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Courses Schedules
and Descriptions (Fall 2008-Fall 2010)
URI Schedule of Classes (Ecampus)
French Courses Descriptions in the URI
Catalogue
Fall 2008
For All FRN
101-104 sections offered see Ecampus and the URI Catalogue above.
FRN 201-001 French
Pronunciation (Dr. Kenneth Rogers), first five weeks only (1 credit),
MWF 12-12:50pm
We’ll be working
on the principal sound combinations of
French, and transcribing short texts; we’ll also practice reading
aloud, poetry
as well as prose; bring your favorite passage to class and we’ll try it
out!
FRN 204-001 French Composition 1 (Dr. Joseph Morello), MWF 9-9:50am
FRN 204-002 French Composition 1 (Dr. JoAnn Hammadou Sullivan), MWF
10-10:50am
FRN 204 is a
continuation of the coursework you have already
taken in French in that it will continue to develop your skills in
speaking,
listening and reading French while stressing development of your
writing ability. Emphasis will be placed
on reading (a novel plus texts from the popular press) as a basis for
the
writing you will do. There will also be some study of relevant grammar
points. The specific functional objectives of the course
are:
•
learn to write "in paragraphs"
•
learn to narrate in past, present and
future time
•
learn to express opinions
FRN 207-001 French
Oral Expression 1 (Dr. Alain-Philippe Durand), MWF 1-1:50pm
The
goals of French 207 are as follows:
1
– to train you in the spontaneous use of oral French.
2
– to extend the quantity and quality of your spoken French.
3
– to examine and discuss current French cultural issues.
4 –
to acquire the concepts and terminology necessary for communicating
your ideas about French culture and literature.
5 –
to familiarize yourself with the main French
media (radios, newspapers, television) through the World Wide Web and
other
technologies.
Description:
The
course is organized around a series of themes among the most
important in the French and Francophone cultures. Representative
authors, directors, and artists, as well as theoretical and fictional
works from France and the Francophone world are used as the base of our
investigation. All works will be discussed in French. In the
great tradition of the Arts and Humanities, the course will be a mix of
class discussions, lectures, music, and films, requiring a strong
active participation from the students. In addition, students
will be expected to conduct research on the World Wide Web
(Internet). The skills you will learn in this class are essential
in interpreting any text (including television, cinema,
advertisements); you will thus be able to use them throughout your life
no matter what you do.
FRN 304-001 French Composition 2 (Dr. JoAnn
Hammadou Sullivan), MWF
11-11:50am
This is an
advanced writing course. Students will write regularly on a
variety of
different topics and using different writing genres (e.g.,
descriptions,
stories, summaries, job resumes, advertising, etc.). The course
focuses on the students’ ability
to express themselves easily and accurately in a manner that will be
easy for
the native French speaker to understand.
We will work on improving your grammatical accuracy and the extent of
your vocabulary so that you can write smoothly, with less
difficulty.
We will also investigate cultural topics
selected by the students so that your writing is culturally as well as
grammatically
accurate.
FRN 309-001 French
Culture & Literature to 1789 (Dr. Lars Erickson), TR 11am-12:15pm
We
begin by examining how changes in
architecture illustrate broad cultural shifts. Next we use historical
films (Le Retour de Martin Guerre, La
Reine Margot, and Ridicule) along with excerpts of
authentic texts to
examine intellectual and artistic movements. In the third unit, we
analyze representative
literary works (excerpts of Rabelais’s Gargantua,
Molière’s Les Femmes savantes, and
Claire de Duras’s Ourika) to see to what
extent they reinforce or contradict what we have learned about French
society. In
the final unit we’ll look at heroes and discuss how they define a
society. The class familiarizes students with France’s
historical periods. It also demonstrates the continuing influence of
history on French
culture. It’s not a literature class. It’s not a culture class. It’s not a writing class. It’s not a speaking
class. It’s not a history class. It is all
of the above.
In the past,
this is what some students have
said about the class:
“Relationship
between prof and student is
relaxed and respectful, this led to deeper class discussions and a
feeling of comfort
unparalleled in any class I’ve ever had at URI.”
“This class is a
good combination of history and
language.” “My French has improved so much in this class because I am
given so many
opoortunities
to
speak...”
