May not be counted toward a master's degree. Required of all teaching assistants in French in their second semester. May not be counted toward a master's degree. Focuses on advanced problems of grammar and style, including syntax, morphology, semantics and stylistics. Surveys the history of the French language, including influences of other languages and cultures on its evolution.
Attention give to pedagogical models and approaches as well as intensive composition practices.
May be repeated for credit when topic changes. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Concentrates on literature, the visual arts, entertainment, and fashion as expressions of popular culture. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Focuses on the work of French and Francophone writers in the light of modernist and post-modernist aesthetics.