Table of Contents
French Studies at UTM .............................................................. 2
French Faculty at UTM ............................................................... 5
French Programs at UTM ........................................................... 6
Description of Programs ............................................................. 7
Course Selection Table............................................................ ..12
Course Categories .................................................................. ..13
UTM Department of French Course Offerings ............................ ..14
2003-2004 UTM Department of French Timetable……………………...16
Course Descriptions 2003-2004………………………………………………..18
Third-Year Study Elsewhere……………………... ............................ .34
French and Related Studies…………………………………………………....34
Graduate Study in French……………………………………………………....34
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Experience a great adventure…
French studies will take you to exotic places, allow you to make new
connections, and will provide numerous opportunities to use your skills in
varied professional settings with strong social dimensions. You will find the
challenges and rewards of becoming one with a vibrant culture. You will
experience the excitement of being enriched by an understanding of the
ways and attitudes of other peoples.
French will take on meaning to you because it is a key to a highly diverse
group of countries and cultures known as “la Francophonie”. From the
Southern Pacific region to Latin America, in Africa, the Caribbean islands
and south western Europe, French speakers make up a large linguistic
group which we, as members of an emerging global community need to
know. In Canada, French is, with English, one the country’s two official
languages; Québec, Acadia, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are the
most important areas where French is spoken.
Broaden your Horizons
French Studies will not only equip you to deal in general with the richness
of a multicultural world, but it will also provide you with the tools and the
understanding required to communicate with more than 400 million people
who are different from us and yet just like us. The French programmes at
UTM aim to move language study beyond the mechanics of knowing about
Canada’s other language and its European roots, to an affirmation of the
value of human interaction. French plays a vital role in our interactive
global universe.
After High School
University French, with its heightened emphasis on awareness of standard
usage and accurate expression, is a natural continuation of the work
undertaken in high school. The multi-cultural nature of the student body at
UTM invites exposure to different varieties of French, a nice window to “la
Francophonie”. French is used in classes as a vehicle to study culture, but
is also studied for its own value. You will learn how to become a proficient
language learner and apply strategies for effective communication. You will
also be encouraged to use critical judgement and seize opportunities for
personal expression.
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Our approach
The French Department offers minor, major and specialist programmes in
the following areas: French language and Literature, French language and
Linguistics, French language Teaching and Learning, French and Italian
language Teaching and Learning. These programmes are carefully
designed to fit a wide variety of needs, ranging from the informal language
learner to the intending language specialist.
The French Department staff put their skills to good use through small
classes, personal guidance and by being available. The Department of
French at UTM is also a leader in the use of educational technology: the
use of computer technology (computer-assisted language teaching) is
offered as extra practice and unlimited individualized feed-back/interaction.
Our learning Lab facility includes a state-of-the-art software and
multimedia library. Finally, we promote bimodal language learning in
combining multimedia and communicative methods.
Your career opportunities and options
Beyond the heightening of a critical awareness of human diversity, French
Studies leads to dynamic career opportunities such as interpreting,
teaching, international trade, translation, hospitality and travel industries,
sales, the providing of services, technical writing, government,
consultation, and graduate teaching and research. The ability to
communicate in a foreign language as important as French is a definite
asset in Canada and elsewhere.
The French team at UTM (in collaboration with language faculty in Italian
Studies) has added to the traditional Liberal-Arts streams of literary and
linguistic study, a third stream in second-language teaching and learning
for the benefit of students whose professional goal is focussed on that
area. While it is quite possible to begin the study of French at the
elementary level at UTM, particularly for anyone seeking general
proficiency as a valuable adjunct qualification, it is highly recommended
that students wishing to pursue French Studies as a primary objective
complete the equivalent of OAC French prior to reaching the university.
A dynamic team of teachers and mentors to guide you
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French Studies at UTM offer more than a set of skills and a circumscribed
knowledge base. They connect a discipline to a world in which critical
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awareness, dialogue, information exchange and communication are the
prerequisites for success. While active in their individual fields of research,
French faculty at UTM are leaders in their collaborative development of
student-centered teaching and in the incorporation of innovative methods
and tools in the undergraduate programmes.
We participate in interdisciplinary teaching with other Humanities
departments. We develop computer-based courseware. Backed by a
refurbished multimedia laboratory, we are active in seeking links with the
secondary school systems of the region for cooperative teaching
opportunities, and we are noted for the strong emphasis they place on
serving our students well.
Cercle Français
UTM has a Cercle français (French Club) which organizes and sponsors a
variety of activities: plays, film showings, group discussions.
French Prize
Awarded to the best Second Year student in French Studies at UTM.
Language Resource Centre
Room 159 North Building, Telephone: 905-828-5346
Students in French at UTM wishing to improve their language competence
in the oral skills have access to a state-of-the-art audio-lingual laboratory
and, for the written skills, to a variety of computerized aids.
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French Faculty at UTM
Acting Chair and Academic Advisor
Michel Lord
3359 Mississauga Road, Room 237 North Building
Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6
Phone: (905) 828-5292
e-mail: mlord@utm.utoronto.ca
Faculty
e-mail
Rm.
Phone
Charles Elkabas
B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
celkabas@chass.utoronto.ca
246
828-5373
Claude Evans
L.èsL., M.A., Ph.D.
cevans@utm.utoronto.ca
245
828-5287
Michel Lord
B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
mlord@utm.utoronto.ca
237
828-5292
Pascal Michelucci
L.èsL., M.èsL., M.A.,
D.E.A, Ph.D.
pascal.michelucci@utoronto.ca
251
828-3774
Emmanuel Nilkiema
B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
enikiema@utm.utoronto.ca
244
828-3773
Mihaela Pirvulescu
