Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students. Explores differences of treatment by male and female writers through inclusion of women novelists. Provides a chronological survey of the development of the novel in France from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. FR202 Emphasis will be placed on development of communication skills, vocabulary, and discourse strategies. FR202 Students will review and refine their knowledge of French grammatical structure, including question formation, description, comparison, and present and past narration.
Emphasis is placed on written expression.
FR202 Includes intensive practice in written expression in French. Emphasis is placed on the development of communicative skills as well as knowledge of French structure. Taught in French. FR254 or permission of instructor Study of principles and practices of business communication in French secretarial and administrative procedures with an emphasis on the planning and writing of business letters, reports, and abstracts of articles in business and economics. FR341 or FR353 Designed to develop students' French reading skills, to provide tools for literary interpretation of texts, and to introduce major literary works of France and the French-speaking world.