FREN 201 (3hrs) and FREN 202 (3hrs) comprise an accelerated, intensive language sequence intended to fulfill both semesters of intermediate French during the summer. The two courses are taken consecutively during the KIIS Paris 2 program, in Paris, France, during the month of July. The two courses focus on the skills of reading, writing, listening,…
FREN 201 (3hrs) and FREN 202 (3hrs) comprise an accelerated, intensive language sequence intended to fulfill both semesters of intermediate French during the summer. The two courses are taken consecutively during the KIIS Paris 2 program, in Paris, France, during the month of July. The two courses focus on the skills of reading, writing, listening,…
It is easy to recognize images and representations that are quintessentially “American”. The golden arches, sneakers, a baseball cap, and Superman (Truth, justice and the American way). These visual concepts are ingrained in our daily understanding of “ourselves”. But how is another culture imagined visually or represented? Taught in French.
In this course, we will discover the city of Paris through the poems written in its honor. By way of a close reading of Charles Baudelaire’s “Tableaux parisiens,” published in 1861, we will explore why and how the city was able to seduce so many important artists. Baudelaire loved the Paris of the boulevards, of…
French 105 is a basic survey of French culture and society from the French Revolution to the present, with emphasis on values, behavioral characteristics, social and political structures, and achievements of the French-speaking people. The course highlights selected edifices, artists, writers, and movements in an attempt to provide an introduction into the character, society, and…
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