B.A, M.A., Ph.D.
ma.pirvulescu@utoronto.ca
238
828-3766
David A. Trott
B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
trott@chass.utoronto.ca
248
828-5497
General Inquiry
Florence Piatti
Departmental Assistant
Room: 227, North Building
Phone: (905) 828-3747
Fax: (905) 569-4951
fpiatti@utm.utoronto.ca
Julie Waters
Undergraduate Assistant
Room: 227, North Building
Phone: (905) 828-3725
Fax: (905) 569-4951
jwaters@utm.utoronto.ca
Visit our web site at: www.utm.utoronto.ca/~w3french/
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French Programs at UTM
ENROLLMENT IN PROGRAMS
Arts and Science students must enroll in a program upon completing their
fourth full credits towards a degree. Enrollment in any of the French
programs can be done on ROSI or through the College Registrar.
Counselling may be sought, if desired, from the Academic Advisor.
Students are urged to familiarize themselves with the requirements of the
program they wish to complete and to seek advice on any matters of
doubts or concern.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY IN FRENCH
New programs and program requirements were introduced in 2003-04.
Students newly-admitted in September 2003 or later who choose a French
program MUST fulfill these requirements. Students admitted prior to
September 1992 may choose to satisfy either the new requirements, or the
"old" ones. Where specific courses listed in previous brochures no longer
exist, new courses in the same categories may be substituted.
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Description of Programs
SPECIALIST IN FRENCH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
10 full-course equivalents, including at least 4.0 300/400 level courses, 1.0
of which must be a 400 level course.
FIRST YEAR
FRE 180Y (or equivalent)
SECOND YEAR
FRE 240Y
FRE 272Y
FSL 282H, 283H/280Y
THIRD & FOURTH YEARS
2.
a)
b)
c)
d)
1. FRE 373Y, FSL 382H and FSL 383H
5.0 additional FRE literature courses including:
at least 1.0 FRE course in pre-1800 literature
at least 1.0 FRE course in post-1800 literature
at least 1.0 FRE course in Québec literature
at least 1.0 400-level course
MAJOR IN FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
7.0 full-course equivalents, including at least 2.0 300/400 level courses.
FIRST YEAR
FRE 180Y (or equivalent)
SECOND YEAR
FRE 240Y
FRE 272Y
FSL 282H, 283H/280Y
THIRD YEAR
3.0 additional FRE literature courses including
a) at least 0.5 FRE course in pre-1800 literature
b) at least 0.5 FRE course in post-1800 literature
c) at least 0.5 FRE course in Québec literature
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MAJOR IN FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS
7.0 full-course equivalents, including at least 2.0 300/400 level courses.
FIRST YEAR
FRE 180Y (or equivalent)
SECOND YEAR
FRE 240Y
FRE 272Y
FSL 282H, 283H/280Y
THIRD YEAR
3.0 additional FRE Linguistics courses including at least 2.0
at the 300/400 level
MAJOR IN FRENCH LANGUAGE TEACHING
AND LEARNING
7.0 full course equivalents, including at least 2.0 300/400 level courses.
FIRST YEAR
FRE 180Y
SECOND YEAR
FSL 280Y (or equivalent)
JFI 225Y
Recommended enrollment in either FRE 240Y or FRE 272Y
THIRD & FOURTH YEARS
3.0 further courses in French, at least 1.0 of which must be chosen from
among the 300/400 level courses and at least 2.0 of which must be in
Teaching and Learning (Group E).
FRENCH MINOR PROGRAMS
The French department offers three Minor programs:
a.
Functional French – for students seeking a level of linguisitic
competence with a view to using the French language in professional
Francophone environments.
b.
Francophone Studies – for students wishing to develop an
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understanding and appreciation of the mentality and diversity that
Francophone cultures express.
c.
French Studies – for students wishing to choose a combination of
language, literature and/or linguistics offerings with limited access to
core French courses.
FUNCTIONAL FRENCH MINOR PROGRAM
4.0 credits are required, including 1.0 at the 300 level, specified as follows:
FSL 105H, 106H, 205H, 206H, 305H, 306H, 365H, 366H, or any 1.0
FSL/FRE/JFI credit at the 300/400 level.
FRANCOPHONE STUDIES MINOR PROGRAM
4.0 credits are required, including 1.0 at the 300 level, specified as follows:
FSL 105H, 106H, 205H, 206H; FRE 290Y, 390H, 395H, or any 1.0
FSL/FRE/JFI credit at the 300/400 level.
FRENCH STUDIES MINOR PROGRAM
4.0 credits are required, including 1.0 at the 300 level, specified as follows:
FRE 180Y, FSL 280Y, FRE 240Y/272Y, plus 1.0 FRE credit at the 300/400
level.
Note:
Students enrolled in the
French Studies Minor
prior to Summer 2003
should consult the
Department regarding
completion of their program.
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FRENCH AND ITALIAN
COMBINED SPECIALIST IN FRENCH AND ITALIAN
14.0 full course equivalents are required in a program of at least 20
courses. The program must include a minimum of 4.0 300/400 level full
course equivalents (2.0 in French and 2.0 in Italian) and 1.0 full course
equivalent at the 400 level (either in French or in Italian).
FRENCH
7.0 full course equivalents are required.
FIRST YEAR
FRE 180Y (or equivalent)
HIGHER YEARS
FRE 240Y
FSL 282H, 283H/280Y, 382H, 383H
1.0 full course equivalent from Group A of the French program.
1.0 full course equivalent from Group B, C or D of the French program.
1.0 additional full course equivalent in French Linguistics or Literature
ITALIAN
For requirements see Italian Calendar.
LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING:
FRENCH & ITALIAN
SPECIALIST PROGRAM
14.0 full course equivalents. The program must include a minimum of 4.0
300/400 level course equivalents (2.0 in French and 2.0 in Italian), 1.0 full
course equivalent at the 400 level (either in French or in Italian) and a
shared core introductory course JFI 225Y), taught in English.
FRENCH
7.0 full course equivalents are required.
FIRST YEAR
FRE 180Y (or equivalent) or permission of the Department
HIGHER YEARS
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JFI 225Y
FRE 240Y or FRE 272Y
FSL 280Y (or equivalent)
3.0 additional full course equivalents including 2.0 full course equivalent in
Teaching and Learning (Group E)
ITALIAN
7.0 full course equivalents are required.
FIRST YEAR
ITA 100Y. If students have already taken grade 12 or OAC Italian (or
equivalent), or if the course is waived, they automatically go to higher
years and choose one extra course from the courses offered there.
HIGHER YEARS
ITA 200Y (or equivalent or permission of the Department)
350Y
JFI 225Y
2.0 credits from ITA 375H, 396H, 437H; JFI 388Y, 488H
1.0 additional full course equivalents in ITA literature.
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Description of Programs
Course Selection Table for 2004-2005
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Course Categories
Language Courses
FSL 105F (replaces FSL 100F), 106S (replaces FSL 102S), 205F,
206S (replaces FSL 121Y), 261Y, 280Y, 305F, 306S (replaces FSL
161Y), 365H, 366H, 382H, 383H
Group A (French Linguistics):
FRE 272Y, 373Y, 375Y, 376H, 378H, 387H, 476H, 489H
Group B (Literature until 1800):
FRE 358H, 359H
Group C (Literature after 1800):
FRE 364Y, 367H, 368H
Group D (Québec Literature):
FRE 312H, 316H, 317H
Group E (Teaching and Learning):
JFI 225Y, JFI 388Y, JFI 488H, FRE 335H, 345H, 355H
Group unspecified in Literature courses:
FRE 446H (variable content)
Breadth Requirement:
FRE 290Y, 390H, 395H
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UTM Department of French Course Offerings

