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FR 103 French 1st Year Review Fall
2007 Syllabus
Prerequisite: Two or more high-school units of French or the equivalent
of Elementary French I at another university. Students entering
with one or more years of French study are strongly encouraged to
take the placement exam to ensure appropriate continuation. Five
hours of instruction per week. Intensive review and accelerated
study of French at the first- and second-semester college level.
FR 201 Intermediate French I Fall
2007 Syllabus
Prerequisite: FR 102, FR 103, or placement by the foreign language
advisor. Students entering with previous years of French study
are
strongly encouraged to take the placement exam to ensure appropriate
continuation. Course goals include improvement of reading and
writing
proficiency, listening comprehension, speaking skills, and cultural
proficiency. For more information, please contact Dr.
Lightfoot.
FR 201 Honors Intermediate French I Fall
2007 Syllabus
Available to Honors students. For more information, please contact
Dr. Lightfoot.
FR 202 Intermediate French II Fall
2007 Syllabus (Jean Luc Robin) / Fall
2007 Syllabus (Robin Micelli)
Prerequisite: FR 201 or placement by the foreign language advisor.
Continuation of FR 201. For more information, please contact Dr.
Lightfoot.
FR 321 French Studies I: Voices of France Fall
2007 Sec 001 Syllabus (Edmunds) / Fall 2007 Sec 002 Syllabus
(Mayer-Robin)
Introduction to literary and cultural analysis through selected
works of French cultural expression. Emphasis on expanding vocabulary
and improving grammar in order to develop speaking, reading, and
writing proficiency beyond the second year. Study abroad equivalent:
FR 328. For more information, please contact Dr.
Edmunds (Section
001) or
Dr. Mayer-Robin (Section 002).
FR 322 Advanced French Grammar Fall
2007 Syllabus
Using a student-centered and project-oriented approach, Advanced
French Grammar focuses on the many uses of language and on the
rules
that govern its behavior in meaningful contexts. This review of
grammar is designed to improve the learners’ reading and
writing proficiency, listening comprehension, speaking skills,
and cultural
proficiency. To better assist learners in achieving French language
competency, the course is taught exclusively in French. Prerequisite:
FR 202 with a minimum grade of C-. For more information, please
contact Dr. Robin.
FR 341 Survey of French Literature I, W Fall
2007 Syllabus
The aims of this class are: 1) improve reading skills, 2) introduce
students to techniques of literary
interpretation and 3) provide some sense of the origins and development
of French literature through the
enlightenment period. Finally, because this is a W-designated class,
students will learn basic principles of expository writing with
special emphasis on organization and development. For more information,
please contact Dr. Edmunds.
FR 470 Literature of French Women/ La Littérature
des écrivaines françaises
TR 2:00-3:15, Bidgood 365. This cross-listed course follows the
history of French literature written by women, placing it in the
general social and cultural context. Various approaches, including
feminism, social studies, historiography, and myth analysis will
allow to better perceive the role women played in French literary
history. For more information, please contact Dr.
Zupancic.
FR 480 19th Century Theater/Théâtre
et anti-théâtre:
le siècle des révolutions
Looking at the kaleidoscope of schools and movements, of private
fashions and public upheaval, from Romanticism to the Theater
of the Absurd, the course proposes an intensive study of a variety
of theatrical (and anti-theatrical) works of the 19th century
period in France. Course readings include representative plays
and/or theoretical works by Stendhal, Hugo, Dumas, Vigny, Musset,
Zola, Rostand, and Jarry. This course will be conducted primarily
in French. Students are encouraged to discuss concerns or questions
in English after class
or during office hours. W 3:00-5:30, Bidgood 377. For more information,
please contact Dr.
Mayer-Robin.
Spring 2008 Undergraduate Courses
FR 101 Elementary French I Spring 2008 Syllabus
Introduction to basic linguistic skills and communication in French.
