Conducted in French. Review of grammar with emphasis on the development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. With modules on culture tailored to the needs of students in STEM disciplines as well as in agriculture, business, hospitality, and health and human services (among others).

Conducted in French. Review of grammar with emphasis on the development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills, and on culture. Discussion in French of literary and cultural readings. Labs and films.

This course is intended to refine students? ability to write in French through the study and practice of stylistic techniques, pertinent grammatical structures, and vocabulary used in contemporary written French. Working with a variety of texts, students become familiar with, and practice different forms of French rhetoric and styles in creative, argumentative, and analytical writings. Revision and rewriting are an integral part of the course, with students? own work providing a focus for in-class analysis and feedback. Offered during the fall semester. The course sequence FREN 631- FREN 632 may be taken in any order.

Inspired by the very popular Victor Hugo's novel Les Miserables, this course examines 19th-century society and many issues of importance during that period: romantic and familial love, the nature of law and justice, morals and religious faith, as well as the architecture and urban design of Paris. It will also consider some of the adaptations for film, television, and the stage. May be repeated for credit, barring duplication of materials.