FRN 320-001 Studies
in French Cinema: Survey of French Cinema (Dr. Alain-Philippe Durand),
M 4-6:45pm
Description and Goals:
This course is a
survey of the
French speaking Cinema from the 1930s to the 2000s. It gives an
overview
of the main genres and directors in France.
In addition to viewing required films in class, students
will
also read some of the most important texts dealing with French film and
film
theory. Therefore, the goals of this course are as follows:
1
- to acquaint
the students with some of the major film figures, movements,
and theories in France since the 1930s;
2
- to learn
various approaches one may take to interpreting a film;
3
- to acquire
the concepts and terminology necessary for communicating your
ideas about cinema;
4
- to develop
an awareness of the assumptions films of any kind make about us
as viewers; to uncover the ways in which directors and authors
skillfully shape
our understanding and our interpretations of a given motion picture.
Texts:
Rémi
Fournier Lanzoni. French
Cinema. From its Beginnings to the Present. New York:
Continuum,
2002.
Other required readings on reserve.
Filmography:
René
Clair, A nous la liberté (1931)
Marcel
Carné, Le Jour se
lève [Daybreak] (1939)
Jean Renoir, La Règle du
jeu [The Rules of the Game]
(1939)
Robert
Bresson, Pickpocket (1959)
François
Truffaut, Les
400 coups [Four Hundred Blows] (1959)
Jean-Luc
Godard, A
bout de souffle [Breathless] (1960)
Agnès
Varda, Cléo
de 5 à 7 [Cleo From
5 to 7]
(1962)
Edouard Molinaro, La Cage aux folles [The Bird Cage]
(1978)
Louis Malle, Au Revoir les
Enfants [Good-Bye Children] (1987)
Claire
Denis, Chocolat (1988)
VHS 003147 & DVD 000177
Luc Besson, Nikita [La Femme
Nikita]
(1990)
DVD 000048
Jean-Pierre
Jeunet, Le
fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
[Amélie]
(2001) DVD 000479
FRN 473-001 French Canadian Literature (Dr. Kenneth Rogers), MWF
11-11:50am
In this
course,we'll survey the tortured history of the Québécois and Acadians,
and read samples of their early literature. We'll also
read poems, novels, short stories,and plays from recent periods,
including mysteries, comedies, and sociological novels. Students
will engage in
indiviual and group projects and presentations.
Prerequisite: FRN 309 or FRN 310
FRN 480-001 Business
and Professional French (Dr. Lars Erickson), TR 12:30-1:45pm
Real French for the real world. Learn what you
need to succeed in the French business world. Know key business terms.
Learn
skills for
effective communication. Use strategies for getting ahead.
Goals:
This course aims
to teach you how to engage in effective communication in the French
business world. It will prepare you to complete successfully the
Certificat de Français Professionnel administered by the Chambre de
Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris.
Description:
Business French
encompasses both advanced language skills and specialized skills. It
involves specialized knowledge, general language ability, and also
communication strategies. Consequently, in class we will work on
developing specific abilities relating to the business world, such as
understanding invoices, writing a resume, engaging in a job interview,
and taking down a phone message. Also, we will develop more general
abilities such as understanding newspaper articles, writing emails,
talking about the workplace, and making travel plans. Cutting across
the specific and the general, we will also work on applying
communication strategies such as asking follow-up
questions,
taking notes, listening actively, and appreciating cultural differences.
Spring 2009
For All FRN 101-104 sections offered
see Ecampus and the URI Catalogue above.
FRN
204-001 French
Composition 1 (Dr. Joseph Morello), MWF 10-10:50am
FRN 204
is a
continuation of the coursework you have already
taken in French in that it will continue to develop your skills in
speaking,
listening and reading French while stressing development of your
writing ability. Emphasis will be placed
on reading (a novel plus texts from the popular press) as a basis for
the
writing you will do. There will also be some study of relevant grammar
points. The specific functional objectives of the course
are:
•
learn to write "in paragraphs"
•
learn to narrate in past, present and
future time
•
learn to express opinions
FRN
207-001 French Oral Expression 1
(Dr. Lars Erickson), MWF 2-2:50pm
FRN 303-001 French in North America (Dr. Kenneth Rogers), MWF 10-10:50am
We’re
going to embark on a voyage of discovery: France finds
the New World: places, people, events, language(s) and culture(s).
