72 courses in the 1981–82 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Department of French
Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department J. R: Dugan, BA, MA (Toronto), PhD (Yale)
Professors A. Ages, BA (Carleton), MA, PhD (Ohio State) J. R. Finn, CR, BA (W. Ont.), MA (Toronto), PAD (Illinois)J R. L. Myers, BA (W. Ont.), MA, PhD (Johns Hopkins)
Associate Professors P.H. Dubé, BA, MA (Toronto), PhD (Ohio State) W. D. Wilson, MA, PhD (Trinity College, Dublin)
Assistant Professors
H. S. Fournier, BA (Toronto), MA, PhD (W. Ont.)
R. J. Fournier, BA, MA, PhD (W. Ont.)
D. W. Russell, BA, MA, PhD (Toronto)
P. Socken, BA (Toronto), MA (lowa), PhD (Toronto)
Sessional Appointments . C. A. Abbott, BA, MA, PhD (Ohio State) M. Hennig, BA (W. Ont.), MA (Waterloo)
Co-ordinators
M. Levert-Phillips, BA en Péd. (Québec), BA
(Montréal), MA (Waterloo)
N. Vassiliadis, Bacca/auréat és Arts, Licence és Lettres (Laval), MA (Toronto)
Waterloo at Laval.
There is an arrangement between the Department and the Université Laval, at Québec, whereby Waterloo students may study for a year or a term at Laval. Further particulars may be obtained from the Department.
First-Year French Courses
Students should read the following carefully in order to enrol} initially in the appropriate course. When in doubt, consult the Department.
Level 1: Courses for Students Who have not Completed High School Grade 13 French
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An elementary French language course designed to give a comprehensive approach to French language study to the student who does not have the equivalent of High Schoo! Grade 13 French. Involves reading, writing and speaking French. Successful completion of Fr 151 qualifies a student to take Fr _
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Students will be placed into sections appropriate to their ability and background in French.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A continuation of the work done in Fr 151. . Successful completion of Fr 152 qualifies a student to take Fr 192.
Prereq: Fr 151 or consent of Department.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
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Students completing Fr 152 with high standing may petition the Department for admission into the General French or Honours French Degree programmes.
French for Reading Knowledge
An elementary course, taught in English, designed to give the student a rapid and adequate reading knowledge of French. Basic elements of French sentence structure are explained, and reading passages from diverse academic disciplines are studied. This course will not give the student training in oral French.
Prereq: Consent of Department
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This course is intended for students who have never had French before. Students must have an adequate knowleage of the English language to enrol in this course.
A continuation and completion of the work begun in French 198 (formerly Fr 101).
Prereq: Fr 198, Fr 101 or consent of Department.
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This course is intended for students who have never had French before. Students must have an adequate knowledge of the English language to enrol in this course.
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There is no follow-up to Fr 199. Students wishing a basic French course leading to further courses should see Fr 157 and Fr 152.
Note 3
Successful completion of Fr 199 will satisfy the “reading knowledge of French” requirement of the University of Waterloo Graduate programmes.
Course Descriptions 331, French
Level 2: Courses for students who normally have completed High School Grade 13 French, or who have otherwise acquired an equivalent command of French.
Note 1 ; Students wishing to enrol in these courses will be required to take the French Language Placement Test administered by the Department at the beginning of the Fall term. **(See note below.)
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Successful completion of Fr 192 or Fr 192B or Fr 196
automatically entitles the student to register.in the: General or Honours Degree programmes in French.
A very intensive French language course, taught in French. Emphasis will be placed on strengthening oral expression, comprehension of spoken French, reading and writing skills. Taught in French. Prereq: Grade 13 French, Fr 152 or consent of Department.
Also offered at St. Jerome’s College.
Fall term of Fr 192.
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Winter term of Fr 192; see note below
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These term courses are available only to students in the co-operative System or with the permission of the Department.
Note 2 . Students taking Fr 192 or Fr 192A/Fr 192B who wish to major or honour in French are strongly urged to enrol in Fr 195/196 as well.
A study of various critical approaches and their application to French literature, with emphasis on the literature of French Canada. Taught in French. Prereq: Grade 13 French or equivalent, Fr 152 or consent of Department.
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Students taking this course who wish to major or honour in French are strongly urged to enrol in Fr © 192 as well..
A study of various critical approaches and their application to French literature, with emphasis on the literature of France. A continuation of French 195. Taught in French.
Prereq: Fr 195 or consent of Department.
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Students taking this course who wish to major or honour in French are strongly urged to enrol in Fr 192 as well.
**The French Language Placement Test is designed to assist the students to find the French language course level best suited to their needs. The Department reserves the right to refuse admission to any of its language courses on any level to a Student who has, in the Department's view, attained a leve! of competence either inferior to or superior to the levels of competence outlined in each course description. In order to permit proper evaluation of performance in the French Language Placement Test, the Department reserves the right to delay as necessary the commencement of classroom instruction.
Second-Year French Courses Language
Intensive oral and aural training in the classroom. There will be particular emphasis on comprehension and conversation, with the class being divided into small groups for practice in speaking. These groups will be streamed according to the fluency of the students.
Prereq: normally one of: Fr 152, 191, 192, 192B, 196, or consent of Department.
Continuation and completion of work begun in Fr 205.
Prereq: Fr 205 or consent of Department.
‘ Advanced level for continued intensive oral and aural! training in the classroom. There will be particular emphasis on comprehension and conversation, with the class being divided into small groups for practice in speaking.
