 | FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE: COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
All courses with the prefix 29- are taught in French with the exception of 29-280. Courses are normally offered in one term per year. Not all courses are offered every year. Please contact the French program office or its web site at www.uwindsor.ca/french.
Courses are three hours a week (3.00 credit hours) unless otherwise indicated. Language and linguistics courses may require laboratory and/or field work.
Antirequisite: An antirequisite is a specific course or level of attainment which, if already successfully completed, does not permit registration for credit in another desired course, or which may not be taken for credit concurrently with another course.
29-111. French for Beginners I
Acquisition of basic reading and writing skills, aural comprehension, and oral practice. No prerequisites. Only for students with no prior knowledge of French. (Antirequisite: Grade 9 French or higher.)
29-112. French for Beginners II
Further training in basic reading and writing skills, aural comprehension, and oral practice. (Antirequisite: Grade 10 French or higher.) (Prerequisite: 29-111, Grade 9 French, or equivalent.)
29-113. Preparatory French: Intermediate Level I
Grammar, acquisition of reading and writing skills, aural comprehension, oral practice. Laboratory work. (Antirequisite: Grade 11 French or higher.) (Prerequisite: 29-112, Grade 10 French, or equivalent.)
29-114. Preparatory French: Intermediate Level II
Further training in grammar. Reading and writing skills. Additional aural comprehension and oral practice. Laboratory work. This course is equivalent to OAC/Grade 12 “U” French. (Antirequisite: OAC/Grade 12 “U” French or higher.) (Prerequisite: 29-113, Grade 11 French, or equivalent.)
29-121. French Language Training I
Phonetics: theory and practice. Grammar: norms and functions of the French verb system, nouns, pronouns, and modifiers. Laboratory work, oral practice, composition. (Prerequisite: OAC/Grade 12 “U” French, CPO Français, or equivalent.) (Antirequisite: any 200-level French language training courses.)
29-122. French Language Training II
Further study of the norms and functions of the French verb system, nouns, pronouns, and modifiers. Development of reading comprehension. Laboratory work, oral practice, composition. (Prerequisite: OAC/Grade 12 “U” French, or CPO Français, or equivalent.) (Antirequisite: any 200-level French language training courses.)
29-141. Introduction to Literary Studies
An introduction to the analysis of literary genres: poetry, drama, and prose fiction. (Prerequisite: OAC French/Grade 12 “U”, or CPO français or equivalent.)
29-215. Oral Proficiency in French I
A course designed to improve the student's oral proficiency by means of presentations in class, discussions, acquisition of pertinent vocabulary, analysis of oral grammar and errors, laboratory work, and readings mainly from the francophone press. (May not be taken for credit by native speakers of French.) (Prerequisite: permission of instructor.)
29-221. French Language Training III
Effective oral and written communication; practice in the logical development of ideas; vocabulary expansion. (Prerequisites: 29-121 and 29-122.)
29-222. French Language Training IV
Effective oral and written communication. Demonstration and discussion of the spoken and written codes, oral exercises, written practice. (Prerequisites: 29-121 and 29-122.)
29-230. Introduction to Linguistics I
A survey of fundamental linguistic concepts and ideas of language. Language analysis at the first three levels of description: phonetics, phonology and morphology. (Prerequisite: 29-121, 29-122, or permission of instructor.)
29-231. Introduction to Linguistics II
Language analysis at the remaining levels of description: syntax, semantics, discourse analysis and pragmatics. A brief introduction to sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics. (Prerequisite: 29-121, 29-122, or permission of instructor).
29-252. French Classicism
An introduction to the literature of seventeenth-century France and its principal doctrines. (Prerequisite: 29-141.)
29-253. The French Enlightenment
An introduction to the literature and thought of eighteenth-century France. (Prerequisite: 29-141.)
29-255. French Romanticism
A study of the romantic aesthetic through the poetry, prose, and drama of major romantic writers of the nineteenth century. (Prerequisite: 29-141.)
29-257. Realism and Naturalism
A study of post-romantic prose writing in the nineteenth century. (Prerequisite: 29-141.)
29-260. Modern French Culture
A general study of the patterned behaviour which constitutes the modern French cultural system, focusing on its intellectual, sociological, political, and religious aspects. Students will be required to read texts and will also avail themselves of the latest audiovisual technology. (Prerequisite: 29-141.)
29-270. Introduction to the Cultural Heritage of French Canada
An introduction to the Francophone cultural experience in Canada: through its history, its narrative traditions (prose fiction, drama, poetry) and its works of art. Festivities, home furnishings, lyric and culinary traditions will also be examined. (Prerequisite: OAC, CPO or equivalent.)
