FRENCH PROGRAM - Saint Louis University

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES,
LITERATURES AND CULTURES
FRENCH PROGRAM
ADVANCED FRENCH COURSES
OFFERED IN 2015-2016
(SUMMER 2015 TO SPRING 2016)
SUMMER 2015 COURSE ON CAMPUS
SUMMER 2015
FREN 4310/5600
Contemporary
French Women
Novelists
Dates: May 17 – June 25
Time: MTWTh, 1:30 - 3 PM
(Course conducted in French)
Colette
Marguerite Duras
Description and Themes:
This course examines new directions taken by French women novelists of the twentieth century in
light of French and feminist theory. Themes we will discuss include: the role of the female heroine,
memory and the redefinition of autobiography, narrative technique and the nouveau roman, écriture
féminine.
Learning Objectives
I. To provide students with a detailed study of select twentieth-century texts within literary
and theoretical trends of the century.
II. To broaden cultural awareness of the impact of movements and events on twentiethcentury society and women in France.
III. To raise written and oral proficiency in French through textual explanation with
increasing ease and accuracy.
Simone de Beauvoir
Annie Ernaux
Nos textes:
Colette, La Vagabonde
Simone de Beauvoir, Les Mandarins
Marguerite Duras, Moderato Cantabile
Annie Ernaux, La Place
Critical readings (selections from): Hélène
Cixous: Le Rire de la Méduse
Luce Irigaray : Ce sexe qui n’en est pas un
Evaluation: active participation, short analysis, class presentations and
final paper
For more information, contact: Arline Cravens, [email protected]
COURSES OFFERED
IN FALL 2015
French Drama: Eighteenth Century to the
Romantics
FREN 4520/5930
Fall 2015
TR12:45 – 2:00 PM
3 credit hours
Instructor: Arline Cravens ([email protected])
Office: Morrissey 1519
Course Description
This course will consider theatrical form and practice, the role that
theater played in political revolutions, and the themes of family and the
Artist, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth centuries. What
were the political implications of Diderot’s formal theatrical innovations
and Rousseau’s virulent anti-theatrical critique? How did the stage both
mirror and transform political events during the French Revolution?
What were the various configurations of aesthetics and politics in the
Romantic revolution? Authors will include Marivaux, Beaumarchais,
Hugo, Sand, Musset, and Vigny.
Fall 2015
French for the
Professional
FREN 4160, 4160H
Mon., Wed., Fri.
12:00 – 12:50
Lab: TBA
Dr. Hamrick
[email protected]
Why French for the Professional?
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This course is geared for all students who would like to broaden their proficiencyin French
for practical and professional reasons.
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Professionally,French and cultural competency play an important role.From law to business,
from diplomacy to the environment, or any area in which communication skills are needed,
French is a key language on the international level.
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Internationally,French is spoken on every continent. It is one of the major working languages in
the European Union, for 2/3 of the African continent, as well as for our own country’s major
trading partner, Canada, where French is an official language. French is also a key research
language.
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Culturally,an enhanced proficiency in the French language as used in professional contexts
brings with it a broadened perspective of the multi-cultural character of the global environment
which we all share.
Course objectives:
In this course, students ...
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broadenproficiency for working in French in professional situations;
deepenunderstanding of cultural practices on the professional level;
gain knowledge of types of French professions ;
developprofessional communication skills ;
gain insight into social and economic trends in Europe.
Interested students may opt to prepare a Diploma
in Professional French from the greater Paris areaChamber
of Commerce.
Texts:
- Bloomfield, Anatole. Affaires à suivre. Hachette
- Berthet, Annie. Affaires à suivre.Cahier d’exercices. Hachette.
- 3-ring binder for supplemental materials.
GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR
FREN 4710/5710
Women and Writing in Early Modern France
Fall 2015
Wednesday, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Dr. Llewellyn
Course description
Women in early modern French literature are figures of extremes: saints and sinners, schemers
and fools. They are also authors of significant literary contributions during the era. This course
aims to introduce students to the role of women in early modern French literature as
symbol/image and as writer, through a study of French literary works by and about women
from the 15th century through the 17th century. Students will examine recurrent themes and
forms in literature of the era, including: the representation of identity and power, gender
differences in writing, and the textual strategies underpinning these considerations. Writers to
be studied will include Christine de Pizan, Marguerite de Navarre, Pierre de Ronsard, Louis Labé,
Jean Racine, and Molière. Taught in French.
Texts
Fabliaux
Marie de France, Lais
Christine de Pisan, extraits
Marguerite de Navarre, nouvelles
(extraits)
Pierre de Ronsard, sonnets (extraits)
Louise Labé, Oeuves complètes
Maurice Scève, sonnets (extraits)
Pernette du Guillet, sonnets (extraits)
Molière, Les femmes savantes
Racine, Andromaque (Britannicus)
French 5100 – Required course for incoming graduate students
French 4930 – also open to advanced seniors
Fall 2015 - Jean-Louis Pautrot, PhD
CRITICAL WRITING, ORAL
EXPRESSION & RESEARCH:
The Occupation 19401940-1944
Course Objective:
Through teaching you about a specific period in French history and its representations in literature and film, this course
is designed to help you enrich your oral and written expression in French, your ability to conduct research, and your
analytical skills.
