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214. Muslim South Asia: knowledge of
the language to permit a more rapid assimilation of its foundational linguistic
and phonetic patterns. Staff. Autumn, Winter.
201-202. Intermediate French I, II. PQ: French 103 or 122, or
placement. Completion of French 201 fulfills the Common Core foreign
language requirement. In this two-quarter sequence, emphasis is placed on
the extension of students' knowledge of the French language and culture to
include all communicatively relevant patterns, common exceptions to those
patterns, and their use in interactive discourse. At this level of study,
students also explore the nature of sociolinguistic and behavioral norms
particular to French culture as they relate to the development of native-like
competence in and interpretation of written and spoken French. In multisection
French 201 classes, readings are chosen according to students' interests, with
the sections geared to three tracks: humanities, social sciences, and natural
sciences. In French 202 classes, there are two tracks: literary readings and
nonfiction readings. In each case, students should register for the track that
corresponds to their interests. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
203. Intermediate French III. PQ: French 202 or placement. Students
in this course are expected to recognize and understand the functions of
linguistic patterns in different communicative contexts across the spoken and
written language and the cultural specificity/relativity of those patterns.
However, that study takes place primarily through the examination of literary
texts throughout various periods and debates/discussions prompted by this
examination. In multisection French 203 classes, readings are chosen according
to students' interests, with the sections geared to two tracks: literary
readings and nonfiction readings. As with French 202, the student should choose
the track that best corresponds with his or her interests. Staff. Autumn,
Spring.
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204. Introduction à la civilisation française. PQ: Open
only to Vendée participants. Although the chief orientation of this
course, like all courses in the Vendée Program, is towards language
acquisition, its focus is on day-to-day life in France. In connection with the
student's home-stay, it treats the more intimate and subtle elements of modern
French culture. Staff. Spring.
211/311. Advanced French Language. PQ: French 203 or placement. Required
of French concentrators. This course is designed to help students attain
very high levels in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It also serves
as an introduction to literary analysis. Through selected exercises in an
advanced-level French textbook, the close analysis of literary texts, weekly
compositions, and class debates and discussions, students are guided in the
exploration of the relationships between linguistic expression and literary
style while perfecting their spoken and written French. N. DiVito, Autumn;
Staff, Winter.
212/312. French Phonetics and Phonology. PQ: French 203 or placement.
This course involves a systematic study of the French phonological system,
placing equal emphasis on the recognition and the production of French sounds
in context. Students also examine the relationships between the French sound
system and French orthographic norms and grammatical distinctions. Staff.
Spring.
213/313. Advanced Composition. PQ: French 203 or placement. The
goals of this course are to help students achieve mastery of composition and
style through the acquisition of numerous writing techniques. Using a variety
of literary and nonliterary texts as models, students examine the linguistic
structures and organization of several types of written French discourse and
are guided in the acquisition of the rules underlying each discourse type. This
course is strongly recommended for Paris Program-bound students. Staff.
Winter.
219. La Société française. PQ: French 203 or
placement. In this course, students examine the sociocultural beliefs and
attitudes underlying contemporary French linguistic and behavioral norms.
Through discussion of current research and the analysis of authentic video
clips, tape recordings, and a variety of texts, students explore both American
and French perspectives on numerous aspects of French society. This course is
strongly recommended for Paris Program-bound students. N. DiVito. Spring.
Literature
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All literature courses are conducted in French unless otherwise indicated.
French concentrators do all work in French. With prior consent of the
instructor, nonconcentrators may write in English.
207. Introduction à la littérature française I. PQ:
French 203 or equivalent. Required of French concentrators. This course is
designed to give a historical overview of French literature in the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries. There are close readings and discussions from
representative works of this period. Among the authors studied are Rabelais,
Ronsard, Montaigne, Descartes, Pascal, Corneille, Racine, Molière, La
Fontaine, and Mme. de Lafayette. L. Norman. Autumn.
208. Introduction à la littérature française II.
PQ: French 203 or equivalent. Required of French concentrators. Readings
of major authors of the eighteenth century, including Montesquieu,
Prévost, Marivaux, Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, and Beaumarchais. R.
Morrissey. Winter.
209. Introduction à la littérature française III.
PQ: French 203 or equivalent. French 209 or 210 required of French
concentrators. Readings from major writers of the nineteenth century. Among
the authors studied are Chateaubriand, Michelet, Balzac, Flaubert, and
Baudelaire. F. Meltzer. Spring.
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South Asian Languages and Civilizations Courses
200-201-202. Introduction to the Civilization of South Asia I, II, III
(=Anthro 308-1,-2,-3; SocSci 230-231-232). PQ: Must be taken in
sequence. This course sequence fulfills the Common Core requirement in
civilizational studies. Using a variety of disciplinary approaches, this
sequence seeks to familiarize students with some of the important textual,
institutional, and historical ideas and experiences that have constituted
"civilization" in South Asia. Topics covered in the autumn include European and
American representations of South Asia; its place in world history as a "third
world" or "underdeveloped" country; its recent repositioning in the global
economy as a consumer society; and its popular movements (women's, rural,
tribal, urban slum, and Dalit). Topics covered in the winter quarter might
include Hinduism, Islam, and religious nationalism; the Great Epic
(Mahabharata) and Gita in tradition and in the modern media; and
"cultural" identity among South Asians in the U.S. and U.K. The spring quarter
looks at politics and gender in the postcolonial period. R. Inden, Staff.
Autumn, Winter; C. Breckenridge, Spring.
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