Emphasis on discussion and writing activities. Five hours of
instruction per week. The course is the first semester of college-level
study in French. Five hours of instruction per week. M-F 8:00-8:50,
10:00-10:50, 11:00-11:50, Instructional Staff. For more information,
please contact Dr. Lightfoot.
FR 102 Elementary French II Spring 2008 Syllabus
Prerequisite: FR 101 with a grade of “C” or higher
at The University of Alabama, or permission of the department.
Second semester of introductory French. Enhanced knowledge of basic
linguistic skills with a focus on communicative proficiency. Increased
emphasis on discussion and writing activities that focus on current
issues in the French and Francophone world. Five hours of instruction
per week. M-F 10:00-10:50, 11:00-11:50, 12:00-12:50, 1:00-1:50,
MW 5:45-7:50, Instructional Staff. For more information, please
contact Dr. Lightfoot.
FR 103 French 1st Year Review Spring 2008 Syllabus
Prerequisite: Two or more high-school units of French or Elementary
French I at another university. Five hours of instruction per
week. Intensive review and accelerated study of French at the
first- and second-semester college level. M-F 1:00-1:50, Instructional
Staff. For more information, please contact Dr.
Lightfoot.
FR 201 Intermediate French I
Prerequisite: FR 102, FR 103, or placement by the foreign language
advisor.
Course goals include improvement of reading and writing proficiency,
listening comprehension, and speaking skills. MWF 10:00-10:50,
11:00-11:50, 1:00-1:50, Instructional Staff. For more information,
please contact Dr. Lightfoot.
FR 202 Intermediate French II/Honors Intermediate French
Prerequisite: FR 201 or placement by the foreign language advisor.
Continuation of FR 201. MWF 9:00-9:50, 11:00-11:50, 12:00-12:50.
For more information, please contact Dr.
Lightfoot. For the Honors
course, held MWF 11:00-11:50, please contact Dr.
Edmunds.
FR 322 Advanced French Grammar Spring
2008 Syllabus
Using a student-centered and project-oriented approach, Advanced French Grammar
focuses on the many uses of language and on the rules that govern its behavior
in meaningful contexts. This review of grammar is designed to improve the learners’ reading
and writing proficiency, listening comprehension, speaking skills, and cultural
proficiency. To better assist learners in achieving French language competency,
the course is taught exclusively in French. Prerequisite: FR 202 with a minimum
grade of C-. For more information, please contact Dr.
Robin.
FR 323 Text, Image, and Word/Texte, image et parole Spring
2008 Syllabus
Contemporary French and Francophone society and culture. Continued
work in literary and cultural analysis through selected works
of recent cultural media (journalism, literature, music, film).
Emphasis on written expression, oral proficiency, critical thinking,
grammar review. TR 9:30-10:45. For more information, please contact
Dr. Mayer-Robin.
FR 324 Commercial French
Prerequisite: FR 202 or three years of high-school French. French
business vocabulary and practices. TR 2:00-3:15. For more information,
please contact Dr. Picone.
FR 421 French Pronunciation and Phonetics
This course will help develop your awareness of the relationship
between oral and written French. Your pronunciation will improve
as you will learn the International Phonetic Alphabet, get acquainted
with modern theories of phonetics, and identify sentence structures
in order to apply the right intonation. General improvement in
your knowledge of French is to be expected. TR 3:30-4:45. For
more information, please contact Dr.
Zupancic.
FR 431 Contemporary French Civilization Spring
2008 Syllabus
Prerequisite: FR 321. The course is also taught abroad as FR 339.
Study of French artistic heritage and development of social and
political institutions. TR 11:00-12:15. For more information,
please contact Dr. Mayer-Robin.
FR 461 French Linguistics
T 5:30-8:00. For more information, please contact Dr.
Picone.
FR 470 17th Century French Literature: Molière Spring
2008 Syllabus
M 3:00-5:50. For more information, please contact Dr.
Robin.
