This course introduces students to the fundamentals of the French language. They will develop elementary-level skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through a variety of communicative, interactive, and practical activities. By the end of the course students will have learned some essential vocabulary, basic grammar, and pronunciation rules, allowing them to understand and construct simple sentences in various contexts. This course is for students with no prior knowledge of French.
Antirequisites
Complete all of the following
Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
Students will develop basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills for communication in various daily life contexts and situations. Students will be exposed to cultural aspects of life in France, French Canada, and other French-speaking countries.
Students will develop the fundamental listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills necessary for basic communication in French. Lessons and activities will be organized around different themes related to daily life. Students will be exposed to various cultural aspects of life in France, French Canada, and other French-speaking countries.
This course is designed to further develop the student's skills in reading and aural comprehension, as well as written and spoken expression. Students will review and broaden their knowledge of French grammar and vocabulary, while exploring the varied cultures of the French-speaking world. Learning materials will include a selection of texts and short films that inspire discussion about common experiences. Class activities will emphasize interaction with peers. This course is intended for students who have completed FR 152 or equivalent.
In this course students will continue improving their reading and aural comprehension skills, as well as written and spoken expression. Students will review and broaden their knowledge of French grammar and vocabulary, while exploring the varied cultures of the French-speaking world. Learning materials will include a selection of texts and short films that inspire discussion about common experiences. Class activities will emphasize interaction with peers. This course is intended for students who have completed FR 192A or equivalent.
FR 203Introduction to Phonetics of French0.50 units
An introduction to the French sound system with a view to understanding its general characteristics and elements of dialectal variation. Students will enhance their oral production in French, focusing on pronunciation, rhythm and intonation, and overall fluidity. They will learn to transmit spoken speech in a written form using the International Phonetic Alphabet. This course will also help students enhance their auditory and reading skills.
FR 220French and Francophone Pop Culture0.50 units
An introduction to popular culture in the French-speaking world: France, Quebec, Africa, and the Antilles. This course examines cultural artifacts from various domains (music, fashion, sport, cuisine, visual arts) and the socio-historic realities that inform them. Students will explore questions related to the construction of individual and group identities.
This course is designed to enhance oral expression skills in French at the intermediate level by applying fundamental principles of grammar, pronunciation, and prosody. It also provides cultural insights from various regions of the Francophone world. Students will improve their listening comprehension, expand their vocabulary, and identify common language errors. This will be achieved by utilizing multimedia sources, engaging in a variety of spoken activities, and participating in peer evaluations.
This course aims to enhance students’ written French expression by reinforcing various grammar points, learning new grammatical structures, and contextualizing their usage. This course will also help students synthesize different aspects of the French language and recognize common errors by writing assignments which will be strengthened through a peer-review process.
This course aims to enhance students’ written French expression by reinforcing various grammar points, learning new grammatical structures, and contextualizing their usage. This course will also help students synthesize different aspects of the French language and recognize common errors by writing assignments which will be strengthened through a peer-review process.
The main objective of the course is to develop effective French language skills for professional communication, both oral and written. This course will offer students a theoretical and practical foundation to improve their French language skills in a professional setting. Through authentic activities and assignments, students will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to succeed in real-world communication situations.
FR 276Introduction to French-Language Literatures and Cultures in Canada0.50 units
This course is an introduction to the literature, culture, and history of Quebec and Francophone minorities in Canada from the first contacts of French explorers and settlers in North America to the 21st century. Students will analyze literary works of various genres and gain knowledge of their sociocultural context. One of the major objectives is to train students in short essay writing and its methodology, enabling them to develop structured literary analyses, enriched with pertinent examples from primary and secondary sources.
This course traces the cultural development of France from its origin to the French Revolution. Emphasis is given to the study of music, art, architecture, literature, ideas, and daily life in their historical context.
Taught in English.
Antirequisites
Complete all of the following
Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR 296French Culture & Literature: Origins to 17150.50 units
This course is an introduction to French literature, culture, and history spanning from the Middle Ages to the early 18th century. Using a multidisciplinary approach that includes art history, architecture, and music, it delves into French literary works, analyzing various genres and texts within their sociocultural contexts through modernized and abridged corpuses. One of the major objectives is to train students in short essay writing and its methodology, enabling them to develop their own thoughts through structured analysis, enriched with pertinent examples from the corpus being studied.
