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FREN 441 - Seminar in Language and Literature

(2 to 3 units)
Selected themes, ideas, authors, works or periods in French language or literature. Topics vary from semester to semester.

Maximum units a student may earn: 6

Prerequisite(s): FREN 306 FREN 341 .

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 2-3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate expanded French vocabulary by producing a weekly list of new words and expressions encountered in the readings.
2. articulate orally and in writing how the Special Topic perspective presented in the course connects with other cultural aspects of its time.
3. compare and contrast the literary manifestations of the Special Topic presented in two or more novels of the course.
4. observe and analyze how secondary characters of the texts or films support, hinder or differ from the main character’s actions and personality.
5. identify and analyze the nature of the connections between the individual identities presented in the novel, and the socio-cultural context in which they take place.
6. produce a written analysis of how gender, race, or class play or don’t play a distinctive role in the novel or the film, and discuss the significance of their presence or absence.


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