French B.A.
Degree Requirements
Lower-Division Preparation Courses:
- FREN 1A (5 units) Elementary French
- FREN 1B (5 units) Elementary French
- FREN 1X and 1Y Individualized (Equiv. 1A/1B)
- FREN 25A G.E. (3 units) Reading Proficiency
- FREN 25B G.E. (3 units) Writing Proficiency
- FREN 25C (3 units) Oral Proficiency
Upper-Division Required Courses:
(9 units Grammar, 3-9 units Culture)
- FREN 101A (3 units) Advanced French Reading & Writing*
- FREN 101B (doc) (3 units) Advanced French Reading & Writing*
- FREN 101C (3 units) Advanced French Oral Communication*
- FREN 102A (3 units) French Culture: Prehistory to the Revolution.*
- FREN 102B G.E. (3 units) Francophone Cultures through Literature and Cinema.
- FREN 102C (3 units) French Culture: From the Revolution to present.*
*Courses required for single subject credential
Eighteen (18) units (6 courses) to be selected from the following:
- A. Minimum Two (2) Literature Courses (6 units) N.B.: Prerequisite: Completion of French 101A and B.
FREN 120A (3 units) Literature of the Middle Ages & Renaissance
FREN 120B (3 units) Literature of 17th and 18th centuries
FREN 140A (doc) (3 units) Literature of 19th century
FREN 140B (3 units) Literature of 20th century - B. Minimum Two (2) Linguistics Courses (6 units)
FREN 105 (3 units) French Phonology*
FREN 110 (3 units) French Morphology and Syntax*
FREN 132 (3 units) Business French
FREN 170 (3 units) Introduction to Translation - C. Electives:
FREN l60 (3 units) Special Topics in French Studies
FREN 102A,B,C (3 units) Other than Fren102 taken among required courses (see above)
*Courses recommended for teacher preparation
Other Requirements:
- FL 100W Writing Workshop (3 units)
- 1 year of a second foreign language (10 units)
- Language majors are required to have a minor.
A minor in a second language is recommended, which will simultaneously satisfy the requirement of one year of a second language.
French B.A. Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- Language & Communication. Written Expression. Develop advanced (ACTFL) skills in writing French.
- Language & Communication. Reading Comprehension. Develop advanced (ACTFL) skills in reading French.
- Language & Communication. Oral Expression. Develop advanced (ACTFL) skills in speaking French.
- Language & Communication. Listening Comprehension. Develop advanced (ACTFL) skills in understanding French.
- Literacy: Ability to use appropriate terminology in linguistic, cultural or literary analysis.
- Cultural Analysis and Comparison: Develop the students' ability to draw upon their cultural knowledge of France and the Francophone world to analyze and compare a wide variety of texts.
- Literary and Cultural Texts and Traditions: Develop knowledge of major periods, genres, authors, movements of French and Francophone cultural history.
- Connections to Other Disciplines and Language Communities
- Technology: demonstrate information processing competency, use of appropriate technologies and tools for research, analysis, communication, and presentation.
For more information or advising, please contact:
Desalvo, Jean-Luc
French Coordinator, French Professor, French Advisor
Clark Hall 435
408-924-4620
desalvoj@email.sjsu.edu
van Hooff, Dominique
Department Chair, French Advisor, French Professor
Clark Hall 421D
408-924-4808
dominique.vanhooff@sjsu.edu
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