Majors must successfully complete the SeniorCapstone Experience, which may consist of anoriginal research project (open to students with a3.5 GPA or higher in the major), or a thesis basedon a seminar paper. In each case, students consultwith the faculty advisor(s) to choose the mostappropriate Capstone Experience, which must beapproved by the faculty advisor(s). The SeniorCapstone Experience is graded Pass, Fail or Honorsand should be taken during the semester in whichthe student plans to graduate.

Designed for beginning students and aimed atdeveloping skill in listening, speaking, reading,and writing in French. Emphasis on communicationthrough intensive aural/oral practice andawareness of cultural context.

Designed for beginning students and aimed atdeveloping skill in listening, speaking, reading,and writing in French. Emphasis on communicationthrough intensive aural/oral practice andawareness of cultural context.

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

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student, researching a topic of interestthat is relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted on campus. 45 hours percredit is required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student researching a topic of interest thatis relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted off-campus. 45 hours percredit required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student allowing the student to study atopic of interest that is presently not offered atWC. 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 inwriting. Development of effective readingstrategies in response to both expository andliterary texts. Familiarization of the studentwith 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 inwriting. Development of effective readingstrategies in response to both expository andliterary texts. Familiarization of the studentwith French life and the francophone world.

A learning contract is developed prior toenrollment in an internship. Evaluation of studentperformance is completed by the faculty mentorbased on fulfillment of the contract terms andwritten evaluation by the internship sitesupervisor. 45 hours are required per credit.

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

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student, researching a topic of interestthat is relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted on campus. 45 hours percredit is required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student researching a topic of interest thatis relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted off-campus. 45 hours percredit required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student allowing the student to study atopic of interest that is presently not offered atWC. 45 hours per credit is required.

FRS 301 and FRS 302 is a sequence designed todeepen the student's skills reading, writing,speaking, and listening. FRS 301 focuses onwriting: Journalistic, cultural, and literaryreadings about contemporary French life serve todevelop the student's ability to analyze texts andto write clearly and persuasively in varied forms,such as the r sum , analysis, commentary,description, and short narrative. These coursesprepare the student for upper-level literature andcivilization courses and for study abroad in aFrancophone country.

FRS 301 and FRS 302 is a sequence designed todeepen the student's skills reading, writing,speaking, and listening. FRS 302 focuses onspeaking: Class discussion aims at stimulatingfluent and spontaneous use of spoken French. Thecourse includes instruction in phonetics as aguide to correct pronunciation as well asmultimedia cultural activities intended to improvethe student's linguistic and cultural knowledge.These courses prepare the student for upper-levelliterature and civilization courses and for studyabroad in a Francophone country.

A course designed to help students answer thequestions, How does one talk and write aboutliterature? and What does it mean to read andgive a reading to a text? An exploration ofselected works representing different genres bothin relation to other literary movements and theirhistorical contexts.

A course designed to help students answer thequestions, How does one talk and write aboutliterature? and What does it mean to read andgive a reading to a text? An exploration ofselected works representing different genres bothin relation to other literary movements and theirhistorical contexts.

Taught in English, this course provides anintroductory historical and cultural study ofcontemporary France. Students are providedtools for cultural interpretation via criticaltexts and the analysis of French films and theirAmerican remakes; they will then apply them to thecultural history of France. We explore theimpact of World War II, of the students protestsof 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 multiculturalidentity enriched be different waves ofimmigration. We study the political and economicroles of women, their place in the family, healthconcerns, and struggles for autonomy through worksby women. This course counts toward the Frenchmajor and minor if the journal entries, mid-termexam, and final paper are written in French.

Taught in English, this course provides anintroductory historical and cultural study of thecontemporary Francophone world. Designed as asurvey of the non-European Francophone world, thecourse offers for study both literary andcultural documents from the Caribbean, NorthAfrica, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Canada. Initiallystudents are provided tools for culturalinterpretation via critical texts, media analysis(including print and internet sources) and theanalysis of Francophone films; they then applythem to the cultural history of the Francophoneworld. We explore French colonization, the processof decolonization, and subsequent independencemovements. We examine social, political, andeconomic roles of both women and men, changinggender roles, and contemporary divisions of labor.Finally, we reflect on the political, historical,and sociocultural situations of post-colonialFrancophone nations.

This tutorial continues the development ofspecific listening, speaking, reading, writing,and critical thinking skills in the targetlanguage while majors pursue theirlanguage-immersion study abroad program. Studentscreate a portfolio remotely with frequentconsultation and feedback from a faculty advisor.The study abroad portfolio is assessed forprogress in the student's language learning skillsand personal development.

A learning contract is developed prior toenrollment in an internship. Evaluation of studentperformance is completed by the faculty mentorbased on fulfillment of the contract terms andwritten evaluation by the internship sitesupervisor. 45 hours are required per credit.

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

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student, researching a topic of interestthat is relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted on campus. 45 hours percredit is required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student researching a topic of interest thatis relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted off-campus. 45 hours percredit required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student allowing the student to study atopic of interest that is presently not offered atWC. 45 hours per credit is required.

An investigation of the various modes ofrepresentation used to define love during theMiddle Ages in France. Readings include Ovid,Andreas Capellanus, the troubadours, Chr tien deTroyes, Marie de France, and the letters ofHeloise and Abelard

What are the voices of the post-war period,feminism, and anticolonialism? What is the natureof identity and nationalism? What was the impactof the Algerian War and Mai 68? What is thenouveau roman? Who are some of the critics thathave helped shape the visions of this century?Readings are drawn from works by de Beauvoir,Beckett, C saire, Cixous, Duras, Fanon, Foucault,Ionesco, and Robbe-Grillet.

This course presents the student with a numberof aesthetic, cultural, historical, and politicalissues relevant to francophone literature. Theparticular national or regional focus varies.

A learning contract is developed prior toenrollment in an internship. Evaluation of studentperformance is completed by the faculty mentorbased on fulfillment of the contract terms andwritten evaluation by the internship sitesupervisor. 45 hours are required per credit.

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

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student, researching a topic of interestthat is relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted on campus. 45 hours percredit is required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student researching a topic of interest thatis relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted off-campus. 45 hours percredit required.

An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student allowing the student to study atopic of interest that is presently not offered atWC. 45 hours per credit is required.