FR 480 Québécois Literature and Culture
R 5:00-7:30. A study of the history, culture, and literature of Québec
and French Canada, with emphasis on the modern period. Novels and
plays from the past thirty years studied together with exposure to
representative Quebecois filmography. Possible short travel to Montreal
is to be considered as part of the course offering. For more information,
please contact Dr.
Zupancic.
French
Course Catalog - Undergraduate
Fall 2007 Graduate
Courses
FR 501 Reading Proficiency I / French
Introduction to French grammar and vocabulary, with emphasis on
further developing reading and translation skills. For more
information,
please contact Robin
Miceli.
FR 512 (GR 551) Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages / Practicum
in Applied Linguistics
M 3:00-5:30. Comer 241. This course is designed for graduate
teaching assistants who are beginning to teach in the basic language
program
for the department; however, those currently in the teaching profession
will also gain from the course. Whether you have prior teaching
experience or not, you likely have certain beliefs about how a
language is best taught, at least based upon your own language
learning past. This class will help you expand your practical teaching
knowledge and give you insight into implementing approaches in
a teaching setting. You will acquire the theoretical and research
background necessary to make informed choices regarding which techniques
are best suited to helping your students attain the goals set for
them. Of at least equal importance is the practical experience
you will gain in presenting lessons in demonstration sessions.
The course also serves as a forum for discussing current GTA teaching.
For more information, please contact Dr.
Lightfoot.
RL 557 Critical Theory (Cross-listed with EN 500-003, WL 520)
R 4:00-6:50 pm Bidgood 375. This graduate course, taught in English,
is meant to foster the awareness of various contemporary critical
approaches to literary texts, as well as to encourage their practice.
A number of methods are to be applied to selected material, mainly
in prose. The course format is mainly focusing on students’ active
participation, through presentations of text analyses and their subsequent
write-ups in academic papers. It also includes interventions by the
instructor, introducing various critical theories and offering constant
feed-back to regular in-class activities and research. Course Objectives:
Presentation and practical application of various critical-theoretical
approaches, especially from the late 19th century until today. Analysis
of literary texts based on various critical- theoretical approaches.
Discussions and lectures about history of ideas, historical and cultural
background, applicability of various schools of thought for the analysis
of mainly contemporary literary works.For more information, please
contact Dr. Zupancic.
FR 670 Literature of French Women/
La Littérature
des écrivaines françaises
TR 2:00-3:15, Bidgood 365. This cross-listed course follows the
history of French literature written by women, placing it in
the general social and cultural context. Various approaches,
including
feminism, social studies, historiography, and myth analysis will
allow to better perceive the role women played in French literary
history. For more information, please contact Dr.
Zupancic.
FR 680 19th Century Theater/Théâtre
et anti-théâtre:
le siècle des révolutions
Looking at the kaleidoscope of schools and movements, of private fashions and
public upheaval, from Romanticism to the Theater of the Absurd, the course proposes
an intensive study of a variety of theatrical (and anti-theatrical) works of
the 19th century period in France. Course readings include representative plays
and/or theoretical works by Stendhal, Hugo, Dumas, Vigny, Musset, Zola, Rostand,
and Jarry. This course will be conducted primarily in French. Students are encouraged
to discuss concerns or questions in English after class or during office hours.
W 3:00-5:30, Bidgood 377. For more information, please contact Dr.
Mayer-Robin.
FR 590 Directed Readings/Directed Study in French Literature
Subject matter varies and should be arranged in consultation with
your professor. May be repeated for credit. Dr. Edmunds,
Dr. Lightfoot, Dr. Mayer-Robin, Dr. Picone, Dr. Robin, Dr. Zupancic. 3
hrs credit
FR 599 THESIS RESEARCH
Variable credit. May be repeated for a total of 6 hours.Dr.
Edmunds, Dr. Lightfoot, Dr. Mayer-Robin, Dr. Picone, Dr. Robin,
Dr. Zupancic. Time:
TBA
FR 699 DISSERTATION RESEARCH
May be repeated for variable credit. Three hour minimum. Dr.
