Courses not offered this academic year (fall/winter terms) are indicated by the words "NOT OFFERED THIS YEAR" below the course description. Nevertheless, students should refer to the Timetable as a final check.
(Information about Course Numbering System)
The following courses are offered for degree programs.
Note:
Third Year Standing in French*
For admission to 3rd and 4th year level courses, students must have completed French 2201 and the equivalent of one other French course at the 2nd year level required in the French program, with a minimum mark of 60% in French 2201 and a minimum overall average of 60% in the French courses.
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French
0500
French for Beginners
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Description:
Introduction to written and spoken French. Exercises in pronunciation, aural comprehension, oral skills, elementary composition and translation. Study of selected texts.
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Offering:
3-2; 3-2
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Notes:
This course is open only to students at the beginner's level.
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French
1000
Elementary French
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
Grade 11 U French or equivalent
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Description:
Introduction to written and spoken French, pronunciation, dictation and translation. Study of selected texts.
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Offering:
3-2; 3-2 (2 hours per week language laboratory)
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French
1120
Language and Culture
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
Grade 12U French or permission of the Department*
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Description:
Introduction to contemporary French language and culture. Using written and audio-visual material, the course is designed to provide the lexical and oral skills necessary for discussion of current social and cultural issues and how these are reflected in contemporary art, architecture, film and the press.
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Offering:
3-2; 3-2 (2 hours per week oral expression)
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Notes:
This course may not be taken by a student who has previously completed French 2415. *Permission will be granted by the Department after a formal interview, a proficiency evaluation test and, if necessary, registration in an additional non-credit tutorial course.
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French
1200
Intermediate French
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
Grade 12U French or permission of the Department*
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Description:
Review and expansion of grammar and vocabulary. Reading of French cultural and literary texts. Introduction to French composition. Written and oral assignments.
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Offering:
3-2; 3-2 (1 hour per week language laboratory and 1 hour per week oral expression)
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Notes:
*Permission will be granted by the Department after a formal interview, a proficiency evaluation test and, if necessary, registration in an additional non-credit tutorial course.
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French
1204
Francais Intermediaire
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Description:
Ce cours intensif est destiné aux étudiants qui cherchent à approfondir leurs connaissances de la langue francaise et qui ont déjà de solides bases dans cette langue. Il est notamment destiné aux étudiants des programmes du baccalauréat international ou d'immersion ainsi qu' à ceux venant de milieux francophones. Objectifs du cours: La maîtrise des règles du francais parlé et écrit dans les domaines de la grammaire, du lexique et de l'orthographe.
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Offering:
3-1; 3-1 (1 hour per week oral and writing practice)
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Notes:
Students who have taken French 1202 previously may not take French 1204 for credit.
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French
2101
Advanced Oral French
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
French 1200 or 1204 or 1120
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Description:
All-round training in communication in the French language with intensive emphasis on oral skills but including written exercises and readings.
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Offering:
3-2; 3-2 (2 hours per week oral expression)
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French
2201
Advanced French
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
French 1200 or 1204 with a minimum mark of 60%
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Description:
Advanced study of the structure of French (morphology, syntax, semantics). Exercises designed to introduce the student to the various stylistic levels necessary for writing proficiency.
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Offering:
3-1; 3-1 (1 hour per week oral expression)
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French
2211
Writing Strategies
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
French 1200, 1204, or permission of the Department
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Description:
A course designed to develop an awareness of various forms of written expression in French. Exercises allow the students to improve their ability to perform a number of tasks: writing summaries, reports, letters, résumés, and argumentation.
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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Notes:
Qualified students may be allowed to take this course, together with French 2511, instead of French 2201.
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French
2411
French Civilization
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
French 1120, 1200 or 1204 with a minimum mark of 60% or permission of the Department
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Description:
An introduction to the principal aspects of French life, culture, art and thought from the origins to the 19th Century.
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SpecialTopic:
Y
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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Notes:
Students who have taken French 2420 previously may not take French 2411 for credit.
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French
2413
Language in Context
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
French 1120, 1200 or 1204 with a minimum mark of 60% or permission of the Department
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Description:
Study of selected texts and/or multi-media documents from a linguistic, cultural or literary point of view. The topic of this course will vary from year to year. Please consult the Department for course content.
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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French
2511
Introduction to Literary Studies
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
French 1200 or 1204 with a minimum mark of 60%
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Description:
Introduction to literary analysis. The study of genres, their nature, techniques and variations. The techniques of oral presentation, explication de textes and essay writing.
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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French
2611
Introduction to French-Canadian Civilization
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
French 1200 or 1204 with a minimum mark of 60%
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Description:
An introduction to the principal aspects of French-Canadian life, culture, art and thought. The linguistic characteristics of French Canada. Study of selected texts.
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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French
2615
Introduction to French-Canadian Literature
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
French 1200 or 1204 with a minimum mark of 60%
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Description:
Survey of French-Canadian literature from its origins to the present. Study of selected texts.
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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French
2801
Survey of French Literature
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
French 1200 or 1204 with a minimum mark of 60%
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Description:
A course designed to provide the student with an appreciation of French literature and its historical development from the Middle Ages to the present; the course deals with major authors and the evolution of the main literary movements and genres.
