This dual-level French skills enhancement course introduces students to the thematic and formal developments in French literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Students will read representative texts from all major periods in order to deepen their understanding of key works, authors, and genres. Emphasis will be placed on sharpening students' literary analysis skills through close readings and a formal study of narrative techniques and stylistic elements. MFREN 4400 meets with MFREN 3400, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): MFREN 2020 French: Stage 4 or permission of the department chair.
MFREN 4400 Survey of French Literature (4 hours)
This dual-level French skills enhancement course introduces students to the thematic and formal developments in French literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Students will read representative texts from all major periods in order to deepen their understanding of key works, authors, and genres. Emphasis will be placed on sharpening students' literary analysis skills through close readings and a formal study of narrative techniques and stylistic elements. MFREN 4400 meets with MFREN 3400, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): MFREN 2020 French: Stage 4 or permission of the department chair.
Archway Curriculum: Foundational Literacies: Modern Language Literacy
Archway Curriculum: Essential Connections: Writing Instructive
MFREN 3400 Survey of French Literature (4 hours)
See MFREN 4400 Survey of French Literature.
Archway Curriculum: Essential Connections: Writing Instructive
Archway Curriculum: Foundational Literacies: Modern Language Literacy
MFREN 2020 French: Stage 4 (4 hours)
Continuation of MFREN 2010 French: Stage 3.
Prerequisite(s): MFREN 2010 or appropriate placement.
(Normally offered each spring semester.)
Archway Curriculum: Foundational Literacies: Modern Language Literacy
Archway Curriculum: Integrative Core: Going Global Thread