FSL 105F Functional French I (replaces FSL 100F)

FSL 106S Functional French II (replaces FSL 102S)

FSL 205F Functional French III (partly replaces FSL 121Y)

FSL 206S Functional French IV (partly replaces FSL 121Y)

FSL 261Y Practical French II

FSL 280Y Language Practice II: Written and Oral French

FSL 305F Functional French V (partly replaces FSL 161Y)

FSL 306S Functional French VI (partly replaces FSL 161Y)

*FSL 365F Writing Information

FSL 366S Language of Business: Writing French

FSL 382S Language Practice III: Written

FSL 383F Language Practice III: Oral

FRE 180Y Introduction to French Studies

FRE 240Y Introduction to Literary Analysis

FRE 272Y The Structure of Modern French: An Introduction

FRE 290Y Aspects of Francophone Cultures

*FRE 312H Novel II: The Quiet Revolution

*FRE 316H From Land to Town : Québec Culture and Literature
from its Beginning to 1959

FRE 317F Québec Theatre II: Contemporary Directions

FRE 335F Teaching and Learning French with New Technology

FRE 345F Teaching and Learning French Since the 1970s

FRE 355F Psycholinguistics and Teaching and Learning
French as Second Language

FRE 358F Courtiers and Rebels : Ancien Régime Literature

*FRE 359S Study in Drama I: Pre-1800

*FRE 364Y Prose Fiction from 1800 to 1900
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FRE 367F Early XXth Cent. French Novel

