanding of the areas of business and culture of one's own country
•  Communicate effectively in writing in business English (translation, letter-writing, report-writing, memos, posters, brochures)
•  Communicate effectively orally in varied business situations (meetings, telephone conversations, role play, escort interpreting)

PRE-REQUISITE : A pass in F211 or F24A

CO-REQUISITE: F34A

PRESCRIBED TEXT : Le Nouveau French for Business : Le Goffe, Hatier International

INSTRUCTION : 5 hours per week

EVALUATION : In-course Assessment 60%

Written Comprehension 15%
Written Expression 20%
Translation 15%
Oral 10%

Final exam (2 hrs.) 40%

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FREN3118 (F 31R): FRENCH FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES (3 credits, Semester 1) (GL)

French is one of the major languages of the United Nations and other International Institutions. In response to increased demand for specialized foreign language courses, this course will introduce students to the technical French of international relations and negotiations. This course is designed to reproduce an international conference setting during which various aspects of diplomatic negotiations will be envisaged with a view to using French at the formal / foreign affairs level.

At the end of the course students should be able to

•  Demonstrate understanding of French spoken in a formal/diplomatic setting
•  Read articles in French on international issues.
•  Write press reviews, press releases in French about an international issue.
•  Express a personal view about a topical International issue in French
•  Express a simulated official view about a topical International issue in French
•  Simulate an official address in French
•  Simulate a press conference in French

PRE-REQUISITE : A pass in F211 or F24A.

CO-REQUISITE: F34A.

PRESCRIBED TEXT:
La Conférence Internationale et ses variantes . Cali, Cheval & Zabardi. Hachette, 1995
Audio-visual material from TV5 (such as Kiosque , Une fois par mois, Le dessous des cartes ) ; Articles from journals such as Le monde diplomatique.

EVALUATION : 100% Coursework

3 Oral Presentations 50%
One in class test 25%
One Take-home Assignment 25%

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FREN3507 (F 35G): FRENCH CARIBBEAN LITERATURE, FILM and CULTURE I: MARTINIQUE, GUADELOUPE AND FRENCH GUIANA (3 credits, Semester 2)

(This course may be taken to satisfy the Caribbean Studies (AR3X0) requirement and the requirement for the major).

The course examines the three literary movements originating from the French Antilles (Negritude, Antillanité , Créolité ), which have had an impact on literary production in the region. Key works by major Martinican, Guadeloupean, and French Guyanese writers are studied against the social and political background of the French Departments in the Americas . Students will critically analyze creative works vis-à-vis theoretical texts associated with these literary movements.

PRE-REQUISITE: F14B or F111, and F13C or any other Level I Literature course (English/ Spanish)

INSTRUCTION: 3 hours per week (2 lectures, 1 tutorial)

PRESCRIBED TEXT:
Aimé Césaire. Une Tempête
Edouard Glissant. Selected Poems (hand-out to be purchase in the Department)
Patrick Chamoiseau. Solibo Magnifique .

EVALUATION: Coursework: 50%

Written t utorial presentation (15%);
2 500–3000 word research paper (35%)

2-hour Final Examination: 50%

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