Majors must successfully complete the Senior Capstone Experience, which may consist of an original research project (open to students with a 3.5 GPA or higher in the major), or a thesis based on a seminar paper. In each case, students consult with the faculty advisor(s) to choose the most appropriate Capstone Experience, which must be approved by the faculty advisor(s). The Senior Capstone Experience is graded Pass, Fail or Honors and should be taken during the semester in which the student plans to graduate.

Designed for beginning students and aimed at developing skill in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French. Emphasis on communication through intensive aural/oral practice and awareness of cultural context.

Designed for beginning students and aimed at developing skill in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French. Emphasis on communication through intensive aural/oral practice and awareness of cultural context.

The intensive study of a selected author, movement, genre, or theme.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student, researching a topic of interest that is relevant to a student's major or minor. Research is conducted on campus. 45 hours per credit is required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student researching a topic of interest that is relevant to a student's major or minor. Research is conducted off-campus. 45 hours per credit required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student allowing the student to study a topic of interest that is presently not offered at WC. 45 hours per credit is required.

Continued emphasis on the four basic skills. Intensive aural/oral practice. Review of grammar, expansion of vocabulary, and their application in writing. Development of effective reading strategies in response to both expository and literary texts. Familiarization of the student with French life and the francophone world.

Continued emphasis on the four basic skills. Intensive aural/oral practice. Review of grammar, expansion of vocabulary, and their application in writing. Development of effective reading strategies in response to both expository and literary texts. Familiarization of the student with French life and the francophone world.

A learning contract is developed prior to enrollment in an internship. Evaluation of student performance is completed by the faculty mentor based on fulfillment of the contract terms and written evaluation by the internship site supervisor. 45 hours are required per credit.

The intensive study of a selected author, movement, genre, or theme.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student, researching a topic of interest that is relevant to a student's major or minor. Research is conducted on campus. 45 hours per credit is required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student researching a topic of interest that is relevant to a student's major or minor. Research is conducted off-campus. 45 hours per credit required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student allowing the student to study a topic of interest that is presently not offered at WC. 45 hours per credit is required.

FRS 301 and FRS 302 is a sequence designed to deepen the student's skills reading, writing, speaking, and listening. FRS 301 focuses on writing: Journalistic, cultural, and literary readings about contemporary French life serve to develop the student's ability to analyze texts and to write clearly and persuasively in varied forms, such as the résumé, analysis, commentary, description, and short narrative. These courses prepare the student for upper-level literature and civilization courses and for study abroad in a Francophone country.

FRS 301 and FRS 302 is a sequence designed to deepen the student's skills reading, writing, speaking, and listening. FRS 302 focuses on speaking: Class discussion aims at stimulating fluent and spontaneous use of spoken French. The course includes instruction in phonetics as a guide to correct pronunciation as well as multimedia cultural activities intended to improve the student's linguistic and cultural knowledge. These courses prepare the student for upper-level literature and civilization courses and for study abroad in a Francophone country.

A course designed to help students answer the questions, How does one talk and write about literature? and What does it mean to read and give a reading to a text? An exploration of selected works representing different genres both in relation to other literary movements and their historical contexts.

A course designed to help students answer the questions, How does one talk and write about literature? and What does it mean to read and give a reading to a text? An exploration of selected works representing different genres both in relation to other literary movements and their historical contexts.

Taught in English, this course provides an introductory historical and cultural study of contemporary France. Students are provided tools for cultural interpretation via critical texts and the analysis of French films and their American remakes; they will then apply them to the cultural history of France. We explore the impact of World War II, of the students protests of May '68, and of women's emancipation movements. We examine France's position in the world -- its past as a colonizing nation, its present post-colonial actions, and its multicultural identity enriched be different waves of immigration. We study the political and economic roles of women, their place in the family, health concerns, and struggles for autonomy through works by women. This course counts toward the French major and minor if the journal entries, mid-term exam, and final paper are written in French.

Taught in English, this course provides an introductory historical and cultural study of the contemporary Francophone world. Designed as a survey of the non-European Francophone world, the course offers for study both literary and cultural documents from the Caribbean, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Canada. Initially students are provided tools for cultural interpretation via critical texts, media analysis (including print and internet sources) and the analysis of Francophone films; they then apply them to the cultural history of the Francophone world. We explore French colonization, the process of decolonization, and subsequent independence movements. We examine social, political, and economic roles of both women and men, changing gender roles, and contemporary divisions of labor. Finally, we reflect on the political, historical, and sociocultural situations of post-colonial Francophone nations.

This tutorial continues the development of specific listening, speaking, reading, writing, and critical thinking skills in the target language while majors pursue their language-immersion study abroad program. Students create a portfolio remotely with frequent consultation and feedback from a faculty advisor. The study abroad portfolio is assessed for progress in the student's language learning skills and personal development.

A learning contract is developed prior to enrollment in an internship. Evaluation of student performance is completed by the faculty mentor based on fulfillment of the contract terms and written evaluation by the internship site supervisor. 45 hours are required per credit.

The intensive study of a selected author, movement, genre, or theme.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student, researching a topic of interest that is relevant to a student's major or minor. Research is conducted on campus. 45 hours per credit is required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student researching a topic of interest that is relevant to a student's major or minor. Research is conducted off-campus. 45 hours per credit required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student allowing the student to study a topic of interest that is presently not offered at WC. 45 hours per credit is required.

An investigation of the various modes of representation used to define love during the Middle Ages in France. Readings include Ovid, Andreas Capellanus, the troubadours, Chrétien de Troyes, Marie de France, and the letters of Heloise and Abelard

What are the voices of the post-war period, feminism, and anticolonialism? What is the nature of identity and nationalism? What was the impact of the Algerian War and Mai 68? What is the nouveau roman? Who are some of the critics that have helped shape the visions of this century? Readings are drawn from works by de Beauvoir, Beckett, Césaire, Cixous, Duras, Fanon, Foucault, Ionesco, and Robbe-Grillet.

This course presents the student with a number of aesthetic, cultural, historical, and political issues relevant to francophone literature. The particular national or regional focus varies.

A learning contract is developed prior to enrollment in an internship. Evaluation of student performance is completed by the faculty mentor based on fulfillment of the contract terms and written evaluation by the internship site supervisor. 45 hours are required per credit.

The intensive study of a selected author, movement, genre, or theme.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student, researching a topic of interest that is relevant to a student's major or minor. Research is conducted on campus. 45 hours per credit is required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student researching a topic of interest that is relevant to a student's major or minor. Research is conducted off-campus. 45 hours per credit required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student allowing the student to study a topic of interest that is presently not offered at WC. 45 hours per credit is required.