FRE 368S From the Existentialist Novel to the New Novel

*FRE 373Y General History of the French Language

*FRE 375Y Comparative Stylistics

FRE 376F French Phonetics and Phonology

*FRE 378S French Syntax

FRE 387S French Morphology

FRE 390S Women of the Francophone World

FRE 395S Films of the Francophone World

*FRE 446F Advanced Topics in Literature

*FRE 476S French Semantics

*FRE 489S Advanced Topics in Ling.: Fre. & It. Syllable Structure

FRE 490Y Senior Essay

FRE 491F Independent Study

FRE 492S Independent Study

JFI 225Y Teaching and Learning a Second/Foreign Language

*JFI 388Y Testing and Evaluation of Multimedia Resources

*JFI 488H Principles and Strategies for Second Languages
Course Design
*COURSES NOT OFFERED IN 2004-2005
In order to apply for admission to
FRE 490Y/491F/492S, students must
fill in a Ballot for admission and a
Description of Project form. These
forms are available from Academic
Secretary, and must approved by the
Associate Chair. Applicants will also
receive a copy of the Guidelines for
Independent Study Topics outlining
the procedures to be followed.
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UTM Department of French 2004 – 2005 Timetable
COURSE #
SEC. #
COURSE TITLE
TIME
INSTRUCTOR
MWF 9-10
T 1-2
R 1-3
T10-12
F10-11
R 12-2
TBA
TBA
FRENCH COURSES
FRE180Y5Y
Intro. French Studies
L0101
L0201
FRE240Y5Y
Intro. To Literary Analysis
L0101
FRE272Y5Y
Structure of Modern
French
Aspects of Francophone
Cultures
Québec Theater II
Teach & Learning French
Teaching & Learning
Since 1970
Psycholinguists & Teach &
Learn
Courtiers and Rebels :
Ancien Régime Literature
Early 20th Century French
Novel
From the Existentialist
Novel to the New Novel
French Phonology &
Phonetics
French Morphology
Women of the
Francophone World
Films of the Francophone
World
Senior Essay
Independent Study
Independent Study
Independent Study
L0101
FRE290Y5Y
FRE317H5F
FRE335H5F
FRE345H5F
FRE355H5F
FRE358H5F
FRE367H5F
FRE368H5S
FRE 376H5F
FRE387H5S
FRE390H5S
FRE395H5F
FRE490Y5Y
FRE491H5F
FRE491H5Y
FRE492H5Y
Michelucci
Nikiema (F)
Pirvulescu (S)
Evans
L0101
MWF 1011
L0101
L0101
L0101
W 12-2
W 10-12
F 9-11
Lord
TBA
Elkabas
L0101
T 9-11
Pirvulescu
L0101
MW 2-3
Trott
L0101
W 10-12
Elkabas
L0101
W 10-12
Elkabas
L0101
T 1-3
Nikiema
L0101
L0101
T 1-3
MW 12-1
TBA
Evans
L0101
MW 1-3
Evans
L0101
L0101
L0101
L0101
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
See
See
See
See
Assoc.
Assoc.
Assoc.
Assoc.
FRENCH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE COURSES
FSL105H5F
Functional French I
L0101
L0102
L0201
L0202
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TR 9-11
TR 9-11
MW 3-5
MW 4-6
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
Chair
Chair
Chair
Chair
COURSE #
FSL106H5S
COURSE TITLE
Functional French II
FSL205H5F
Functional French III
SEC. #
TIME
L0101
L0102
L0201
L0202
L0101
INSTRUCTOR
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
FSL261Y5Y
Practical French
L0101
FSL280Y5Y
Language Practice II:
Written and Oral
Functional French V
Functional French VI
L0101
Writing French: Language
of Business
Language Practice III:
Written
Language Practice III:
Oral
L0101
TR 9-11
TR 1-3
MW 3-5
MW 4-6
MWF 1011
T 11-1
R 11-12
MWF 1011
T 11-1
R 11-12
MWF 1112
MWF 1112
MWF 9-10
R 9-10
F 9-11
M 11-1
L0101
MWF 9-10
Evans
L0101
MWF 9-10
TBA
L0201
FSL206H5S
Functional French IV
L0101
L0201
FSL305H5F
FSL306H5S
FSL366H5S
FSL382H5S
FSL383H5F
L0101
L0101
TBA
TBA
TBA
Evans
TBA
Trott
Pirvulescu
Elkabas
LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING: FRENCH & ITALIAN
JFI225Y5Y
Teaching & Learning 2nd/
Foreign Language
(English)
L0101
M 1-3
Note:
Students wishing to enroll into
the Senior Essay or
Independent Courses must
first obtain permission of the
Acting Chair. Forms can be
obtained from the Academic
Secretary in Room 227 NB.
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De Angelis
NOTE: ANCILLARY FEES
As a matter of principle, the
University, through its operating
budget, will be responsible for the
delivery of an academic program,
while the student will be expected
to purchase the requisite materials
(books and any photocopied
handouts) prescribed for the
program
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FSL 105H5F – Functional French
Classes: Four hours per week (3 hour class, 1 hour conversation)
Description: The objective of this course, which serve as a starting point
in our series of FSL courses, is to introduce students to the phonetic
system of the French language, to teach basic vocabulary and to develop
awareness of the functions of language in different situations and
contexts.
Required Texts: J. Walz and J.P. Piriou, Rapports, 5th edition;
Workbook/Lab Manual and cassettes to accompany the above text.
Assignments and Evaluation: Term mark (66.7%, made up of tests,
written assignments, and oral performance); final 3-hour examination
(33.3%).
Prerequisite: None.
Exclusion: Not open to students who have studied French in secondary
school or FSL 100H.
N.B. Students whose command of French raises doubts about their bona
fides as beginners may be asked to produce high school academic records
and may be asked to move directly to a higher-level FSL course.
FSL 106H5S – Functional French II
Classes: Four hours per week (3 hours class, 1 hour conversation)
Description: Through the use of teaching materials adapted to their level,
our students will continue to develop their linguistics abilities and to use
them in specific situations. For instance, they will learn how to ask for
information, how to refuse or accept an offer. On completion of this
course, a linguistic system of basic but useful structures will have been
assimilated.
Required Texts: J. Walz and J. P. Piriou, Rapports, 5th edition;
Workbook/Lab Manual and cassettes to accompany the above text.
Assignments and Evaluation: Term mark (66.7%, made up of tests,
written assignments, and oral performance); final 3-hour examination
(33.3%).
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Prerequisites: FSL105F or permission of the Department.
Exclusion: Grade 11 French or higher/FSL 102H. Not open to native
speakers of French.
FRE 180Y5Y – Introduction to French Studies
Classes: Three hours per week
Description: The objectives of this course are twofold:
1. A systematic study of grammar and composition through a variety of
exercises designed to improve accuracy and logical structure in written
French with emphasis on learning techniques such as use of
dictionaries and reference texts, self-instruction and error analysis.
Some time will be devoted to the use of French language software
(grammar checker and multimedia presentation of French literature).
Composition writing will normally require the use of a computer. Use
of e-mail for communication with the instructor is also recommended.
2. A study of the social and cultural history of France as a guide to the
understanding of its literature. Movements such as Humanism,
Classicism, Romanticism and Existentialism will serve as a background
of the study of a number of short texts of poetry, drama and prose.


