Winter 07/Spring 08 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2007 and Spring 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

French (FREN)  Department Info

FREN 101 -- Elementary French I  (4 units)
Description:  Listening, speaking, reading, and writing; an introduction to the basic structures and vocabulary of French. Does not count toward French major or minor. Also see FREN 113.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 102 -- Elementary French II  (4 units)
Description:  Listening, speaking, reading, and writing; an introduction to the basic structures and vocabulary of French, continuation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 101 or placement. Does not count toward French major or minor.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 112 -- Accelerated French I  (6 units)
Description:  FREN 112 is the equivalent of FREN 101 and FREN 102.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  credit allowed for this course or FREN 101 and 102 but not for both.
Usually offered:  Summer.

FREN 195A -- Topics in French Culture, Literature, and Language  (1 unit)
Description:  Are you interested in finding out about French and Italian language, culture, literature? This course is taught by the leading experts in French and Italian at the U of A. About every two weeks a new instructor will discuss with you a new aspect of French or Italian. According to his or her expertise, you may be learning about French or Italian language or culture; you may be exposed to French or Italian literature of many periods, many authors or many types such as short stories, novels, plays, poetry or film.  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 199 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 201 -- Intermediate French I  (4 units)
Description:  Continued skill development; further development of the four language skills.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 102 or placement, does not count towards French major.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 202 -- Intermediate French II  (4 units)
Description:  Continued skill development; reinforcement of basic language skills.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 201 or placement.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 212 -- Accelerated French II  (6 units)
Description:  FREN 212 is the equivalent of FREN 201 and FREN 202.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Credit is allowed for FREN 212, or for FREN 201 and FREN 202, but not for both.
Usually offered:  Summer.

FREN 245 -- African Literature in Translation  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to Francophone African literature coming from the Western part of the African continent, which forms a geographical and cultural entity. Taught in English. Does not court toward fulfillment of language requirement, or the major or minor in French.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  ENGL 245, AFAS 245.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 249 -- Images of Africa  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to African life and culture through explorations in the following areas: history, geography, institutions, the arts, and language and literature. Taught in English. Does not count toward fulfillment of language requirement, or the major or minor in French.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  AFAS 249.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 280 -- Introduction to French Language, Linguistics and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Introductory course to key concepts in French language, linguistics and culture through a variety of media (textbook, comics, films, Web). This course is taught in English and requires no knowledge of French. Does not count toward fulfillment of language requirement, of the major or minor in French.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 282 -- The French Novel and Society  (3 units)
Description:  French literature in translation. Does not count toward fulfillment of language requirement, or the major or minor in French. Taught in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 283 -- Existentialism and the Absurd: The French Foundations  (3 units)
Description:  French literature in translation. Does not count toward fulfillment of language requirement, or the major or minor in French. Taught in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 284 -- French Theater in Translation  (3 units)
Description:  Representative masterpieces of French theater from its origins in the Middle Ages to the contemporary. Includes medieval religious and profane pieces, classical theater of 16th and 17th centuries, etc. Taught in English. Does not count toward fulfillment of language requirement or the major or minor in French.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 299 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 301 -- Advanced Conversation  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on oral communication and is designed to enhance listening comprehension and fluency in French.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202 or equivalent.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit and grade.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 302 -- Advanced Composition  (3 units)
Description:  This course stresses written communication. In addition, conversation and reading are targeted as means to inform writing.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202 or equivalent.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 303 -- Practical French Phonetics  (3 units)
Description:  The sound system of French, oriented for the English-speaking American student; intensive practical exercises.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 304 -- Advanced Grammar and Usage  (3 units)
Description:  Structural analysis of spoken and written French, with emphasis on structural patterns and attention to contrasts with English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 306 -- Intensive Conversation and Composition  (6 units)
Description:  Intensive Conversation and Composition. Equivalent to French 305A-305B. Taught in France.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202; Credit will be given for FREN 301 and FREN 302 or FREN 306, but not both.
Usually offered:  Summer.

FREN 310 -- Spoken French in Cultural Context  (3 units)
Description:  This course is focused almost exclusively on oral communication. The course fosters open-mindedness through informed discussion of commonalities and differences between American and French/Francophone cultures. It enables students to sharpen their oral communication skills.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 301 or equivalent.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit and grade.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 320 -- Written French in Cultural Context  (3 units)
Description:  This course stimulates intellectual openness and interest in other cultures. It enables students to gain familiarity, experience and confidence in reading and writing French.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 302 or equivalent.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit and grade.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 325 -- History of France: Development of the Modern French State, 1815-Present  (3 units)
Description:  Political, socio-economic, and cultural history of modern France from 1815 to the present day, with emphasis placed on French politics and self-identity.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  3 units of any European history course.
Identical to:  HIST 325; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 326 -- Writing and Discussion on Current Topics  (3 units)
Description:  Materials used in the course will include one recent novel or collection of short stories, current French newspapers and other Parisian publications, and may include radio, television, films, plays and music. Topics for discussion and composition are derived principally from current activities in Paris of interest to individuals and to the group. Taught in France.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202.
Usually offered:  Summer.