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Offering:
3-0; 3-0
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French
3201
Modern French Usage and Translation
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
Problems and methods of translating literary, political, economic and social texts. Contrastive analysis of source and target languages.
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Offering:
3-0; 3-0
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French
3203
Stylistics and Composition
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
A course designed to familiarize the student with the various levels of language, different styles and specialized vocabularies. This will include a review of the principles of stylistics and their application to specific contexts. Emphasis will be placed on lexical competence and technical and creative writing.
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Offering:
3-0; 3-0
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French
3603
French Canadian Literature
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
A study of the major representative poets, novelists and playwrights of French-Canada with specific references to the historical, intellectual, political, linguistic and literary developments in French-Canadian literature.
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Offering:
3-0; 3-0
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French
3650
African and Caribbean Literature
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French* or permission of the Department
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Description:
A study of the evolution of African and Caribbean francophone literatures through novels, poetry, tales from its origins to the present. The course aims to show the characteristics of these two literatures; one that reflects a past of colonization in Africa and the other a history of slavery in the Caribbean.
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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French
3711
French Linguistics I: Phonetics
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
Principles of articulatory, functional, and acoustic phonetics. Study of the phonetic problems of French as a Second Language. Survey of the phonetic characteristics of Canadian French, contemporary "standard" French: standard range and situational varieties, current tendencies. Principles and practice of phonetic transcription. Primary aim: to furnish a professional foundation for teachers of French.
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0 or 1.5-0; 1.5-0
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Notes:
This course may not be taken by a student who has previously completed French 2711 or 3704.
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French
3713
French Linguistics II: Structure of Modern French
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
Language at the centre of sign systems. Communication models. The hierarchic structure of language. Language and dialect. French morphology (word forms and derivation), syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics. Brief history of standard French (origins, sound changes, lexicon). Outstanding contributors to the study of French. French language policy. The role of French in the modern world. Primary aim: to provide an essential foundation for French majors.
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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Notes:
This course may not be taken by a student who has previously completed French 3704.
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French
3750
French Lexicography
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
A course focusing on the lexical rather than the grammatical aspect of the French language. Study of the basic and principles of French lexicography. Practical exercises designed to reinforce and increase students' vocabulary.
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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French
3801
French Literature of the 19th Century
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
Representative works of major authors and literary movements (romanticism, realism, symbolism) will be studied as literature and as a reflection of 19th century values seen against the political and social climate of the period.
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Offering:
3-0; 3-0
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French
3802
French Literature of the 20th Century
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
A study of the intellectual, philosophical and aesthetic content and literary techniques of some of the principal French poets, novelists and playwrights of the 20th century. The course will examine such diverse forms of literary expression as the psychological, lyrical and new novel, the surrealist, intellectual and populist poetry, the theatre of the absurd, dadaism and existentialism.
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Offering:
3-0; 3-0
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French
3810
Special Topics
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
The topic of this course on a linguistic, literature or cultural theme will vary from year to year. Please consult the Department for course content.
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SpecialTopic:
Y
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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French
3811
Oral Expression through Drama
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
A course designed to further develop the ability of students to express themselves in French while participating in short dramatic productions.
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0 or 1.5-0; 1.5-0
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French
3820
Special Topics
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
The topic of this course on a literary or cultural theme varies from year to year. Please consult the Department for course content.
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SpecialTopic:
Y
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Offering:
3-0; 3-0
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French
4220
Advanced Translation
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
This course is intended primarily for students wishing to specialize further in translation. It aims to consolidate translation skills and writing techniques through the examination of lexicological, syntactic, semantic and semiological problems. Emphasis will be placed on translation from English to French. Part of the course will be devoted to the analysis and study of French texts selected to illustrate linguistic registers, writing styles and translation techniques.
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Offering:
3-0; 3-0
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French
4513
French Literature of the Renaissance
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
French humanism, the Renaissance, La Pléiade. A selection of the following authors will be studied: Rabelais, Marot, du Bellay, Ronsard, D’Aubigné,and Montaigne.
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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French
4515
The Classical Period
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
Main literary trends of seventeenth century France with particular reference to Classical theatre.
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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French
4517
The Age of Enlightenment
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
A study of representative works of the period with reference to the historical and social contexts. Special emphasis on the "mouvement philosophique". Explication de textes and exercises in composition.
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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French
4531
Seminar I: Themes and Literary Movements in French Literature
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
In-depth study of a particular theme or literary movement in French literature. The topics of this seminar will vary from year to year.
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SpecialTopic:
Y
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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French
4533
Seminar II: Genres in French Literature
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
In-depth study of a literary genre, its structure and techniques. The topic of this seminar will vary from year to year.
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SpecialTopic:
Y
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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French
4810
Special Topics
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
The topic of this half-course on a literary, linguistic or cultural theme may vary. Students should consult the Department for course content.
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SpecialTopic:
Y
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Offering:
3-0; or 3-0
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French
4820
Special Topics
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
Third year standing in French*
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Description:
The topic of this full course on a literary or cultural theme varies from year to year. Students should consult the Department for course content.
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SpecialTopic:
Y
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Offering:
3-0; 3-0
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French
4901
Honours Thesis
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Credit Weight:
1.0
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Prerequisite(s):
Permission of the Department
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