Lectures, reading and audio-visual material will be in French.
Weekly use of the language computer lab is recommended.
Required Texts: C. Cazaban, H. Sabbah & C. Weil, Littérature 1re: textes
et méthode; FRE 180Y: Readings; S. Venisse-Fam, Pratique de la
grammaire, Niveau intermdiaire 1; D. et M. Walker, Pratique de la
lecture, Niveau intermdiaire 2.
Recommended: Collins-Robert, Dictionnaire français-anglais, anglaisfrançais; Le Petit Larousse.
Assignments and Evaluation: Term mark 66.7% (3 in-class tests 40%,
3 400-word compositions 40%, participation 10%, overall assessment
10%); final 3-hour university exam (33.3%).
Prerequisites: FSL 121Y/ 205H/ 206H/ OAC French/ Grade 13 French or
placement by the Department.
Exclusion: FSL 182H/ 181Y/ 305H/ 306H. Open to native speakers of
French and graduates of French immersion programs with permission of
the Department.
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FSL 205H5F – Functional French III
Classes: Three hours per week (grammar, textual study, oral practice)
Language Resource Centre: One hour per week.
Description: This course is intended as a consolidation of French
language skills. Grammar will be taught with a view to serving
communicative functions and spontaneous speech will be our main focus.
Written and spoken documents will be used as models for language study.
Required Texts: S.R. Dietiker & D. van Hooff, En bonne forme, 7th
edition (Houghton Mifflin) and the accompanying Cahier de travail
et de laboratoire.
Recommended: Collins-Robert, French-English, English-French
Dictionary. Bescherelle, L'art de conjuguer (12000 verbes).
Assignments and Evaluation: TBA
Prerequisites: FSL 106H/Grade 11 French or Placement by the
Department.
Exclusions: OAC French or equivalent; FSL 121Y. Not open to native
speakers or fluent speakers of French.
FSL 206H5S – Functional French IV
Classes: Three hours per week (grammar, textual study, oral practice)
Language Resource Centre: One hour per week
Description: This course approaches language as an efficient vehicle for
communication. Students will further their knowledge of French lexicon
and structure. They will identify appropriate ways of tailoring their own
spoken and written discourse.
Required Texts: S.R. Dietiker & D. van Hooff, En bonne forme, 7th
edition (Houghton Mifflin) and the accompanying Cahier de travail et de
laboratoire.
Recommended: Collins-Robert, French-English, English-French
Dictionary. Bescherelle, L'art de conjuguer (12000 verbes).
Assignments and Evaluation: TBA
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Prerequisites: FSL 205H
Exclusion: OAC French or equivalent, FSL121Y. Not open to native
speakers.
JFI 225Y5Y – Teaching and Learning a
Second / Foreign Language
Classes: Two hours per week
Description: In this course, students will learn how languages are
learned. Different teaching and learning theories will be examined with
special emphasis on the teaching of the four skills (reading, listening,
writing and speaking) and the role of the teacher and the learner in the
classroom.
This course is taught in English and is open to students from other
disciplines. Students enrolled in this course who submit all written work in
Italian may petition the Department for credit towards a Specialist or Major
in Italian.
Required Texts: Cook, V., Second Language Learning and Language
Teaching (third edition). Mollica. A., Teaching and Learning Languages.
Assignments and Evaluation: Test 1 (20 %); test 2 (20 %); test 3
(20%); final essay (30 %); attendance and participation (10%).
Prerequisite: FRE 180Y and/or ITA 200Y/210Y (or equivalent) or
permission of the Department.
FRE 240Y5Y – Introduction to Literary Analysis
Classes: Two hours per week
Description: This course is intended as a practical introduction to the
basic tools and techniques of literary criticism as applied to selected
novels, plays and poetry from the 17th century to the present. Among the
various literary elements to be considered are narrative and dramatic
structures, characterization, time, space, setting, point of view, imagery,
style and prosody. Literary texts can be analyzed according to various
approaches: rhetorical and structural analysis, semiotics, stylistics,
narratology, thematics, etc. The aim of the course is to expose students to
some of these approaches.
Required texts: (in the order of study): Ferdinand OYONO, Une vie de
boy; Louis HÉMON, Maria Chapdelaine; Honoré de BALZAC, La peau de
chagrin; Michel TREMBLAY, À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou; Charles
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BAUDELAIRE, Les fleurs du Mal; Jean RACINE, Phèdre; Anne HÉBERT, Les
fous de Bassan; François MAURIAC, Thérèse Desqueyroux; Eugène
IONESCO, Rhinocéros.
Assignments and Evaluation: One textual analysis (12%); one short
essay (12%); one essay (20%); four in-class quizzes (16%); two in-class
tests (30%); participation (10%).
Prerequisites:
Department.
FRE
180Y
(or
equivalent)
or
permission
of
the
FSL 261Y5Y – Practical French
Classes: Three hours per week
Description: This course is designed for students who are specializing in
other fields of study than French, and who wish to maintain and improve
their fluency and general knowledge of the language. Attention is paid to
all four skills (reading and listening comprehension, written and oral
expression). Less emphasis is placed on standard formal pronunciation and
formal essay writing than on effective communication. Students will
familiarize themselves with techniques and resources useful for self
instruction.
Required texts: Cécile Fay-Baulu, Hélène Poulin-Mignault, Hélène RielSalvatore, Vouloir c’est pouvoir ou la Grammaire apprivoisée; Rosanna
Furgiuele, Rosalind Gill, Le Français dans le village global. Canadian Scholar’
Press, 1999; Marcel Aymé. Le Passe-Muraille.
Recommended: Le Petit Robert or Le Micro Robert; Collins-Robert,
French-English, English-French Dictionary; Bescherelle, L'Art de conjuguer
(12000 verbes); Le Petit Larousse.
Assignments and Evaluation: Two in-class grammar tests (20%); two
oral tests (20%); six 400-word compositions (two in-class, 30%);
participation (20%); overall assessment (10%).
Prerequisites: FRE 180Y or equivalent/OAC French (Immersion) or
FSL305H/306H