29-280. Francophone Literature in Translation
An introductory study of the development of the Franco-Canadian literary tradition in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Manitoba, with particular emphasis on major literary trends since Confederation. All texts will be read in English. (Not available for credit in any French degree program.)
29-284. The Novel in Quebec and in other Francophone Regions of Canada
From the early novel of the land to the post-modern novel in Francophone Canada. (Prerequisite: 29-141.)
29-315. Oral Proficiency in French II
A course designed to strengthen the student's competence in oral French through intensive training at an advanced level, in both oral expression and aural comprehension. (Prerequisite: permission of instructor.)
29-325. Error Analysis
A course designed to strengthen the student's competence in French through an analysis of the three most common sources of errors: the
differences between spoken and written French, the first language and the interlanguage of the student, or unfinished French grammar. (Prerequisites: 29-221 and 29-222.)
29-328. Aspects of Translation: French-English, English-French I
A comparative analysis of French and English structures with special emphasis on translation processes. Accompanied by regular exercises in translation. (Prerequisites: 29-221 and 29-222.)
29-329. Aspects of Translation: French-English, English-French II
A comparative analysis of French and English structures with special emphasis on questions of meaning related to the sentence and its context. Accompanied by regular exercises in translation. (Prerequisites: 29-221 and 29-222.)
29-330. Applied Linguistics
An introduction to modern linguistic theories about language acquisition, followed by a comparative study of first and second language acquisition and a survey of second language teaching techniques highlighting the linguistic concepts underlying these techniques. (Prerequisite: 29-230 and 29-231.)
29-331. Introduction to Romance Languages
A study of the main Romance languages from the point of view of their structure and development out of Vulgar Latin. Some knowledge of Latin or a second Romance language is desirable. (Prerequisite: 29-231 or consent of instructor.)
29-332. The History of the French Language
This course will examine successive stages in the development and formation of the French language from late antiquity to the Renaissance. (Prerequisite: 29-230 and 29-231, or permission of instructor.)
29-350. French Literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
This course will examine the major authors and genres of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, from the twelfth to the sixteenth century, including: the chanson de geste, the love songs of the troubadours, the Arthurian Romance, the sonnets of Ronsard, and the works of Rabelais. (Prerequisite: 29-141.)
29-353. Poetry from Baudelaire to Surrealism
A study of post-romantic, modernist poetry from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. (Prerequisite: 29-141.)
29-354. The Modern Novel and Theatre form Proust to Sartre
A study of the novel and theatre from 1900 to 1950. (Prerequisite: 29-141.)
29-356. Contemporary French Literature and Thought
From the "Nouveau Roman" to recent writing in Francophone countries. The post-modern aesthetic. (Prerequisites: 29-141.)
29-357. Contemporary Critical Theory
An introduction to major critical movements: narratology, semiotics,
feminist criticism, reader-response criticism, psychoanalytic criticism, sociocriticism, and genetic criticism. (Prerequisite:29-141.)
29-383. Drama in Quebec and in Other Francophone Regions of Canada
A study of the main dramatic works in Francophone Canada. (Prerequisite: 29-141.)
29-385. Poetry in Quebec and in Other Francophone Regions of Canada
A study of the main works of poetry in Francophone Canada. (Prerequisite:29-141.)
29-425. Advanced Translation: French-English, English-French
Translation of legal and administrative material. (Prerequisites: 29-328 and 29-329, or consent of the instructor.)
29-430. Theories of Syntax
Detailed examination of modern approaches to sentence structure, with particular emphasis on generative grammar. (Prerequisite: 29-231.)
29-431. Theories of Semantics
Detailed examination of modern theories of meaning, with particular emphasis on semantic feature analysis and the relationship between semantics and syntax. (Prerequisite: 29-231.)
SPECIAL TOPICS COURSES
29-400 to 29-496.
Special topics courses include the 400-series courses listed in the French program. They cover language, linguistics, and literature, and may take the form of directed readings.
DIRECTED READINGS
29-497 to 29-499.
STUDIES OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
Students can immerse themselves in the French language and culture by spending their third year at the Université de Nice, France, in a program operated jointly with The University of Western Ontario and The University of Guelph.
It is also possible to study French Canadian language and culture at Quebec universities with the Summer Language Bursary Programme, or to study in Quebec for a year and be paid as a part-time, second-language monitor.
Students can also pursue studies in French at the Université du Québec à Montréal at the undergraduate level. |