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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

  1. Language & Communication. Written Expression. Develop advanced (ACTFL) skills in writing French.
  2. Language & Communication. Reading Comprehension. Develop advanced (ACTFL) skills in reading French.
  3. Language & Communication. Oral Expression. Develop advanced (ACTFL) skills in speaking French.
  4. Language & Communication. Listening Comprehension. Develop advanced (ACTFL) skills in understanding French.
  5. Literacy: Ability to use appropriate terminology in linguistic, cultural or literary analysis.
  6. 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.
  7. Literary and Cultural Texts and Traditions: Develop knowledge of major periods, genres, authors, movements of French and Francophone cultural history.
  8. Connections to Other Disciplines and Language Communities
  9. Technology: demonstrate information processing competency, use of appropriate technologies and tools for research, analysis, communication, and presentation.

For more information, please contact the program advisor.

 


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