Exclusion: FSL 280Y/282H/283H. NOT OPEN to native or fluent speakers
of French.
FRE 272Y5Y – Structure of Modern French
Classes: Two hours per week
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Description: One of the main objectives of the course is to acquaint the
students with the basic linguistic terminology through a descriptive
phonological, morphological and syntactical study of contemporary French.
The system of the French language will be examined from a structuralist
point of view as opposed to traditional grammatical classifications.
Examination of the language in its synchronic functioning. Theoretical
discussion of principals and points in general linguistics.
Required Text: P. Léon, P. Bhatt & R. Baligand, Structure du français
moderne.
Assignments and Evaluation: Six in-class tests (90%); overall
assessment (10%).
Prerequisite: FRE 180Y/FSL 181Y or equivalent
FSL 280Y5Y – Language Practice II:
Written and Oral
Classes: Three hours per week
Description: Improvement of the four language skills (writing, reading,
listening and speaking) for students specializing in French studies at the
university.
Required Texts: S. Dejy-Blakeley et S. Rosienski-Pellerin, Voyage au bout
de l'écrit; M. N. Legoux, H. de Fontenay, Du bout de la langue...
Reference grammar: J. Ollivier, Grammaire française.
Recommended: Bescherelle, L'art de conjuguer (12000 verbes); Le Petit
Robert I or Le Petit Larousse.
Assignments and Evaluation: Grammar Tests (15%); in-class
compositions (10%); take-home compositions (25%); oral production tests
(10%); listening tests (20%); oral presentation (10%); overall assessment
(10%).
Prerequisite: FRE 180Y or equivalent/OAC French Immersion or
placement by the Department.
Exclusion: FSL 282H/283H. Open to francophones with permission of the
Department.
FRE 290Y5Y – Aspects of Francophone Cultures
Classes: Three hours per week
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This course is designed to serve as a breadth requirement course for
students from other departments. May be included in a Minor Programme.
Description: A multimedia examination of major elements of Francophone
culture in such diverse areas of the world as Europe, Canada, the West
Indies and Africa. This broad ranging course is designed to help students
discover how French speaking peoples express their view of the world
through films, television, music, language, literature, art and architecture.
How does advertising reflect the attitudes and beliefs of a culture? How
does humour underscore basic cultural differences? What do various
attitudes about food, drink and leisure activities tell us about the social
makeup of a people? What stereotypes do we hold of French speaking
peoples and why? These are some of the questions that will be addressed
through films, slide presentations, guest speakers and individual research
projects. Lectures will be in English and students may choose to write
exams and do readings in English or French. Students who write the exams
and do the readings in French may petition the Department for credit
towards a Specialist of Major in French.
Required texts: Monique Walter, From Gaul to De Gaulle; Calixthe Belaya,
Loukoum, the “Little Prince” of Belleville.
Assignments and evaluations: 3 in-class tests 50%; 2 class presentations
30%, Participation 10%, Overall assessment 10%.
FSL 305H5F – Functional French V
Classes: Three hours per week (2 hours in class)
Language Resource Centre: One hour per week.
Description: This course focuses on the expansion of students’
proficiency in French; it is practical and aims at fluency in conversations.
Classes will consist of involvement in various situations (acting, group
discussions, public presentations, family gatherings, etc.) requiring
communicative skills in order for students to use the language.
Required Texts: TBA – Please see website
Assignments and Evaluation: Term mark (66.7%, made up of tests,
written assignments, and oral performance); final examination (33.3%).
Prerequisites: FSL206H/OAC French or equivalent/permission of the
Department.
Exclusion: FRE 180Y, not open to native speakers or fluent speakers of
French or graduates of French immersion programs.
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FSL 306H5S – Functional French VI
Classes: Three hours per week (2 hours in class)
Language Resource Centre: One hour per week.
Description: Emphasis is put on the understanding of written and audiovisual documents (films, documentaries, radio, internet, etc.) to develop
students confidence autonomy in the use of language. At the end of the
series, students should be functional in daily life situations requiring the
French language.
Required Texts: TBA – Please see website
Recommended Text: TBA
Assignments and Evaluation: TBA
Prerequisites: FSL 305H/OAC French or equivalent or permission of the
Department.
Exclusion: FSL 180Y, not open to native speakers or fluent speakers of
French or graduates of French immersion.
FRE 317H5F – Québec Theater II
Classes: Two hours per week
Description: A sociological, psychological and aesthetic study of the
evolution of the new Québec theatre stressing themes like alienation,
liberation, lack of communication and conflicts between generations and
explaining the intellectual and emotional contents of the characters. We
will consider the place of theater in Québec literature and civilization, and
examine the dramatic structures of oneiric forms, the symbolism and the
experimental aspects of this theater as well as its modernity and its
historicity. We will see the ways in which five major dramatic writers
developed their theater technique. We will also raise the question of
language, its theatrical functioning, the relations between words and
feelings, its intention, its poetry and its role in the search of new dramatic
developments. This course will try to provide students with a deeper
comprehension of how Québec appears in its theater today.
Reuired Texts: J.-C. Germain, Un pays dont la devise est je m’oublie
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(1976); D. Boucher, Les fées ont soif (1978), M. M. Bouchard, Les
feluettes (1988); M. Laberge, Oublier (1987).
Assignments and Evaluation: One short essay (10%); one long essay
