French (FREN)

College of Liberal Arts
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
907-474-7396

FREN F101X      Elementary French I      (h)
4 Credits

Offered Fall and Spring

Introduction to French language and culture. Development of competence and performance in the language through understanding, recognition and use of linguistic structures; increasing emphasis on listening comprehension and speaking; basic vocabulary of approximately 1,000 words; exploration of the cultural dimension, implicitly through language, and explicitly through texts and audiovisual materials.

Attributes: UAF GER Humanities Req

Lecture + Lab + Other: 4 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

FREN F102X      Elementary French II      (h)
3 Credits

Offered Spring

Introduction to French language and culture. Development of competence and performance in the language through understanding, recognition and use of linguistic structures; increasing emphasis on listening comprehension and speaking; basic vocabulary of approximately 1,000 words; exploration of the cultural dimension, implicitly through language, and explicitly through texts and audiovisual materials.

Prerequisites: FREN F101X.

Attributes: UAF GER Humanities Req

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

FREN F201      Revision/Early Intermediate French      (h)
3 Credits

Offered Fall

Revision of fundamental French skills via French-language films. Designed for students with previous exposure to French.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

FREN F202      Intermediate French II      (h)
3 Credits

Offered Spring

Increasing emphasis on reading ability and cultural material. Conducted in French.

Prerequisites: FREN F201.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

FREN F203      Conversational French II      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Oral skills improvement. Includes group work, presentations, skits, discussions and vocabulary to improve speaking on specific topics. Does not satisfy core curriculum or foreign language major requirements.

Prerequisites: FREN F102X.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

FREN F301      Advanced French
3 Credits

Offered Fall

Discussions and essays on more difficult subjects or texts. Translations, stylistic exercises and special grammatical problems. Conducted in French.

Prerequisites: FREN F202.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

FREN F302      Advanced French II      (h)
3 Credits

Offered Spring

Discussions and essays on more difficult subjects or texts. Translations, stylistic exercises and special grammatical problems. Conducted in French. Continuation of FREN F301.

Prerequisites: FREN F301.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

FREN F431      Studies in the Culture of the French Speaking World      (h)
3 Credits

Offered Fall

Intensive study of selected aspects of the culture of the French-speaking world. Course may be repeated for credit if topic varies.

Prerequisites: WRTG F111X; WRTG F211X, WRTG F212X, WRTG F213X or WRTG F214X; FREN F302; junior standing.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken unlimited times for up to 12 credits

FREN F432      Studies of French Literature      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Intensive study of authors, literary texts, movements, genres, themes and/or critical approaches. Course may be repeated for credit if topic varies.

Prerequisites: WRTG F111X; WRTG F211X, WRTG F212X, WRTG F213X or WRTG F214X; FREN F302; junior standing.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken unlimited times for up to unlimited credits

FREN F433      Studies in French and European Cinema      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

The course discusses the evolution of French and European cinema in historical and artistic contents.

Prerequisites: ENGL F217X or FLPA F217X; WRTG F211X, WRTG F212X, WRTG F213X or WRTG F214X; FREN F301 or FREN F302.

Cross-listed with FLPA F433, FL F433.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 2 + 2 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus