丁香园AV

Department of French | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2013 Summer

Program Information

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Program Requirements

A minimum of 2.0 average (GPA) is calculated on all 丁香园AV courses that are applied to the minor.

Depending upon the point of entry, the necessary lower division prerequisites must be fulfilled.

• If grade 12. students must take FREN 210 Intermediate French I (3).
• If A in grade 12. students can take FREN 211 Intermediate French II (3).
• If Immersion, students can choose between FREN 212 French for Immersion Students (3) or FREN 211 Intermediate French II (3).
• If you are deemed a "native speaker", or eguivalent, you cannot take FREN 215 (3) or FREN 217 (3) or FREN 300 (3); instead you must take one other 300 or 400 level course.

One of

• FREN 215 Intermediate French: Oral Practice (3)
• FREN 217 French Pronunciation through Drama (3)
• FREN 300 Advanced French: Oral Practice (3)

All of

• FREN 221 French Writing I (3)
• FREN 222 French Writing II (3)
• FREN 245 Introduction to Literary Studies (3)
• FREN 275 French Linguistics Today (3)
• FREN 301W Advanced French Composition (3)

One of Group A

• FREN 331 Accents of French (3)
• FREN 332 Social Approaches to French (3)
• FREN 333 The Magic of French Words (3)
• FREN 334 Topics in French Applied Linguistics (3)

One of Group B

• FREN 340 Readings in Francophone Literature from Quebec and Canada (3)
• FREN 341 Readings in French Literature from the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century (pre-1789) (3)
• FREN 343 Reading French as a World Literature (3)
• FREN 344 Readings in French Literature after 1789 (3)

One of Group C

• FREN 304 Advanced French Grammar (3)
• FREN 307 The Right Word: Advanced Vocabulary and Translation (3)
• FREN 330 Francophone World (3)
• FREN 352 French and Francophone Cultures through Films and/or Media Texts (3)

Any two courses at the 400 level

• FREN 407W Language in Translation: A Contextual Approach to French (3)
• FREN 416 Acquisition of French as a Second Language (3)
• FREN 417 Topics in the Structure of French (3)
• FREN 420 Discourse Analysis of French (3)
• FREN 423 Topics in the History of French (3)
• FREN 424 Topics in French Linguistics (3)
• FREN 425 Topics in the Varieties of French (3)
• FREN 430 Topics in Francophone Literature from Quebec and Canada (3)
• FREN 440 Topics in French Genre Studies (3)
• FREN 441 Topics in French Literature from the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century (pre-1789) (3)
• FREN 442 Topics in French Literature from 1789 to 1989 (3)
• FREN 452 Topics in French and Francophone Cultures or Cinemas (3)
• FREN 476 Interdisciplinary Approaches in French Literature (3)

Upper Division Units

A minimum of 15 upper division units is required, 9 of which must be taken within the department.

Course Exemptions

It is possible to obtain exemption, up to a maximum of 12 units, from the lower division French language courses by being placed in a more advanced French language course (Placement Test). Students who gain, or hope to gain, course exemption should consult the advisor early.

Transfer Credits

Approved credits for French courses completed at another post-secondary institution (subject to University transfer credit regulations) up to a maximum of six units.

Note: A minimum of 15 upper division units is required, 9 of which must be taken within the department.

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