(40%), one exposé (20%), one test (20%), overall assessment (10%).
Prerequisite: Any 200-series FRE “Specialist” course.
Recommended Preparation: FRE 240Y
FRE 335H5F – Teaching and Learning French
Classes: Two hours per week
Description: An introduction to the use of computers, as well as
theories underlying such use in the area of French studies. Students will
examine several computer programs in order to assess their
pedagogical benefits. They will also learn the underlying principles of
teaching and learning French as a second language via local software,
electronic mail and the World Wide Web.
Required Texts: TBA
Assignments and Evaluation: Written analysis of assigned
application (20%); major project (40%); two tests (30%); overall
assignment (10%).
Prerequisite: JFI 225Y/ any 200 level FRE "Specialist" course.
FRE 345H5F – Teaching and Learning Since 1970
Classes: Two hours per week
Description: The aim of this course is to present recent research and
classroom applications in two important domains of teaching and learning
French as a second language:
1. A review of the history of French immersion in Canada including the
pedagogical implications of early, late and partial immersion.
Immersion programs as well as teacher training will be evaluated with
reference to methodological approaches.
2. An examination of the theoretical issues in reading and listening
comprehension and strategies in improving these two skills.
Required Texts: C. Cornaire, La Lecture en didactique des langues. J.
Rebuffot, L’immersion au Canada.
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Assignments and Evaluation: Two tests (40%); essay (35%), written
assignment (15%); overall assessment (10%).
Prerequisite: Any 200 level FRE "Specialist" course.
FRE 355H5F – Psycholinguistics & Teach and Learn
Classes: Two hours per week
Description: An introduction to the use of computers, as well theories
underlying such use in the area of French studies. Students examine
several computer programs in order to assess their pedagogical benefits.
They will also learn the underlying principles teaching and learning French
as a second language via local software, electronic mail and the World
Wide Web.
Required Texts: TBA
Assignments and Evaluation: Written analysis of assigned application
(20%); major project (40%); two tests (30%); overall assignment (10%).
Prerequisite: JFI 225Y/ any 200 level FRE "Specialist" course.
FRE 358H5F – Courtiers and Rebels : Ancien Régime
Literature
Classes: Two hours per week
Description: A study of selected French texts focusing on command
literature written to please a patron of the arts and the literature of
objection, dispute and challenge, in which individual authors struggle to
have their disctinct voices heard. A study of the writings of La Fontaine, La
Rochefoucauld, Montesquieu, Voltaire and Diderot will reveal that
plagiarism was once a necessity and originality a dubious quality.
Required Texts: TBA
Assignments and Evaluation: TBA
Prerequisite: Any 200 level FRE "Specialist" course.
Recommended Preparation: FRE 240Y
FSL 366H5S – Writing French: Language of Business
Classes: Two hours per week
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Description: A study of vocabulary, grammar and writing techniques
involved in business situations (e.g. economics, industrial relations,
banking, and marketing).
Required Texts: C. Besnard, C. Elkabas, Pratique des affaires, 2e ed.
Assignments and evaluation: Three tests (40%); assignments (25%);
report (25%); overall assessment (10%).
Prerequisite: FSL 261Y/ 262H/ 280Y/ 282H/ 305H, 306H/ 365H.
Exclusions: FRE 301H
FRE 367H5F – Early 20th Century French Novel
Classes: Two hours per week
Description: This course will study the development of the XXth century
French society from a sociological and political point of view. We will also
examine the aesthetical aspects of the novels and the innovative features
of their theory.
Required Texts: Gide, Les Caves du Vatican; Proust, Du côté de chez
Swann; Malraux, La condition humaine; Breton, Nadja.
Assignments and Evaluations: Two tests (40%); essay (35%); exposé
(15%); overall assessment (10%).
Prerequisite: Any 200-series FRE “Specialist” course.
Recommended Preparation: FRE 240Y
FRE 368H5S – From the Existentialist Novel to the
New Novel
Classes: Two hours per week
Description: This course will examine the ways in which four XXth century
novelists explored the problems of reality and the self while putting into
question traditional forms of the novel and devising highly innovative
approaches to the problems of representation and narration.
Required Texts: Sartre, La Nausée; Camus, La Chute, Robbe-Grillet, Le
Voyeur, Duras, Moderato Cantabile.
Assignments and Evaluations: Two tests (40%); essay (35%); exposé
(15%); overall assessment (10%).
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Prerequisite: Any 200-series FRE “Specialist” course.
Recommended Preparation: FRE 240Y
FRE 376H5F – French Phonology & Phonetics
Classes: Two hours per week
Description: A study of the phonological system of modern French based
on actual samples of speech taken from different regional varieties and
socio-economic groups.
Required
Text:
A.-M.
morphologie du français.
Brousseau
&
E.
Nikiema,
Phonologie et
Assignments and Evaluation: In-class testing (50-60%); assignments
(30-40%); overall assessment (10-15%).
Prerequisite: FRE 272Y
FSL 382H5S – Language Practice III: Written
Classes: Three hours per week
Description: Consolidation of writing skills already acquired by students
specializing in French studies, with emphasis on advanced writing
techniques. This course will focus on acquiring the appropriate means of
expression, through practice in composition, error analysis, review of
specific points in grammar and style, and written text analysis.
Required Text: S. Dejy-Blakeley, Sylvie Rosienski-Pellerin, Voyage au
bout de l'écrit: de l’exploitation à la production de textes, Christian Abbadie,
Bernadette Chovelon, Marie-Hélène Morsel, L’Expression Française écrite
et orale, H. Jay Siskin, Cheryl L. Krueger, Maryse Fauvel,
Taches d’encre: French Composition.
Recommended: Bescherelle, L’Art de conjuguer
reference grammar : J. Ollivier, Grammaire française.
(12000 verbes);
