FREN 330 Survey of French Literature

The student will read excerpts of French literature from the medieval era to the present. Conducted in French.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

FREN 202 or permission of instructor

Offered

Fall, even years

Student Learning Outcomes

1. The student will read and discuss poetry, plays and novels in French that reflect a variety of genres and literary movements from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
2. The student will increase vocabulary and acquaintance with the structure and levels of discourse of French through the reading of unedited works.
3. The student will learn how to discuss a literary work in French.
4. The student will improve his/her writing skills through a compositions on the works read, a guided explication de texte based on an excerpt from La chute, and a presentation and explication of a poem. The student will write quizzes and examinations on the literary works and authors presented.
5. The student will memorize a poem in French and will recite the poem in class as part of the explication de texte, a presentation that includes a stylistic and thematic analysis of the poem.