FREN 391 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work, and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 393 -- Internship  (1-5 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 396H -- Honors Proseminar  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 399 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 410 -- Film and Fiction  (3 units)
Description:  Enhances skills to process information that promotes the understanding and interpretation of the target culture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 310 and FREN 320 or equivalent.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 414 -- Teaching of Modern Languages  (3 units)
Description:  Specific methods, objectives, organization of subject matter and evaluation in modern languages.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  TTE 414; TTE is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 420 -- Cultural History  (3 units)
Description:  A content-based course designed to help students gain advanced knowledge about French and Francophone cultures.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 310, FREN 320.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 425 -- Paris: Capsule/Capital of French Cultural History  (3 units)
Description:  The cultural history of France surveyed through selected works of literature, art, and architecture. Readings and discussions, in conjunction with faculty-guided visits to historical sites in Paris. Offered in Paris program only.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 202 or two years of college French.
Usually offered:  Summer.

FREN 432 -- French Translation  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced course in translation and stylistics designed to expand students’ range and appreciation of written styles in a variety of texts and registers with grammar reviews and vocabulary work. Written translations to and from French.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 410, FREN 420.
May be convened with:  FREN 532.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 433 -- Business French I  (3 units)
Description:  The basic workings of the French economy and the essential vocabulary and style specific to French business.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 410, FREN 420.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 434 -- Business French II  (3 units)
Description:  The basic workings of the French economy and the essential vocabulary and style specific to French business.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 410, FREN 420.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 441 -- French Literature and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  The course is designed to help students gain knowledge and appreciation of French Literature and culture. Historical period and topics studied will vary. Taught in French.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 410, FREN 420 or equivalent.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 442 -- Genres and Topics  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to develop understanding and appreciation of particular genres and topics. Taught in French.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 410, FREN 420 or equivalent.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  FREN 542.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 443 -- Francophone Literature and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Designed to develop understanding and appreciation of postcolonial literature of French expression and to expand knowledge of Francophone World. Taught in French
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 410, FREN 420 or equivalent.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  AFAS 443.
May be convened with:  FREN 543.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 457 -- French Film classics  (3 units)
Description:  Study of selected film classics, from the origins of the cinema (les freres Lumiere) in 1895 to the 20th century. Draws on the resources of the various Paris cinematheques.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 302.
Usually offered:  Summer.