We’ll see
how the French adapted to their new home, how their language and
customs
evolved, and we’ll look at some of the great literary monuments they
created
here.
FRN 307-001 French Oral Expression 2
(Dr. Lars Erickson), MWF 3-3:50pm
Notre
investigation des cultures francophones (surtout la France et le
Québec) se concentrent sur des réalisateurs, des auteurs, et des
institutions représentatifs du monde francophone. Le cours se présente
sous la forme de discussions, de conférences, et de travaux en équipe
qui demanderont une préparation intense et une pratique intensive.
Nos objectifs incluent :
1. la pratique intensive et perfectionnement de toutes les formes du
français parlé: discussion/conversation spontanée (formelle et
informelle), discours, commentaires et analyse de documents,
prononciation, vocabulaire de tous les jours.
2.
l’acquisition des terminologies, des données, et des concepts pour
l’interprétation orale de la société contemporaine.
3. l’analyse du
thème de l’identité dans le monde francophone (surtout la France et le
Québec)
4.
l’utilisation et amélioration de la grammaire française
Le corpus comprend les oeuvres
suivantes:
Arcand, Denys,
réal. Les Invasions barbares.
2003.
Cantet, Laurent, réal. Ressources
humaines. 1999.
Crocker, Mary E. Coffman. Schaum’s
Outlines: French Grammar. 4th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 1999.
Edmiston,
William F. et Annie Duménil. La
France contemporaine. 3rd ed. New York: Harcourt, 2005.
Klapisch,
Cédric, réal. L’Auberge espagnole.
2002.
Marineau, Michèle. La Route de Chlifa.
Montréal: Québec Amérique, 1992.
FRN 310-001 Modern
French Culture & Literature (Dr. Alain-Philippe
Durand), TR 2-3:15pm
Objectifs:
FRN 310 a les objectifs suivants:
- donner un panorama des principaux mouvements littéraires et
culturels ayant marqué la France aux dix-neuvième,
vingtième et vingt-et-unième siècles;
- présenter les quatre formes d’expression littéraire
(nouvelle, poésie, roman, théâtre);
- vous familiariser avec les techniques (commentaire de texte, travail
d’investigation) et le vocabulaire nécessaires à
l’analyse et à
l’interprétation de textes et de films;
-
vous initier à la recherche en bibliothèque, sur
Internet, et au style MLA.
Méthodologie:
Ce cours explore le
développement de la
nation française au cours des deux siècles derniers
à travers plusieurs thèmes spécifiques:
progrès,
modernité et post-modernité; classes sociales et
hiérarchies;
et recherche de l’identité. Dans la grande tradition des
arts et des sciences humaines, le cours se présente sous la
forme
de discussions, conférences, textes, musique et films demandant
une participation active des étudiants. Il existe
plusieurs façons d’approcher une œuvre littéraire ou un
film afin d’y trouver sa signification. La biographie d’un auteur
et les faits historiques de son époque sont utiles mais EN AUCUN
CAS suffisent à comprendre la signification d’une œuvre.
Par conséquent, si quelques informations sur les auteurs et les
époques sont données en classe (et dans les textes), les
discussions se concentreront sur un échange
d’interprétations des textes et des films
étudiés. Le forum consistera en un mélange
de conférences, de discussions et de travaux de groupes.
Les étudiants devront par ailleurs se familiariser et conduire
des recherches sur Internet et à la bibliothèque.
Les étudiants recevront une formation à la recherche
enseignée par un bibliothécaire professionnel et ils
participeront à
la rédaction et maintenance du site officiel de la
romancière Marie Darrieussecq. Les techniques et le savoir que
vous apprendrez dans ce cours sont essentiels à
l’interprétation de n’importe quel texte (y compris
télévisé, cinématographique ou
publicitaire); ils vous seront donc utiles et vous pourrez les mettre
en pratique quoi que vous fassiez tout au long de votre vie.
FRN 393-200 Twentieth-Century Literature in
Translation-not for
French major/minor (Dr. Karen de Bruin), M 7-9:45pm (CCE)
FRN 412-001 Terror and the French Revolution (Dr. Karen de Bruin), W
4-6:45pm
Today we hear constantly about “Terror.” But what precisely is
“Terror”? What are its historical, philosophical and literary origins?
