52 courses in the 1988–89 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
W.D. Wilson, MA, PhD (Trinity College, Dublin)
Associate Professor and Graduate
Officer
P.G. Socken, BA (Toronto), MA (lowa), PhD (Toronto)
Associate Professor and Undergraduate
Officer
H.S. Fournier, BA (Toronto), MA, PhD (Western Ontario)
Professors A. Ages, BA (Carleton), MA, PhD (Ohio State)
Associate Professors
P.H. Dube, BA, MA (Toronto), PhD (Ohio State)
J.R. Dugan, BA, MA (Toronto), PhD (Yale)
D.W. Russell, BA, MA, PhD (Toronto)
Assistant Professors
C.A. Abbott, BA, MA, PhD (Ohio State), J
R.J. Fournier, BA, MA, PhD (Western Ontario) .
G. Losier, BA, MA (Ottawa), PhD (Paris)
Lecturers
A. Brunelle, BA, MA (Montreal)
N. Rolland, Baccalauréat és Arts, Licence és Lettres (Laval), MA (Toronto)
Language Instructors
P. Aplevich, BA, MA (Waterloo)
C. Black, MA (Waterloo), Licence és lettres (Grenoble)
J. Forster, BA (Queen's)
H. McLenaghan, Licence en Phil. Rom. (Brussels), MA (Waterloo), PhD (Western Ontario)
T. Sabaryn, Licence és lettres (Toulouse)
J refers to faculty members at St.
Jerome's College
"16:64 Course Descriptions French
Courses not offered in the current academic year are listed at the end of this section.
FIRST-YEAR COURSES
1. The Department reserves the right to refuse admission to, and/or credit for, any of its language courses to a student who has, in the view of the Department, a level of competence unsuited to that course.
2. Students with some elementary or secondary school French not exceeding Ontario Grade 10 French or equivalent should enrol in French 151. Those with Ontario Grade 11 French or equivalent should enrol in French 152.
3. Students with Ontario Grade 12 French or equivalent should enrol in French 155.
4. Students with Ontario Grade 13 or Ontario Academic Course French should enrol in French 192A/B and/or French 195/196.
5. Students may enrol only in courses for which they have secondary school antirequisites with the written permission of the Department of French.
6. All students intending to register in any University of Waterloo French language course at the 100 level (FR 151, 152, 155, 192A, 192B) who have Ontario Grade 13 or Ontario Academic Course French or equivalent must take the French Language Placement Test to be held on Thursday, September 8, 1988 at 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Arts Lecture Hail 116.
7. Students should consult the Depart: mental brochure “French at Waterloo for further details, and for any changes in offerings after the Calendar goes to press.
8. Linguistics, Language, Civilization, and Literature courses are listed separately below.
For students with some elementary or secondary school French not exceeding Year Two (Grade Ten in Ontario) or equivalent. Emphasizes comprehension, grammar and basic speaking skills. Antireq: Ontario Grade 11 French or equivalent. See above, notes 1-6 Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A continuation of the work done in FR 151. Prereq: FR 151 or equivalent Antireq: Ontario Grade 12 French or equivalent Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A one-term intensive review of French grammar and vocabulary. Involves reading, writing and speaking French. Prereq: FR 152 or Ontario Grade 12 French or equivalent Antireq: Ontario Grade 13 or Ontario Academic Course French or equivalent. See above, notes 1-6
An intensive French Language course. Emphasis will be placed on strengthening oral expression, comprehension of
spoken French, reading and writing skills.
Prereq: Ontario Grade 13 or Ontario Academic Course French or equivalent. See above, notes 1-6
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
Continuation of FR 192A. Prereq: FR 192A Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A course for francophones and for graduates of immersion programs. This
course will focus on the language difficul-
ties particular to fluent and near-fluent speakers of French. Emphasis will be on grammatical accuracy.
Prereq: Consent of department
A course for graduate students with no — knowledge of French who wish rapidly to develop an adequate reading knowledge of French. Not open to undergraduate or post-degree students except with the written consent of the Department of French.
This course may be taken on a CR/FAIL basis only. There is no grade assigned.
Note to Graduate Students: The Department of French provides a written “French Reading Proficiency Test" for graduate students wishing to prove an already acquired reading knowledge of French.
Students who do not yet have this knowledge should enrol in FR 198/199. Successful completion of FR 198/199 satisfies the requirement for a reading knowledge of French in some disciplines. Graduate students should consult their home departments on this matter.
A continuation and completion of the work begun in FR 198.
Prereq: FR 198 or consent of the Department. Not open to undergraduate or post-degree students except with the written consent of the Department of French.
This course may be taken on a CR/FAIL basis only. There is no grade assigned.
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: One of FR 155, 192, or consent of department
Maximum enrolment of 15 in each section.
Continuation and completion of work begun in FR 205.
Prereq: FR 205 or consent of Department
Maximum enrolment of 15 in each section.
Advanced level for continued intensive oral and aural training in the classroom. Particular emphasis on comprehension and conversation, with the class divided into small groups for practice in speaking.
Prereq: FR 192, 195/196, 206, 251 or consent of department
Maximum enrolment of 15 in each section.
Continuation and completion of work begun in FR 207.
Prereq: FR 207 or consent of Department . Maximum enrolment of 15 in each
section.
A special section of FR 208 which will use the rehearsal and performance of a play in French as a basis for intensive oral training. Students will participate in the preparation of the play, and also do a project related to the play.
Prereq: FR 207 or consent of department
Maximum enrolment of 12
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 192, 195/196 or consent of department
May only be used for elective credit
by French Major or Honours students.
Continued training in spoken and written French, with emphasis on more difficult problems of the language. Taught in French.