Evaluation: Three compositions (40%); three tests (50%); overall
assessment (10%).
Prerequisite: FSL 282H5/280Y5
Exclusion: FRE 380H5. Open to francophones with permission of the
Department
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FSL 383H5F – Language Practice III: Oral
Classes: Three hours per week
Description: This course will focus on oral production and aural
comprehension. One hour of corrective pronunciation (reading); one hour
of aural comprehension (audio tapes and/or audio visual material); one
hour of oral production (dialogues and short oral presentations), which
may include laboratory work under the supervision of the class instructor.
Required texts: Mougeon, Quel français parler.
Assignments and Evaluation: Two oral and written tests related to aural
comprehension (30%); two oral tests related to oral production (40%); other
assignments (20%); overall assessment (10%).
Prerequisites: FSL 280Y5/283H5.
Exclusion: FRE 381H5. Not open to native speakers of French.
FRE 387H5S – French Morphology
Classes: Two hours per week
Description: A study of the morphological system of modern French, its
relationship to syntax and phonology; theoretical notions derived from the
analysis of specific data. Special attention will be given to the methods of
analysis and classification, as well as selected morphological categories
(verbs, nouns, etc.).
Required Text: Brousseau et Nikiema, Phonologie et Morphologie du
français.
Assignments and Evaluation: TBA, please consult the website.
Prerequisite: FRE 272Y
FRE 390H5S – Women of the Francophone World
Classes: Two hours per week
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Description: An in-depth examination of the status of women in various
Francophone countries and of the representation of women in a selection
of literary works from France, Québec, the Caribbean and Africa. The
course will focus on the varying status of women due to the diversity of
Francophone cultures, differences in social class and consequences of
slavery in former French colonies. Lectures will be in English and students
may choose to write exams and do readings in English or French.
Students who write the exams and do the readings in French may petition
the Department for credit towards a Specialist of Major in French.
Required texts: Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Martine Segalen, Love
and Power in the Peasant Family: rural France in the Nineteenth Century,
André Schwartz-Bart, A Woman named Solitude, Simone Schwartz-Bart,
The Bridge of Beyond, Assia Djebar, Women of Algiers in their apartment,
Malika Mokeddem, The forbidden Woman, Mariama Bâ, So long a letter.
Assignments and evaluation: Two 2-hr in-class test (50%); one class
presentation (30%); participation (10%); overall assessment (10%).
FRE 3955F– Films of the Francophone World
Classes: Four hours per week
Descriptions: A study of selection of films from Francophone countries,
e.g. France, Québec, Burkina-Faso, Senegal. Lectures will be in English and
students may choose to write exams and do readings in English or French.
Students who write the exams and do the readings in French may petition
the Department for credit towards a Specialist of Major in French.
Knowledge of French useful but not required.
Required text: Forbes, Jill and Michael Kelly eds. Cultural Studies: an
Introduction. Oxford University Press, 1995.
Recommended: Corrigan, Timothy. A Short Guide to writing about Film. 5th
ed. New York, London etc.: Longman, 2004. Monaco, James. How to read a
film. 3d edition. New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
Assignments and evaluation: Two 2 hour in-class tests (50%); one class
presentation (30%); participation (10%); overall assessment (10%).
Prerequisite: None if work done in English, FSL 261Y/280Y if work done
in French.
FRE 490Y5Y– Senior Essay
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Enrollment: Applications forms available from the Academic Secretary or
the Associate Chair.
Description: An independent research project on either a literary or
linguistic topic to be proposed by the student and supervised by an
instructor, culminating in a major research paper.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Department.
FRE 491H5F– Independent Study
FRE 491H5S– Independent Study
Enrollment: Applications forms available from the Academic Secretary or
the Associate Chair.
Description: A scholarly project supervised by a member of staff on a
literary or linguistic topic of common interest, including readings,
discussions, papers.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Department.
FRE 492H5Y– Independent Study
Enrollment: Applications forms available from the Academic Secretary or
the Associate Chair.
Description: A scholarly project supervised by a member of staff on a
literary or linguistic topic of common interest, including readings,
discussions, papers.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Department.
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Third Year Studies Elsewhere
To be entitled to participate in the Department's Third Year Study
Elsewhere Programme, a student must satisfy the Faculty rules for
admission (overall average of at least 70% in courses completed in second
year, and an average of 70% in two of at least three courses in a French
Specialist or Major programme). For details concerning study at Laval
University, please contact Professor D. Issa-Sayegh (416) 926-2310.
French and Related Studies
A Specialist student may qualify for entrance to a programme in French at
the Faculty of Education. Students taking French and another language Greek, English, German, Italian or Spanish - may qualify for entrance to a
programme in two languages. Other students will wish to enrich their
programme in French with closely related studies in Linguistics, Classics,
History, Philosophy, Art, Music, etc. Specialists in other disciplines,
particularly in the social sciences, will frequently find French a natural
complement to their programmes.
Graduate Studies in French
Consult Graduate Brochure, available from the Associate Chair, and the
Administrative Assistant for Graduate Studies at 50 St. Joseph Street,
Clover Hill, (416) 926-2307.
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