French

This course studies the popular forms of literature that existed between the 16th and 18th centuries and how historical events invented stylistic choices as well as choices in medium. The 16th century focuses on the birth of the Renaissance, the poetry written then, and how prose became a bigger medium for fiction instead of just scholarly journals. The 17th century introduces the Jacobean era of the influence of Shakespeare's works. The 18th century introduces us to the "modern novel" to explore the era of Romanticism and how it began, the stylistic choices that embody it, and how society in Europe reflected or rejected its core ideals.

This course is designed for students interested in the environmental, economic, climate, and geopolitical issues of the global ocean. Addressing the themes of environment, maritime economy, climate issues and governance, it considers the characteristics and tensions of the current ocean world and measures the challenges facing the international community.

This advanced course improves communicative skills in oral French. It consists of 3 parts: listening comprehension, oral production, and phonetics. Listening comprehension involves listening and analysis of various and relatively long documents. Oral production includes expressing oneself on complex topics in a clear and well-structured way. Phonetics focuses on sound recognition, pronunciation exercises, and reading. The course develops French oral skills to reach a C1 level (comprehension, production). It provides an opportunity to practice the French language in a relaxed atmosphere, without fear of making mistakes.

This course is designed for beginners with at least one semester of university-level French to acquire the linguistic and communicative skills at a beginning intermediate level. Content covered includes reading, writing, oral and written comprehension, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary. Although all skills are worked on, the emphasis is put on speaking and interaction. Drawing on a wide range of materials, including audio and video documents, learners are gradually introduced to the structures that are necessary for communication and then use these linguistic tools in written and oral form. 

From their very beginnings, cinema and then television have taken hold of French history. These productions for both the small and the big screen are the fruit of artistic and aesthetic choices, as well as the bearers of a certain historical perception. Sometimes taking a stand in debates about history and memory, they reflect the past as much as the context in which they were made. This course demonstrates how the history of France has been perceived in works of fiction broadcast on the big and small screens. It also looks at how these works contribute to social and memorial issues.

This course is a tutorial section for the course CHANGES IN FRENCH SOCIETY. This course focuses on the different aspects of French society in the 20th century and how that society has changed in recent history. Topics range from the French education system to socio-economic classes and French values. Students read papers by different sociologists and analyze and present them in class.