In this course we will interrogate the concept of “Terror” in the
French Revolution. Through film, literature and other historical texts,
we will examine the original “Reign of Terror” and the ensuing
reactionary periods of “White Terror.”
Prerequisite: FRN 309 or FRN 310
FRN 412-002 France in the 1960s (Dr. JoAnn
Hammadou Sullivan), M 4-6:45pm
FRN 412, France
in the 1960s, will examine the social and political upheaval in France
during the volatile years of 1960-1969 through creative works from the
period in literature, film, and music. The impact of these social and
political upheavals is still evident today: the recognition of a
“generation gap,” war protests, music as a leader in social change,
interest in revolution as a political tool, concerns over the growing
influence of the US, etc. The course is conducted entirely in
French.
Short
papers and presentations will be required.
Sample texts include the novel Elise
ou la vraie vie by Claire Etcherelli, the autobiography Une mort très douce by Simone de
Beauvoir, the short story "La noire de..." by Ousmane Sembène, the film
Milou en mai
by Louis Malle, the television documentary La guerre sans nom by Bertrand
Tavernier, and songs and poetry by folk singer Georges Brassens and
others.
Prerequisite: FRN 309 or FRN 310
LET 151-200 Francophone Hip-Hop Culture (Dr. Alain-Philippe Durand), W
7-9:45pm (CCE)
This
interdisciplinary
course is about the emergence and growing notoriety of rap music and
hip-hop
culture in France and the rest of the Francophone world. Since its
arrival
in France in the early 1980s, rap music has experienced immediate and
ever-growing
success, going from an underground sound to becoming the second largest
market
in the world after that of the United States. The main reason for this
rapid
ascension is that if the French were originally seduced by American
rappers,
they soon started to write and to record their own French language
productions,
creating at the same time a new form of rap. Furthermore, just as
American
rap crossed borders, French rap influenced artists in the rest of the
Francophone
world, especially in western Africa and in Quebec.
Hip-hop is understood in this course as a culture that includes three
main forms of expression: hip-hop dance, rap music, and
graffiti/tagging. Using a mix of printed texts (some in English
translation) and audio-visual materials (songs and films), the course
concentrates on exploring the main themes represented in hip-hop
culture: appropriation and defense of spaces, mixing of different
cultures and, most importantly, the search for identity. The
course also presents some similarities in the evolutions of
American and Francophone hip-hop cultures. The fact that hip-hop
came from the streets, that it was rejected at first by the powerful
medium and was brought up by minorities is very important in order for
us to understand the identification of a big part of the Francophone
population with American hip-hop and the human values it represents.
Bibliography:
Alain-Philippe
Durand, ed. Black, Blanc,
Beur. Rap Music and Hip-Hop Culture in the Francophone World.
Nelson George. Hip
Hop America.
Filmography:
Charlie
Ahearn, dir. Wild
Style
Akhenaton and Kamel Saleh, dirs. Comme un aimant
(with subtitles).
Curtis Hanson, dir. 8
mile
Israel, dir. The Freshest Kids
Mathieu Kassovitz, dir. La Haine [Hate]
(with subtitles)
Richard Lowe and Dana Heinz Perry, dirs. And You Don't Stop! 30
Years of Hip-Hop
Doug
Pray, dir. Scratch
John Singleton, dir. Boyz
N the Hood
HPR 412-001 9/11 (Dr. Alain-Philippe Durand), T 4-6:45pm
This Honors seminar introduces the fiction and
non
fiction
(books and films) which deal with the tragic events of September 11,
2001. The
objective of this seminar is to try to identify the characteristics (if
any)
that seem to shape the corpus of texts and films dealing with 9/11 as
well as
to study and discuss the (often controversial) public and academic
reactions to
such works. The main questions that will guide us in our investigation
will be
to find out if there is such a thing as a literature of 9/11? And if
there is,
how can one describe and explain it? Who has the authority (if anyone)
to write
on 9/11?
Prerequisite: 3.2 cumulative GPA
Selected
Bibliography
Amis,
Martin. “The Last Days of Muhammad Atta.” The New Yorker 24 April 2006:
153-63. (PART 1)
(PART
2)
Badiou,
Alain. Ethics.