Edmunds, Dr. Lightfoot, Dr. Mayer-Robin, Dr. Picone, Dr. Robin,
Dr. Zupancic. Time:
TBA
Spring 2008 Graduate Courses
FR 502 Reading Proficiency II / French
Prerequisite: FR 501 or permission of the instructor. Continued study of grammar
and vocabulary, with emphasis on further developing reading and translation
skills. W 12:00-12:50. For more information, please contact Dr.
Edmunds.
FR 521 French Pronunciation and Phonetics
This course will help develop your awareness of the relationship between oral
and written French. Your pronunciation will improve as you will learn the
International Phonetic Alphabet, get acquainted with modern theories of phonetics,
and identify sentence structures in order to apply the right intonation.
General improvement in your knowledge of French is to be expected. TR 3:30-4:45.
For more information, please contact Dr.
Zupancic.
FR 545 17th Century French Literature: Molière Spring
2008 Syllabus
M 3:00-5:50For more information, please contact Dr.
Robin.
FR 555 Québécois Literature and Culture
R 5:00-7:30. A study of the history, culture, and literature of Québec
and French Canada, with emphasis on the modern period. Novels and plays from
the past thirty years studied together with exposure to representative Quebecois
filmography. Possible short travel to Montreal is to be considered as part
of the course offering. For more information, please contact Dr.
Zupancic.
FR 561 French Linguistics
T 5:30-8:00. For more information, please contact Dr.
Picone.
RL 680 Historical Linguistics
This course is designed as an advanced introduction to historical linguistics.
Students are not expected to have a linguistic background, though it is helpful.
As a starting point, students will become familiar with basic phonology,
phonetics, and morphology in order to understand language change. Linguistic
change at other levels –words, sentences, meanings, and grammars – will
also be discussed. Students will also gain an understanding of the historical
development of the study of language and the interrelationships of language
families. A variety of languages will be looked at. Certain focus will be
placed on those from the South Pacific region in the main text. As all students
are expected to have a good understanding of English, we will also look at
examples from it and the closely related languages in its family—the
Germanic languages. We will further draw on examples from the Romance languages
where possible, and students may choose to have an individual focus in that
area for their presentations. Toward the latter portion of the course, we
will have an introductory look at the type of changes associated with grammaticalization.
Further topics covered include comparative and internal reconstruction, Proto-Indo-European,
Proto-Germanic, Italic, Proto-homelands, and pidgins and creoles. For more
information, please contact Dr.
Lightfoot.
Fall 2008 Course Descriptions
Fall 2008 Undergraduate Courses
FR 101 Elementary French I Fall
2008 Syllabus (daytime) Fall 2008 Syllabus (evening)
Introduction to basic linguistic skills and communication in French. Emphasis
on discussion and writing activities. Five hours of instruction per week.
The course is the first semester of college-level study in French. (Multiple
sections)
FR 102 Elementary French II Fall 2008 Syllabus
Prerequisite: FR 101 with a grade of “C” or higher at The University
of Alabama, or permission of the department. Students entering with one or
more years of French study are strongly encouraged to take the placement exam
to ensure appropriate continuation. Enhanced knowledge of basic linguistic
skills with a focus on communicative proficiency. Increased emphasis on discussion
and writing activities with a focus on current life in the French and Francophone
world and students’ lives. Five hours of instruction per week. Second
semester of introductory French. (Multiple sections)
FR 103 French 1st Year Review Fall 2008 Syllabus
Prerequisite: Two or more high-school units of French or the equivalent of
Elementary French I at another university. Students entering with one or
more years of French study are strongly encouraged to take the placement
exam to ensure appropriate continuation. Five hours of instruction per week.
Intensive review and accelerated study of French at the first- and second-semester
college level. (Multiple sections)
FR 201 Intermediate French I
Prerequisite: FR 102, FR 103, or placement by the foreign language advisor.