FR 297French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present0.50 units
This course is an introduction to French literature, culture, and history spanning from the 18th to the 21st century. Using a multidisciplinary approach that includes art history, architecture, and music, it delves into French literary works, analyzing various genres and texts within their sociocultural contexts. One of the major objectives is to train students in short essay writing and its methodology, enabling them to develop their own thoughts through structured analysis, enriched with pertinent examples from the corpus being studied.
This course is an introduction to the principles of linguistic analysis (as opposed to grammar) applied to vocabulary, meaning, and word and sentence structure of French language. Students will learn transferable skills that will deepen their knowledge of French and will help understand functioning of languages in general.
This course offers a comprehensive overview of 17th-century French literature, providing an in-depth examination of major literary movements such as baroque, la preciosite, and classicism. It explores a wide range of literary works, including poetry, theatre, novels, correspondence, travelogues, and fables. Students will engage in various tasks, such as oral presentations, discussions, textual commentaries, as well as written essays. These activities aim to help them sharpen their analytical skills and develop well-argued personal interpretations of the classic texts from the reign of Henri IV to the end of Louis XIV's era.
Prerequisites
Must have completed the following:
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR297 - French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present (0.50)
This course offers a comprehensive overview of 18th-century French literature, providing an examination of the French Enlightenment and new literary movements such as sentimentalism, encyclopedism, libertinism, and pre-romanticism, among others. It takes into consideration the social, historical, and artistic contexts that shaped the texts under study. Students will explore a variety of authors and genres (theatre, essay, novel) and engage in various tasks, such as discussions, textual commentaries, as well as written essays. These activities aim to help them sharpen their historical knowledge, analytical skills and develop well-argued personal interpretations of texts published between Regence and French Revolution.
Prerequisites
Must have completed the following:
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR297 - French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present (0.50)
Students will engage in the analysis of Francophone press and other sources of information to enhance their advanced lexical, syntactic, and stylistic skills in French. They will produce compositions on diverse real-world topics, with a focus on the various genres of texts studied in this course and previously. Additionally, students will complete lexical and grammatical activities to improve their understanding of complex syntactic structures and ability to write in different genres. The course will emphasize interactive learning, including group work and peer-review activities, to foster active participation and collaboration among students.
This course will provide students with an introduction to the practice of French-English and English-French translation. Using an approach based in comparative stylistics, students will learn to identify common problems of translation and to develop strategies in response to them. In this practical study of translation, students will engage in translation activities in both directions, and will translate short texts from a variety of fields from French into English.
This course offers a detailed and critical study of 19th-century French texts, including literary works, essays, and extracts from newspapers, among others. Students will broaden their knowledge of 19th-century French culture and language, while also further advancing their knowledge of the social and economic developments and challenges of the period. The course also includes reading theoretical and critical works selected to help students sharpen their critical skills.
Prerequisites
Must have completed the following:
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR297 - French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present (0.50)
The main objective of this course is to enhance linguistic and cultural skills that will help students to understand the functioning of the business world and discuss economic topics using relevant business terminology in the social and economic contexts of Canada and France. By the end of this course, students will have acquired a solid foundation in the vocabulary, concepts, and tools necessary to communicate effectively in a professional Francophone environment. Additionally, students will be able to analyze and interpret business-related news articles and express informed opinions on various socio-economic topics of current interest.
This course offers a critical study of literary works produced in France in the 20th century and will take into consideration the social, historical, and artistic contexts that shaped the texts under study. Students will explore a variety of theoretical approaches and concepts to develop their skills in textual analysis. Through in-class discussions and written assignments, students will hone their research skills, their capacity to formulate their own critical perspectives, and their ability to effectively communicate in French.
