French

This course provides further study of the phonological, morphosyntactic and discursive aspects of French. Completion of the course provides the equivalent of level B1.1 and B1.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

This course provides a France-centric view of medieval history in Europe, from the fall of Rome until the Renaissance, focusing specifically on the prevailing secular and religious powers at the time. It examines the political, geographical, religious, and social life of these medieval societies in both their both local and relational contexts. The course includes a comprehensive look at Charlemagne, the Carolingian Empire, and the Frankish clergy, and explores how their influence defined the Early Middle Ages.

This course takes the form of a tour of the city and the environment near the Maison des Arts. Beginning with architecture and covering portraits staged in various buildings from the 15th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, students create an urban alphabet book. Each session refers to two or three artists, photographers, or painters. Students learn to handle the device, exercise the gaze, and situate their work in relation to old or current references.

This course familiarizes students with Medieval French and Medieval Literature through a collection of poetic texts or a novel during the first semester and a collection of short stories in the second semester. This second-year class contains both linguistic and literary content. This course focuses on understanding the language, the construction, and the sense of each text to bridge the gap between medieval and modern French. The syntax, morphology, vocabulary, and translation are studied in order to understand Old French. Students analyze and comment on medieval French texts and are exposed to literary topics in the medieval lyric genres and their various contexts.

This beginning course provides an introduction to basic French grammar and conversation skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. It covers simple phrases, nominal groups, determinants, pronouns, verbs (indicative, conditional, imperative, infinitive, past participle, and introduction to the subjunctive), and basic vocabulary.

This course presents the practice of contemporary archaeology research in the context of the practice of human sciences. It reflects on the study of materiality and its sources, concentrating on the practices central to the discipline; notably, the establishment of facts.