An Essay on the
Understanding of Evil. New York: Verso, 2002.
Baudrillard,
Jean. The
Spirit of
Terrorism. New York: Verso, 2003.
Beigbeder, Frédéric. Windows
on the World. New York: Miramax, 2005.
Butler, Judith. Precarious
Life. The Power of Mourning and
Violence. New York:
Verso, 2004.
Cleave, Chris. Incendiary. London:
Anchor, 2006.
Durand,
Alain-Philippe and
Naomi Mandel, eds. Novels
of the
Contemporary Extreme. London/New York:
Continuum, 2006.
Foer, Jonathan Safran. Extremely
Loud
and Incredibly Close. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
Friend,
David. Watching
the World Change: The Stories
Behind the Images of 9/11. New
York: Farrar, Straus and
Giroux, 2006.
Jacobson, Sid and
Ernie
Colon. The
9/11 Report: A Graphic
Adaptation. New York: Hill
and Wang, 2006.
McInerney, Jay. The Good Life. New York: Knopf,
2006.
Meyssan,
Thierry. 9/11:
The Big Lie. New York: Carnot,
2003.
National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks. The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report
of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
New York: W. W. Norton &
Company, 2004.
Sherman,
Daniel J and Terry Nardin, eds. Terror,
Culture, Politics. Rethinking 9/11. Indiana UP 2006.
121-45.
Sontag,
Susan. Regarding
the Pain of Others. New York: Penguin, 2004.
Spiegelman,
Art. In
the Shadow of No
Towers. New York: Pantheon,
2004.
Virilio,
Paul. Ground
Zero. New York: Verso, 2002.
Tristram, Claire. After.
Picador, 2005.
Žižek,
Slavoj. Welcome
to the Desert of
the Real. New York: Verso, 2002.
Filmography
Bird,
Antonia, dir. The
Hamburg
Cell. 2004. (100 minutes)
Greengrass,
Paul, dir. United
93. 2006. (111 minutes)
Naudet, Jules and Gideon Naudet, dirs. 9/11. 2002 (129 minutes)
Stone, Oliver, dir. World Trade Center. 2006.
(129
minutes)
Fall 2009
For All FRN 101-104 sections offered see Ecampus and the URI Catalogue above.
FRN 204-001 French Composition 1 (Dr. Joseph Morello)
FRN 204-002 French Composition 1 (Dr. Lars Erickson)
FRN 207-001 French Oral Expression 1 (Dr. Alain-Philippe Durand)
FRN 304-001 French Composition 2 (Dr. JoAnn Hammadou Sullivan)
FRN 309-001 French Culture & Literature to 1789 (Dr. Lars Erickson)
FRN 412-001 What Makes the French Laugh (Dr. Kenneth Rogers)
FRN 412-002 The Anti Slavery Movement in 18th and 19th Century France (Dr. Karen de Bruin)
Spring 2010
For All FRN 101-104 sections offered see Ecampus and the URI Catalogue above.
FRN 204-001 French Composition 1 (Dr. Lars Erickson)
FRN 207-001 French Oral Expression 1 (Dr. Joseph Morello)
FRN 307-001 French Oral Expression 2 (Dr. Lars Erickson)
FRN 310-001 Modern French Culture & Literature (Dr. Karen de Bruin)
FRN 412-001 Non-Places in the Contemporary French Novel and Cinema (Dr. Alain-Philippe Durand)
FRN 474-001 African Literature in French (Dr. JoAnn Hammadou Sullivan)
Fall 2010
For All FRN 101-104 sections offered see Ecampus and the URI Catalogue above.
FRN 204-001 French Composition 1 (Dr. JoAnn Hammadou Sullivan)
FRN 204-002 French Composition 1 (Dr. Kenneth Rogers)
FRN 207-001 French Oral Expression 1 (Dr. Karen de Bruin)
FRN 304-001 French Composition 2 (Dr. JoAnn Hammadou Sullivan)
FRN 309-001 French Culture & Literature to 1789 (Dr. Lars Erickson)
FRN 320-001 Studies in French Cinema: French Comedies (Dr. Alain-Philippe Durand)
FRN 473-001 French Canadian Literature (Dr. Kenneth Rogers)
FRN 480-001 Business and Professional French (Dr. Lars Erickson)
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