Texts:
Vercors. Le Silence de la mer. Paris: LGF, 1951. Livre de poche 25.
Modiano, Patrick. Dora Bruder. Paris: Gallimard, 1997. Folio 3181, 1999.
Assouline, Pierre. La Cliente. Paris: Gallimard, 1998. Folio 3347, 2000.
Claudine Vegh. Je ne lui ai pas dit au revoir. Paris: Gallimard, 1979. Folio 2899, 1996.
Finkielkraut, Alain. La Mémoire vaine. Paris: Gallimard, 1989. Folio Essais 197, 1998.
Perec, Georges. W ou le souvenir d’enfance. Paris: Gallimard, 1975.
We will also view several films:
Le Vieil homme et l’enfant (Claude Berri, 1967)
Monsieur Klein (Joseph Losey, 1977)
Le Silence de la mer (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1947)
L’Oeil de vichy (Claude Chabrol, 1993)
COURSES OFFERED
IN SPRING 2016
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FREN 4180: "French and International Relations “
Prof. Pascale Perraudin
[email protected]
Spring 2016; MW: 1:10—2:25
Saint Louis University
Course description: you will be introduced to the world of International Relations as it relates to the French-speaking
world. You will familiarize yourself with the actors of International Relations (government, international organizations,
NGOs). Students will learn about French political institutions (Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs) and how they
relate to international entities (European Union, NGOs, etc., International Organizations and different regions of the world).
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Learn to communicate independently in the world of diplomacy
Learn formal official style and vocabulary (press releases, internal memos, treaties, policy,
speeches for conferences…)
Negotiate, convince, collaborate around international conflicts and crises
Learn how different countries from the francophone world position themselves in relation to
global issues
Participate in a global simulation project (mini international conferences)
COURSE SUBMITTED FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT
Projects: oral presentations, written assignments (formal documents), global simulation
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French 5040: Methods and
Technology for Teaching French
Spring 2015
Instructor: M. Dan Nickolai
Monday 4:30-7pm
This course will present practical teaching methods that can
be
leveraged to increase the communicative language skills for
students of French. By exploring the history of major foreign
language teaching methodologies and analyzing contributions from SLA (Second Language
Acquisition) research, this course aims to provide a solid pedagogical and theoretical
background for material selection, instructional design, and evaluation of students.
Course Objectives:
• To understand the context and evolution of language teaching methodologies and
materials
• To become familiar with selected SLA theorists and theories
• To analyze and discern suitability of introductory and intermediate French textbooks
and digital supplements
• To create pedagogically-sound French learning materials and lessons
• To enhance awareness of technology-driven tools designed to facilitate language
learning and instruction
Course will feature chapter selections from the following texts:
• Courtillon, Janine : Comment élaborer un cours FLE (2003)
• Cuq, Jean-Pierre : Cours de didactique du français langue étrangère et seconde (2008)
• Ganoac’h, Daniel : Théories d’apprentissage et acquisition d’une langue étrangère
(2004)
• Martinez, Pierre : La didactique des langues étrangères (2014)
• VanPatten & Williams : Theories in second language acquisition (2008)
Questions about this course? Please contact: ([email protected])
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Spring 2016
“Hugo and les
Misérables”
FREN 4930 / 5930
4930H
MWF
12:00 – 12:50
Dr. Hamrick
[email protected]
“… as long as there is ignorance and misery on earth
books like this one will not be useless.” – Hugo
Victor Hugo, poet, playwright and novelist, was also one of the most socially and politically
engaged writers of his time. This course looks at one of the most gripping aspects of his
production: his empathy for les misérables and his ability to see beauty and poetry beneath
the harsh surface of existence, as well as his commitment to social justice.
In this course, we will seek out the various dimensions that Hugo’s preoccupation with les
misérables took in two of his novels, selected poems, socially motivated writings and his own
drawings and watercolors. We will also see how cinematography or stage production has or
has not carried his deep commitment to humanity into the 21st century.
Readings:
Les Misérables. Classiques Hachette.
ISNB 97820111691842
Le Dernier jour d’un condamné. Hachette.
ISBN 9782011691168
Selected poems.
Selected writings on social issues.
Evaluation:
- Preparation of materials and class
participation
- Short analyses of texts
- Presentations
- Midterm, Final
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FREN 5930-4930
Spring 2016
Jean-Louis Pautrot, PhD
Wed 4:30-7pm
Graduate and Undergraduate Seminar
“ Pascal Quignard ”
Pascal Quignard is one of the most
important French authors alive and a major
literary figure of our era. This course
examines his works and their striking
features:
o Their generic multiplicity, moving
from fiction to essay to reflections on art
and more indeterminate, “open” forms.
o Their blend of ancient, old and more
recent influences.
o Their blend of multiple forms of
knowledge.
o Their attempt at wording what
constitutes “the human” while avoiding
philosophical discourse.
We will study several landmark books by Quignard and watch film adaptations
of three novels.
This seminar will be made especially meaningful by Pascal
Quignard’s second visit to St. Louis in March 2016