This dual-level French skills enhancement course will look at the evolution of French cinema from its origins to today, including the invention of cinema, silent film, films of the Occupation and postwar era, the New Wave, as well as diverse aspects of recent, contemporary French cinema. The viewing of approximately ten feature-length films will be accompanied by critical readings. Students will study important developments in French cinema while also learning terminology and concepts necessary to discuss film. The course is designed to improve students' vocabulary, oral, and written skills in French. MFREN 4610 meets with MFREN 3610, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): MFREN 2020 French Stage 4: Global Connections or permission of the department chair.
MFREN 4610 French Cinema (4 hours)
This dual-level French skills enhancement course will look at the evolution of French cinema from its origins to today, including the invention of cinema, silent film, films of the Occupation and postwar era, the New Wave, as well as diverse aspects of recent, contemporary French cinema. The viewing of approximately ten feature-length films will be accompanied by critical readings. Students will study important developments in French cinema while also learning terminology and concepts necessary to discuss film. The course is designed to improve students' vocabulary, oral, and written skills in French. MFREN 4610 meets with MFREN 3610, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): MFREN 2020 French Stage 4: Global Connections or permission of the department chair.
Archway Curriculum: Foundational Literacies: Modern Language Literacy
Archway Curriculum: Essential Connections: Writing Instructive
MFREN 3610 French Cinema (4 hours)
See MFREN 4610 French Cinema.
Archway Curriculum: Essential Connections: Writing Instructive
Archway Curriculum: Foundational Literacies: Modern Language Literacy
MFREN 2020 French Stage 4: Global Connections (4 hours)
Stage 4: Global Connections invites students to enhance their intercultural and linguistic competence by exploring cultural, geographical, historical, and social perspectives of French-speaking countries as they develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and intercultural competence, thereby allowing them to engage and interact more effectively with native speakers of French.
Prerequisite(s): MFREN 2010 French Stage 3: Cultural Perspectives or appropriate placement.
(Normally offered in Wesleyan Honors Academy.)
Archway Curriculum: Foundational Literacies: Modern Language Literacy
Archway Curriculum: Integrative Core: Going Global Thread