FREN 461A -- French Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  This course will introduce the study of French from a linguistic point of view. The area to be covered will be chosen from: phonetics, phonologyn morphology, syntax, semantics, dialect and social variation, pragmatics, discourse analysis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FREN 410, FREN 420.
Identical to:  ANTH 461A, ENGL 461A, LING 461A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 462 -- Linguistics and the Study of Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Linguistic methods in the analysis of literature and implications of literary language for linguistic theory; detailed consideration of prosody, metaphor, narrative technique and irony.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 462; ENGL is home department.
May be convened with:  FREN 562.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 467 -- Topics in French Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  Examines in detail current topics in the linguistic analysis of French. May be repeated when topics vary. Taught in French with readings in French and English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  ENGL 467, LING 467.
May be convened with:  FREN 567.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 499 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 500 -- French for Reading  (1 unit)
Description:  A one-semester course that permits rapid acquisition of reading skills. Even with no prior study of French, students by the end of a semester are able to read and understand materials written in French in the standard literature and professional journals of their field of interest. This course cannot count toward any graduate program of study.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 510 -- Introduction to Graduate Study in French Language and Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Problems and methods of advanced research in French language and literature. Use of specialized library resources and computerized data bases. Issues in the history, sociology, and politics of the professional practice of language and literature study in American universities. Taught in English or French.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 511 -- Topics in Literary History, Criticism, and Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Current, recent, and traditional ways of analyzing and interpreting literary texts and the cultural contents in which they are produced, with emphasis on French, and attention to understanding various means by which knowledge of literary issues is transmitted to others. May be repeated when topics vary.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 512 -- Introduction to the History of the French Language  (3 units)
Description:  Taught in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 516 -- Literature of the 16th Century  (3 units)
Description:  Studies in the French Renaissance, including theater, fiction, poetry, essay. Analysis of the main literary, artistic, and socio-cultural movements in France during the 16th century-the French Renaissance.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 517 -- Literature of the 17th Century  (3 units)
Description:  Main literary movements in France during the 17th century. Theater, poetry, novel, philosophical thought. Cultural context: architecture, painting, religious currents, philosophy.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 518 -- Literature of the 18th Century  (3 units)
Description:  Studies in the French Enlightenment, including theater; fiction; essays. Analysis of the main literary, artistic, and socio-cultural movements in France and in Europe during the 18th century-the French Enlightenment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 519 -- Literature of the 19th Century  (3 units)
Description:  Examines various aspects of literary works ranging from poetry, the theater, the novel and critical essays. Studies in French Romanticism and Realism.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 520 -- Literature of the 20th Century  (3 units)
Description:  Studies in contemporary French Literature, including theater, fiction, poetry, essays. Analysis of the main literary, artistic, and socio-cultural movements in France during the 20th century.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 532 -- French Translation  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced course in translation and stylistics designed to expand students’ range and appreciation of written styles in a variety of texts and registers with grammar reviews and vocabulary work. Written translations to and from French. Graduate-level requirements include two-page translations. The grading criteria will be stricter for the graduate students in that no more than three minor errors in all the categories combined (i.e., agreement, tense/aspect, vocabulary, register/style) will be allowed for an A, no more than four for a B, no more than five for a C and so on. Undergraduate students will be allowed up to five minor errors for an A, etc.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  FREN 432.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 542 -- Genres and Topics  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to develop understanding and appreciation of particular genres and topics. Taught in French. Graduale-level requirements include stronger emphasis in individual research for graduate students (secondary readings mandatory). More substantial assignments (length and expectations of quality) for graduate students.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  FREN 442.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 543 -- Francophone Literature and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Designed to develop understanding and appreciation of postcolonial literature of French expression and to expand knowledge of Francophone World. Taught in French Graduate-level requirements include more emphasis on individual research (reading of/reports on secondary sources mandatory). More substantial assignments (in terms of lenth and quality).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  AFAS 543.
May be convened with:  FREN 443.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 562 -- Linguistics and the Study of Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Linguistic methods in the analysis of literature and implications of literary language for linguistic theory; detailed consideration of prosody, metaphor, narrative technique and irony. Graduate-level requirements include a greater number of assignments and a higher level of performance.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 562; ENGL is home department.
May be convened with:  FREN 462.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 567 -- Topics in French Linguistics  (3 units)
Description:  Examines in detail current topics in the linguistic analysis of French. May be repeated when topics vary. Taught in French with readings in French and English. Graduate-level requirements include higher level of oral and written work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  ENGL 567, LING 567, SLAT 567.
May be convened with:  FREN 467.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 573 -- Semiotics and Language  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to semiotics, survey of major figures and trends. Saussure and structuralism, Jakobson and functionalism/poetics, Pierce and pragmaticism. Focus on what these trends tell us about language. Students' written work will represent students' specific interests.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 573, ENGL 573, LING 573, RSSS 573, SLAT 573.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 579 -- Issues/Methods in Post-Second Foreign Language Teaching/ Learning  (3 units)
Description:  Methods of post-secondary foreign language pedagogy. Discussion of broader issues of second language acquisition learner variables, including learning styles; the history of foreign language, education standards for foreign language learning and post-secondary teaching as a career.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GER 579; GER is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 581 -- Technology and Foreign Language Learning  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on the use of technology in foreign languge learning. It has three parts: 1)theory, how computers fit within concepts of L2 acquisition; 2) pedagogy, how computers have been used in the classroom & 3) application, the design & implementation a segment of instruction.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  SLAT 581.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 583 -- Materials Design  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on how to design and implement modern foreign/second language instruction materials. We look at language acquisition issues as well as pedagogical issues. Participants are also asked to design and implement a segment of instruction.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

FREN 584 -- Second/Foreign Language Learning and the Web  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on the use of the Web to teach second/foreign languages. Several capabilities of the Web are explored as teaching tools:1) a source of authentic materials; 2) a collaborative environment, 3) a hypertext environment, 4) a multimedia publishing environment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate standing, pedagogy or teaching specialty.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  SLAT 584.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 587 -- Testing and Evaluation in Foreign/Second Language Programs  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to fundamental concepts, principles and problems of psychometric measurement relevant to FL/L2 learning. Types of tests and their uses, test construction, analysis and interpretation of results.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GER 587; GER is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 593 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 596J -- Second Language Acquisition Research  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ENGL 506, ENGL 613, ENGL 615, or the equivalent of these courses.
Identical to:  ENGL 596J; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

FREN 596Y -- Topics in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching  (1-12 units)
Description:  This graduate seminar is designed to give a weekly topical treatment to a number of pertinent issues in teaching academic writing to linguistically and culturally diverse learners. Through a comprehensive overview of the research base in academic writing in ESL, this course will explore pedagogical implications of L2 writing theories and research findings by engaging students in a number of projects and tasks.Topics vary with instructor. Please check with the SLAT Faculty Advisor.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Identical to:  SLAT 596Y; SLAT is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 599 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 696A -- French Language and Literature  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

FREN 699 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 910 -- Thesis  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit varies.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

FREN 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.