This online French course is designed for students with a basic knowledge of French to supplement their language skills by enabling them to engage in everyday interactions. For students with up to three years of high school Core French (grade 10 or 11) or equivalent with no immersion background. Students will need to sign a solemn declaration to this effect at the start of the course.
Learning Hours: 144 (132 Online Activity, 12 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite None. One-Way Exclusion May not be taken with or after any FREN or FRST course (exception - FREN 107/3.0 can be taken after FREN 106/3.0).
Note This course cannot be used as credit towards any FREN Plan.
Only offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online.
This French course is designed for students who have completed beginner level French. Students will further develop their written and oral communication skills as well as acquire the means to competently engage in a range of everyday common social and professional situations.
NOTE Students who are fluent French speakers cannot enrol in this course, and will need to sign a solemn declaration to this effect at the start of the course.
Learning Hours: 144 (36 Lecture, 48 Online Activity, 60 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite None. One-Way Exclusion May not be taken with or after FREN 150/6.0.
Note This course cannot be used as credit towards any FREN Plan.
For students with immersion background.
LEARNING HOURS: 114 (36L;18Lb;60P)
ONE WAY EXCLUSION: May not be taken with or after FREN 320/3.0.
A presentation of the principles of textual production in French as applied in the production of various types of texts.
Learning Hours: 120 (24 Lecture, 12 Group Learning, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite FREN 150/6.0. Equivalency FREN 330/3.0*.
The course will provide learners with technical vocabulary as well as the written and oral French communication skills to effectively engage in a range of situations, activities, and tasks within government workplaces. Collaborative group work and assignments will simulate real world situations.
NOTE Language is the principal focus of this course. Prior experience or professional knowledge in the field is not necessary.
Learning Hours: 120 (30 Online Activity, 90 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite FREN 118/3.0 or FREN 150/6.0 or permission of the Department. One-Way Exclusion May not be taken with or after any FREN 200 or 300-level course except for FREN 219/3.0; FREN 225/3.0; FREN 236/3.0; FREN 238/3.0; FREN 239/3.0; FREN 320/3.0.
Note This course is not intended for fluent French speakers and cannot be used as credit towards any FREN Plan.
Only offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online.
The course will provide learners with technical vocabulary as well as the French written and oral language skills to effectively communicate with French speaking clients and conduct routine legal communication in French. Collaborative group work and assignments will simulate real world situations.
NOTE: Language is the principal focus of this course. Prior experience or professional knowledge in the field is not necessary.
LEARNING HOURS: 120 (30O;90P)
PREREQUISITE: FREN 225/3.0 or permission of the department.
ONE-WAY EXCLUSION: May not be taken with or after any FREN 200 or FREN 300 level course except for FREN 219/3.0, FREN 236/3.0, FREN 237/3.0, FREN 239/3.0, FREN 320/3.0
Note This course is not intended for fluent French speakers and cannot be used as credit towards any FREN Plan.
Only offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online.
A study of representative literary works in the Middle Ages, including La Chanson de Roland, Tristan et Iseult, Le Roman de Renart, Le Roman de la Rose, Chrétien de Troyes, Rutebeuf and Villon. Travaux pratiques include essays and tests.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite FREN 230/3.0 and FREN 241/3.0. Exclusion FREN 404/3.0*.
A detailed study of selected plays from French theatre since 1945. Visual presentations. Semiotic approach. Cocteau, Duras, Beckett, Ionesco, Sarraute, Sartre, Koltès. Travaux pratiques include essays and tests.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite FREN 230/3.0 and FREN 241/3.0. Exclusion FREN 417/3.0*.
This course is intended for students who took FREN 219/3.0 or who have advanced knowledge of the French language.
Learning Hours: 114 (36 Lecture, 18 Laboratory, 60 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite None.
Note This course is not intended for Francophones or students with native proficiency in French. Contact the Department of French Studies for more information.
Acquisition of a deeper knowledge of the principles of textual production, with particular emphasis on the use of computer-based grammatical and lexicographic tools, and an examination of the stylistic constraints on textual production.
LEARNING HOURS: 120 (36L;84P)
PREREQUISITE: (FREN 330/3.0 or FREN 231/3.0) or FREN 201/3.0 or FREN 202/3.0.
An intro. to French 19th Century and contemporary literature. More specifically focused on literature the course will also explore predominant trends in different media such as painting and cinema. Drawing on critical, historical, and literary theory, students will acquire the skills to assess how specific works reflect or relate to the aesthetic, literary, and philosophical trends of their time.
LEARNING HOURS: 120 (36L;84P)
PREREQUISITE: (FREN 230/3.0 and FREN 241/3.0) or (FREN 212/6.0 and FREN 220/6.0) or FREN 221/6.0.
Focuses on a specific author or on a specific theme of Quebec literature. Topics will depend on the professor's interest and field of research. Travaux pratiques include essays and tests.
NOTE This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
Learning Hours: 132 (24 Lecture, 12 Seminar, 24 Individual Instruction, 72 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite FREN 230/3.0 and FREN 241/3.0. Exclusion FREN 407/3.0*; FREN 491/3.0*.
A practical translation course. Review exercises in comparative stylistics, written and oral thémes.
LEARNING HOURS: 132 (24L;12G;96P)
EQUIVALENCY: FREN 444/3.0.
PREREQUISITE: (FREN 250/3.0 or FREN 360/3.0) and (FREN 231/3.0 or FREN 330/3.0) or a grade of C in FREN 344/3.0.