Intensive practice in phonetics and corrective drills for the improvement of pronunciation and intonation. The historical development of the Romance Language from its Latin origins is explored, and the linguistic characteristics of the present-day, as illustrated in texts and tape recording, are examined. Required for those interested in teaching. Intensive oral practice, review of phonetics and grammer, use of records and tapes, survey of recent developments in language methodology, daily written exercises. The linguistic study of the major morphological classes and syntactic structures of the target language, as well as an introduction to the historical and dialectical developments of the language.
Special emphasis is placed on contrasting and comparing with English.
A study of the social, political, intellectual, and cultural life of the target language country from the origins to the present. The purpose of this course is to attrect students' attention to the civilizations of some North African, Black African, and Carribean countries, as well as Quebec, and to show how they were affected , mainly through colonization, by French culture. Geographical, historical, political, cultural, religious, folklorical, artistic, and literary aspects of these countries will be studied. Offered spring, even years 399 Directed Study Special topics. All of the following literature courses have a prerequisite of 302.