Prerequisites
Must have completed the following:
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR297 - French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present (0.50)
This course examines selected works of drama and theatre written and performed in French in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and/or Asia. Students will develop knowledge of a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to textual and performance analysis. Through discussions, presentations, and written assignments in French, students will critique theatre as a literary genre, as an art based in performance, as a mode of cultural expression, and/or as a historical phenomenon.
Prerequisites
Must have completed at least 2 of the following:
FR276 - Introduction to French-Language Literatures and Cultures in Canada (0.50)
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR297 - French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present (0.50)
This course offers a critical study of contemporary literary works produced in France and will take into consideration the social, historical, and artistic contexts that shape them. Students will explore a variety of theoretical approaches and concepts to develop their skills in textual analysis. Through in-class discussions and written assignments, students will hone their research skills, their capacity to formulate their own critical perspectives, and their ability to effectively communicate in French.
Prerequisites
Must have completed the following:
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR297 - French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present (0.50)
FR 373Languages in Contact: The History of French-English Bilingualism0.50 units
This course will examine, from a historical and sociolinguistic perspective, the long-standing rivalry of our country's two official languages, the origins of their relationship, and the socio-political and linguistic implications of bilingualism.
This course offers a detailed and contextualized study of Quebec literature from the 20th and 21st centuries. Different literary genres may be approached: novel, short-stories, poetry, essay, theatre, creative nonfiction, etc. Students will deepen their understanding of Quebec's literary history and culture while refining their analytical and critical skills through the introduction of theoretical approaches, interactive presentations, discussions, and a diverse range of assignments.
Prerequisites
Complete all of the following
Must have completed the following:
FR276 - Introduction to French-Language Literatures and Cultures in Canada (0.50)
Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR297 - French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present (0.50)
An independent study course, in which the student chooses an area of French life on which to make a detailed study (topic must be approved by the department). A written cultural studies report is submitted, on which the student is examined orally.
This course proposes an initiation to the combined theory and practice of translation between French and English. Students will engage with knowledge of what translation can be and do in different social and cultural contexts. They will learn to distinguish the semantic and stylistic differences between French and English in order to translate short texts from French to English and from English to French. This course is intended for students who have native or advanced command of French.
This course offers a study of the sound structure of French that aims to describe and explain certain language phenomena related to stylistic, social, and regional variation in French. Students will practice comparative analyses, acoustic analyses of sound recordings, and phonological analyses of dialectal data.
Prerequisites
Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
FR203 - Introduction to Phonetics of French (0.50)
This course offers a critical study of French Renaissance texts and a thorough examination of a variety of methodological approaches. Students will deepen their knowledge of French 16th-century culture, literature, language and diversity while engaging with interdisciplinary approaches to Renaissance studies. They will also learn how to use theoretical approaches and analytical tools to investigate in an original and creative way themes and motifs identified in class.
Prerequisites
Must have completed the following:
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR297 - French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present (0.50)
In this course students will hone their lexical, syntactic, and stylistic skills in French. Students will engage in the analysis of the Francophone press, works of fiction or other sources of information in French. They will produce compositions with a strong focus on style as well as on the various genres of texts and advanced grammar topics studied in this course and previously. Students will broaden their understanding of complex syntactic structures, enhance their proofreading skills and ability to write in different genres through various lexical and grammatical activities. The course will include and encourage in-class discussions around challenging aspects of French grammar.
This course offers a detailed and critical study of different literary texts written in French from Quebec, Acadie, Ontario, and other French-speaking communities, including Indigenous perspectives. A variety of literary genres may be approached (novel, short-stories, poetry, essay, theatre, creative nonfiction, etc.). Students will deepen their knowledge of francophone cultures and literatures in Canada and will define their own critical voice through small discussion groups, reading theoretical and critical works, and writing different assignments.
Prerequisites
Complete all of the following
Must have completed the following:
FR276 - Introduction to French-Language Literatures and Cultures in Canada (0.50)
Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR297 - French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present (0.50)
Using an approach based in cultural studies this course focuses on the concept of linguistic and cultural minorities. Through case studies and semi-directed research activities, students will reflect on concepts such as minoritization, diaspora, linguistic and cultural belonging, identity building, and collective memory. They will learn about the history, geography, and sociolinguistics characteristics of various French-speaking communities in Canada by engaging with social media and cultural productions (movies, songs, documentaries). A metacognitive approach will help students reflect on their learning in this course and on their own process of foreign language and cultural acquisition.