Prereq: FR 192, 195/196 or consent of department
Continued training in spoken and written French, with emphasis on more difficult problems of the language. Taught in French. Free composition will be stressed.
Prereq: FR 251 or consent of department
A French language course designed to enable the student to carry on standard business practices in spoken and written French.
Prereq: FR 192, 195/196 or consent of department
A second level course for francophones and near-fluent speakers of French. In addition to continued emphasis on correct usage, attention will be paid to stylistic improvement.
Prereq: FR 193 or consent of department
This course includes a review of advanced grammar. It aims to develop writing skills through compositions, and to provide practice in advanced oral skills with work in small groups. Taught in French.
Prereq: FR 205, 252, or consent of department
This course concentrates on the development of writing skills through a study of the practical stylistics of French, and provides practice in advanced oral skills, with work in smail groups.
Prereq: FR 251 and 207 or 208 or 252 or 255, or consent of department
A course in advanced translation, dealing with both the theories of translation and their implementation. Special attention will be paid to metalinguistic problems which affect style and meaning.
Prereq: FR 301, 302, or consent of department
A continuation of the work done in FR 401. Special attention will be given to the practice of translation.
Prereq: FR 401 or consent of depart ment
Course Descriptions 16:65 French
LINGUISTICS COURSES
Language of Instruction.
Courses are normally taught in French. However, in the case of students not enrolled in a French Major or Honours Program, permission may be given for written assignments and examinations to be done in English.
This course introduces the student on a practical level to the phonetic system of contemporary French, and on a theoretical level to a phonological description of that system. Taught in French.
Prereq: FR 192 or consent of department
This course will introduce students to a basic theoretic reflection on language. Various important schools of modern linguistic thought ranging from Saussure to Chomsky will be discussed. Taught in French.
Prereq: FR 251, 252, or consent of department
An area in Linguistics of particular interest to the Instructor and the students will be chosen. Taught in French.
Prereq: FR 251, 252 or consent of department.
Introduction to the early development of French.
Offered at St. Jerome's College
CIVILIZATION COURSES
Language of Instruction.
Courses are normally taught in French. However, in the case of students not enrolled in a French Major or Honours Program, permission may be given for written assignments and examinations to be done in English.
An examination of contemporary French society through documents taken from different media.
Prereq: FR 192 or consent of department
Offered at St. Jerome's College
16:66 Course Descriptions French
A presentation of traditional and contemporary Quebec in the fields of the Arts, literature, music, politics and society. Taught in French.
Prereq: FR 192, 196 or consent of department
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.
See Note under FR 292.
This course completes the study of the cultural development of France 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
FR 291 and 292 are taught in English. Open to Arts students in second year and higher, and to others in any year. Students in a French Major, Honours, or Minor Program are encouraged to take this course as an elective.
Offered in the Nantes Program.
A survey of the principal thinkers and currents of ideas in France from the Renaissance to the Present. Offered in the Nantes Program.
LITERATURE COURSES
Language of Instruction.
Courses are normally taught in French. However, in the case of students not enrolled in a French Major or Honours Program, permission may be given for written assignments and examinations to be done in English.
For students with Ontario Grade 13 French. 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, 155 or consent of department
For students with Ontario Grade 13 French. A study of various critical approaches and their application to French literature, with emphasis on the literature of France. A continuation of FR . 195. Taught in French.
Prereq: Grade 13 French or equivalent, FR 156 or consent of department
This course will trace the development of French literature from 1600-1700. Taught in French.
Prereq: FR 192, 196 or consent of department
French Literature
A more detailed study of writers/works of
the classical period. Taught in French. Prereq: FR 192, 196 or consent of
department
This course will deal with French literature between 1789 and 1848. This course will explore the principal literary movement of this period: Romanticism. Taught in French.
Prereq: FR 192, 196 or consent of department
The study of a representative number of authors and texts from Claudel to lonesco. Taught in French.
Prereq: FR 192, 196 or consent of department
A study of a limited number of texts by authors such as Gabrielle Roy, André Langevin, Hubert Aquin, Gérard Bessette. Taught in French.
Prereq: FR 192, 196 or consent of department
This course will trace the development of French literature from 1700-1800. Taught in French.
Prereq: FR 192, 196 or consent of department
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A more detailed study of one or more aspects of the Enlightenment. Taught in French.
Prereq: FR 192, 196 or consent of department
This course will study the literature from 1848 to 1900. It will cover not only the major writers but also the theories behind the social, artistic and intellectual trends in this part of the century.
Prereq: FR 192, 196 or consent of department
Not open to students who have taken FR 254.
A survey of the Novel from Proust to the present day through the study of a selection of Key Texts. Taught in French.
A study of its evolution from Octave Crémazie to Anne Hébert and the present. Taught in French.
Prereq: FR 192, 196 or consent of department
A study of contemporary Quebec theatre, from Gratien Gélinas to the present. Taught in French
A study of selected works by women writers in France from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. The course will focus on the literary features of these works and on their value as reflections of the position of women in French society throughout the period. Taught in French.
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.
Prereq: FR 192, 196 or consent of department.
Offered at St. Jerome's College
Readings in 16th-century literature; Rabelais, Montaigne, etc. Taught in French.
Readings in 16th-century poetry: Marot, the Pléiade, the baroque poets, etc. Taught in French.
The course will concentrate on the works of four poets - Baudelaire, Verlaine, Rimbaud and Mallarmé. Special emphasis will be placed on the “explication de texte” as a technique in the analysis of poetry.
Prereq: FR 192, 196 or consent of department
Each year a different author is the subject of specialized study to permit an in depth exploration of his/her literary qualities. Taught in French.
Prereq: FR 192, 196 or consent of department
A small group of students follows a course of study under the supervision of a faculty member. For details, inquire of the Department..