Summer Session

FRN 101: Intensive Elementary French

Undergraduate 6 credits

DEC: S3 SBC: LANG

An intensive course covering the elementary French program (FRN 111, 112) in one semester. This course is designed for students who have no prior knowledge of the language. A student who has had two or more years of French in high school (or who has otherwise acquired an equivalent proficiency) may not take FRN 101 without written permission from the supervisor of the course. May not be taken for credit after any other course in French.

FRN 112: Elementary French II

Undergraduate 4 credits

Prerequisite: C or better in FRN 111 or placement into 112. See https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ llrc/placement_challenge_exams/placement_exam/ for more information

DEC: S3 SBC: LANG

An introduction to spoken and written French, stressing pronunciation, speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing. Language Center supplements class work. May not be taken for credit in addition to FRN 101.

FRN 201: Intensive Intermediate French

Undergraduate 6 credits

Prerequisite: FRN 101 or 112 or placement into 201. See https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/llrc/plac ement_challenge_exams/placement_exam/ for more information.

DEC: S3 SBC: GLO; HUM; LANG

Review of grammar and analysis of simple French texts through reading, writing, and discussion. Language Center supplements class work. May not be taken for credit in addition to FRN 211 or FRN 212.

FRN 211: Intermediate French 1

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: FRN 101 or 112 or placement into 201. See https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/llrc/plac ement_challenge_exams/placement_exam/ for more information.

DEC: S3 SBC: GLO; LANG

Development of functional competence in speaking, listening, reading and writing in interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Connection of French to other disciplines. Expansion of insight into the nature of languages and cultures. Study and discussion of history and culture of the Francophone world through film, literature, music, newspapers. May not be taken for credit in addition to FRN 201.

FRN 212: Intermediate French 2

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: FRN 211 or placement into 212. See https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/llrc/placement_c hallenge_exams/placement_exam/ for more information.

DEC: S3 SBC: GLO; HUM; LANG

Development of functional competence in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culture in interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Emphasis on comparison of languages and cultures and on the use of the French language in communities both within and beyond the university setting. Study and discussion of cultures in the French speaking world through film, literature, music, newspapers. May not be taken for credit in addition to FRN 201.

FRN 442: Free Seminar

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: FRN 395 or 396

DEC: S3 SBC: HFA+

A seminar built around themes like "Women in French Literature," "Self-Deception in the 17th- Century Moralistes and the 20th-Century Novel," and "The City in the French Novel." A detailed description of the seminar may be obtained from the department for each semester it is offered. May be repeated as topic changes.

FRN 571: Free Seminars

Graduate 3 credits

Courses given in the past have covered a single author, genre, and other topics. Fall or Spring, This course will be co-scheduled with ITL571, PHI508, and EGL603

FRN 592: Language Acquisition II

Graduate 1-4 credits

FRN 591

Elementary French II intended for graduate students from other programs.

FRN 593: Language Acquisition III

Graduate 3 credits

Intermediate French I intended for graduate students from other programs. The requirements for the course will include a graduate-level component to be determined by the instructor.