Prerequisites
Complete all of the following
Must have completed the following:
FR276 - Introduction to French-Language Literatures and Cultures in Canada (0.50)
Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR297 - French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present (0.50)
This course offers a critical study of French works written or republished for a young readership since the 18th century, in France, in Quebec, but also in other French-speaking countries or communities. Students will develop their knowledge of the rich and vast domain that constitutes children’s literature. Through the use of theoretical and critical works, students will examine the place that they occupy in the larger ecosystems of literature and of social discourse, and the specific challenges that these works face and address.
Prerequisites
Must have completed at least 2 of the following:
FR276 - Introduction to French-Language Literatures and Cultures in Canada (0.50)
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR297 - French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present (0.50)
This course will focus on the various literary, historical, and cultural contexts of women's writing, emphasizing the plurality of women's voices. Through the analysis, discussion, in-class evaluation and written assignments on selected works, this course will deepen students’ knowledge of different genres and introduce them to relevant theoretical concepts to elucidate these works. Texts will be chosen by the professor according to their area of specialization, from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, and from France and/or diverse French-speaking communities or countries.
Prerequisites
Must have completed at least 2 of the following:
FR276 - Introduction to French-Language Literatures and Cultures in Canada (0.50)
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR297 - French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present (0.50)
FR 486Topics in French and Francophone Cultural Studies0.50 units
This course will explore various works coming from France and/or culturally diverse French-speaking communities and countries around the world. Through weekly readings and analysis of works, in-class evaluation, written or oral activities and assignments, this course offers an interdisciplinary approach to examine the French language and the Francophone cultures through different types of cultural production. Examples of topics studied might include theatre, contemporary fiction, comic books, etc. Topics will be chosen by the professor according to their area of specialization.
Prerequisites
Must have completed at least 2 of the following:
FR276 - Introduction to French-Language Literatures and Cultures in Canada (0.50)
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR297 - French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present (0.50)
FR 487African and Caribbean Literatures in French0.50 units
This course examines literary works written in French in the Caribbean and in Africa (Maghreb and Sub-Saharan region) in the 20th and 21st centuries. This course offers a combination of a wide range of literary genres (novel, autobiographical narrative, poetry, epistolary, fairy tales, etc.) as well as a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to textual analysis. Through discussions and written assignments, students will learn about Francophone African and Caribbean history, culture, and identity by analyzing, comparing, and contrasting readings in different historical contexts.
Prerequisites
Must have completed at least 2 of the following:
FR276 - Introduction to French-Language Literatures and Cultures in Canada (0.50)
FR296 - French Culture & Literature: Origins to 1715 (0.50)
FR297 - French Culture & Literature: 1715 to the Present (0.50)
FR 600Research Methods and Professional Communication in French Studies0.50 units
This course comprises an introduction to research tools (bibliographies, databases, etc.); an introduction to means of disseminating research (conferences, publications, etc); and a series of workshops devoted to professionalization (scholarship and grant applications, preparation of the academic cv and teaching dossier, professional communication, career options outside of the academia, etc.). This course is compulsory for all MA level students and for PhD students who have not taken a research methods course during their MA studies.
This graduate practicum in French community work offers advanced experiential learning in an area related to the student¿s professional interest. A student wishing to pursue this possibility must submit to the Associate Chair, Graduate Studies, a proposal that outlines the plans for the practicum (e.g., the organizing unit, the on-site supervision, the nature of the community work, the relevance to the French graduate program) and the arrangements for evaluation.
FR 606Research or Professional Practicum in French0.50 units
This graduate practicum in French offers advanced experiential learning in an area related to the student's professional or research interest. A student wishing to pursue this possibility must submit to the Associate Chair, Graduate Studies, a proposal that outlines the plans for the practicum (e.g., the organizing unit, the on-site supervisor, the nature of the professional or research work, the relevance to the French graduate program) and the arrangements for evaluation.