Students entering with previous years of French study are strongly encouraged
to take the placement exam to ensure appropriate continuation. Course goals
include improvement of reading and writing proficiency, listening comprehension,
speaking skills, and cultural proficiency. (Multiple setions)
FR 201 Honors Intermediate French I
Available to Honors students. For more information, please contact Dr.
Edmunds: (MWF 9:00-9:50)
FR 202 Intermediate French II
Prerequisite: FR 201 or placement by the foreign language advisor. Continuation
of FR 201. For more information, please contact Dr.
Lightfoot (MWF 11:00-11:50)
FR 321 French Studies I: Voices of France
Introduction to literary and cultural analysis through selected works of French
cultural expression. Emphasis on expanding vocabulary and improving grammar
in order to develop speaking, reading, and writing proficiency beyond the
second year. Study abroad equivalent: FR 328. Two sections will be taught
in Fall 2008. For more information, please contact Dr.
Zupancic (TR 11:00-12:15) or Dr.
Edmunds (MWF 11:00-11:50).
FR 322 Advanced French Grammar
Using a student-centered and project-oriented approach, Advanced French Grammar
focuses on the many uses of language and on the rules that govern its behavior
in meaningful contexts. This review of grammar is designed to improve the learners’ reading
and writing proficiency, listening comprehension, speaking skills, and cultural
proficiency. To better assist learners in achieving French language competency,
the course is taught exclusively in French. Prerequisite: FR 202 with a minimum
grade of C-. For more information, please contact Dr.
Robin (TR 12:30-1:45).
FR 351 Survey of French Literature II
Prerequisite: FR 321, 322, or 323. French literature of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Readings from major authors, lectures, and reports. Offered alternate fall
semesters. In this third-year French-literature course, students focus on
improving their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Students
develop basic knowledge of, strategies and techniques for reading French
for comprehension, that is, for understanding a fictional text without the
massive use of a dictionary. Students’ writing skills will be particularly
developed through extensive writing practice that also calls upon and develops
critical thinking skills. Class instruction, interactions and participation
will be entirely in French. For more information, contact Dr.
Zupancic (TR 2:00-3:15).
FR 361 Romance Linguistics (IT 361, SP 361)
This course will serve as an introduction to linguistic science and its use
in describing language in general and the Romance languages in particular.
For more information, please contact Dr.
Picone (TR 9:00-10:45).
FR 470 Zola:
19th century French Novel (FR 551, CWL)
Cross-listed at the graduate level with FR 551. Prerequisite: FR 341 or FR
351. Émile Zola (1840-1902): journalist, art critic, literary ‘scientist,’ novelist,
activist, photographer, playwright, and utopian. Through the prism of selected
works of Zola’s diverse and expansive œuvre, this course highlights
Zola’s sensitivity to the changing mentalities of the latter half of
the French 19th century period, his ability at times to predict the future
of humanistic striving, his polyvalence, finally, as he envisioned the exemplary
role France would play in shaping a pan-European economy. Readings likely to
be included are: Mes Haines, Thérèse Raquin, Le roman expérimental,
Les Soirées de Médan, La Fortune des Rougon, L'Assommoir, Au
Bonheur des Dames, Le Docteur Pascal, Paris, Fécondité, J'Accuse,
and Pour Justice. The course is taught in French. Comparative Literature students
are expected to feel comfortable using French in the classroom setting, but
are encouraged to read the works in English translation. For more information,
please contact Dr. Mayer-Robin (M
3:00-5:30).
FR 470 Poetry of the French Renaissance (FR 643, CWL)
Cross-listed with CWL, and at the graduate level, with FR 643. Prerequisite:
FR 341 or FR 351. Focus on the reinvention of French poetry during the Renaissance.
Readings of major poets: Clément Marot, Maurice Scève, Louise
Labé, Joachim Du Bellay, and Pierre de Ronsard. For more information,
please contact Dr. Robin (R 3:30-6:20).