Prereq: Fr 206 or consent of Department.
Course Descriptions French
Continuation and completion of work begun in Fr 207.
Prereq: Fr 207 or consent of Department.
Note 1 Each classroom section of this course will be limited to a maximum enrolment of 12 students.
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Students registered in the General French or Honours French Degree programmes may inciude this course as one of their non-French electives (regardless of the number of times they may repeat). They may not count this course as one of the French courses required to complete their degree.
This course is designed to give students practice in the research, the organization and the writing of.a variety of reports in the French language.
Prereq: Fr 191, 192, 196 or consent of Department.
Continued training in spoken and written French, with a concentration on more difficult problems of the language. Taught in French.
Prereq: Fr 191, 192, 196, or consent of Department.
Fall term of Fr 250.
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Winter term of Fr 250.
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These term courses are available only to students in the co-operative system or with the permission of the Department.
A French language course designed to enable the student to carry on standard business practices in spoken and written French.
Prereq: Fr 191, 192, 196, or consent of Department.
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A student registered in the General French or Honours French degree programmes may include this course as a non-French elective. This course may not be counted as one of the French courses required to complete the major.
Literature
This course will trace the development of French literature from 1600-1700. Taught in French. Prereq: Fr 191, 192, 196, or consent of Department.
A more detailed study of writers/works of the classical period. Taught in French.
Prereq: Fr 191, 192, 196, or consent of Department.
This course will trace the development of French Literature from the French Revolution to the end of the nineteenth century. Taught in French. : Prereg: Fr 191, 192, 196, or consent of Department.
This course will study in depth one genre of the nineteenth century. Taught in French.
Prereq: Fr 191, 192, 196, or consent of Department.
A presentation of traditional and contemporary Québec in the fields of the Arts, literature, music, politics and society. Taught in French.
Prereq: Fr 191, 192, 196, or consent of Department.
This course will trace the development of French-
Canadian literature from its origins to the present. Taught in French.
Prereq: Fr 191, 192, 196, or consent of Department.
This course traces the cultural development of France and Québec from their origins to the beginning of the Napoleonic Empire. Emphasis is given to the study of music, art, architecture, literature, ideas and “daily life” in their historical context.
Course Descriptions 333. French
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This course will be taught in English. It is open to Arts students in second year and higher, and to others in any year. Open to students majoring or honouring in French only with the permission of the Department.
This course completes the study of the cultural development of France and French Canada to 1900. After that the course emphasizes a study of life in these two areas today. Considerable attention will be paid to art, politics, industry, etc.
Prereq: Fr 291 is recommended.
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Advanced Level French Courses Language
Advanced grammar and composition, Including translation; oral practice and corrective phonetics. Taught in French.
Prereq: Fr 250, Fr 252 or consent of Department.
Fall term of Fr 300; see note below.
Winter term of Fr 300.
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These term courses are available only to students in the co-operative system or with the permission of the Department.
This course will provide students with the vocabulary, style and syntax to carry on basic accounting in French.
Prereq: Fr 191, 192, 196, or consent of Department.
This course will provide students with the . vocabulary, style and syntax required to understand as well as to write legal documents in French. Prereq: Fr 191, 192, 196, or consent of Department.
Consult the Department for further details of this course.
Prereq: Fr 300, Fr 302 or consent of Department.
Consult the Department for further details of this course.
Prereq: Fr 401 or consent of Department.
Advanced training in stylistics and in problems of translation. Admission to the course by permission of the Department only.
Advanced training in stylistics and in problems of translation. A continuation of Fr 501. Admission to the course by permission of the Department only.
Literature Courses
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This course will trace the development of French literature from 1700-1800. Taught in French.
A more detailed study of one or more aspects of the Enlightenment. Taught in French.
This course will trace the development of French literature from 1900 to the present. Taught in French.
A more detailed study of one or more aspects of the modern period. Taught in French.
A study of a limited number of texts by authors such as Gabrielle Roy; Anne Hébert; Jacques Godbout; André Langevin; Hubert Aquin; Gérard Bessette. Taught in French.
Introduction to the early development of French. Offered at St. Jerome’s College.
An introduction to French literature of the Middle Ages through the study of representative texts, including excerpts from the epic, courtly and satirical works. Taught in French.
Readings in sixteenth century literature; Rabelais, Montaigne, etc.
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Readings in sixteenth century poetry: Marot, Ronsard, DuBellay, the baroque poets, etc. Taught in French.
A survey of lyric poetry in the nineteenth century. Not offered 1981-82..
A study of its evolution from Octave Crémazie to Anne Hébert. Taught in French.
A study of the themes, structures and evolution of contemporary Québec theatre, based on the: principal plays of authors such as: Gratien Gélinas; Marcel Dubé; Yves Thériault; Frangois Loranger, Anne Hébert; Jacques Ferron; Jacques Langirand; Michel Tremblay. Taught in French.
Each year this course will focus on a different aspect of French theatre either through a chronological or thematic approach. French dramatic theory will also be analyzed. Taught in French.
Each year a different author is the subject of specialized study to permit an in-depth exploration of his literary qualities. Taught in French.
A study of the major trends in French literary criticism. Nineteenth century critics such as Taine and Sainte-Beuve will be analyzed. Twentieth century theories such as the nouvelle critique will also be explored. Taught in French. ©
By arrangement with the Department, an individual student or a small group of students follows a course of study under the supervision of a facuity member..
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