FR 480 Special Topics: La Bande dessinée franco-belge
(FR 680, CWL)
Cross-listed with upper-division CWL and, at the graduate level, with FR 680.
This seminar will revolve around the study of Franco-Belgian graphic narrative
media
(mainly
the “graphic novels” of
France and Belgium but also francophone comic strips and cartoons to some extent,
as well as spin-off movies to the extent that these are available). We will
begin with a general and historical introduction (early prototypes, the emergence
of BD in Belgium, its explosion in popularity and the concomitant diversification
of subgenres, the specificity of BD compared to other forms of art and expression,
technical vocabulary associated with the production of BD, etc.). Because of
the rich multimodal semiotics of most BD, there will be an important component
devoted to semiotic and linguistic approaches. We will also look at examples
of most of the major subgenres (humorous, adventure, historical fiction, heroic
fantasy, science-fiction, pulp, the so-called “nouvelle BD”, etc.).
Throughout the seminar, we will be drawing connections between culture, language,
image, and narrative as uniquely captured and represented in BD. The final
project will involve each student’s creation of an original BD album.
For more information, please contact Dr. Picone: mpicone@bama.ua.edu (T 5:00-7:30).
Fall 2008 Graduate Courses
FR
501 Reading Proficiency I / French
Introduction to French grammar and vocabulary, with emphasis on
further developing reading and translation skills. For more information,
please contact Dr. Edmunds (TBA).
FR 551 Zola:
19th century French Novel (FR 470, CWL)
Cross-listed at the undergraduate level with FR 470 and CWL. Émile
Zola (1840-1902): journalist, art critic, literary ‘scientist,’ novelist,
activist, photographer, playwright, and utopian. Through the prism
of selected works of Zola’s diverse and expansive œuvre,
this course highlights Zola’s sensitivity to the changing
mentalities of the latter half of the French 19th century period,
his ability at times to predict the future of humanistic striving,
his polyvalence, finally, as he envisioned the exemplary role France
would play in shaping a pan-European economy. Readings likely to
be included are: Mes Haines, Thérèse Raquin, Le roman
expérimental, Les Soirées de Médan, La Fortune
des Rougon, L'Assommoir, Au Bonheur des Dames, Le Docteur Pascal,
Paris, Fécondité, J'Accuse, and Pour Justice. The
course is taught in French. For more information, please contact Dr.
Mayer-Robin (M 3:00-5:30).
FR 643 Poetry of the French Renaissance (FR 470, CWL)
Cross-listed at the undergraduate level with FR 470 and CWL.
Focus on the reinvention of French poetry during the Renaissance.
Readings of major poets: Clément Marot, Maurice Scève,
Louise Labé, Joachim Du Bellay, and Pierre de Ronsard.
For more information, please contact Dr.
Robin (R
3:30-6:20).
FR 680 Special Topics: La Bande dessinée
franco-belge (FR 480, CWL)
Cross-listed at the undergraduate level with FR 480 and upper-division
CWL. This seminar will revolve around the study of Franco-Belgian
graphic
narrative media (mainly the “graphic novels” of France
and Belgium but also francophone comic strips and cartoons to some
extent, as well as spin-off movies to the extent that these are
available). We will begin with a general and historical introduction
(early prototypes, the emergence of BD in Belgium, its explosion
in popularity and the concomitant diversification of subgenres,
the specificity of BD compared to other forms of art and expression,
technical vocabulary associated with the production of BD, etc.).
Because of the rich multimodal semiotics of most BD, there will
be an important component devoted to semiotic and linguistic approaches.
We will also look at examples of most of the major subgenres (humorous,
adventure, historical fiction, heroic fantasy, science-fiction,
pulp, the so-called “nouvelle BD”, etc.). Throughout
the seminar, we will be drawing connections between culture, language,
image, and narrative as uniquely captured and represented in BD.
The final project will involve each student’s creation of
an original BD album. For more information, please contact Dr.
Picone (T 5:00-7:30).
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