French CoursesSee Guide to Programs & Courses section for Key to Course Descriptions.
Note: STUDENTS ENROLLED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN TWO OR MORE FRENCH PROGRAMS ARE ALLOWED TO DOUBLE-COUNT ONLY ONE COURSE TOWARDS theIR FRENCH PROGRAMS. |
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Courses Taught in English (see also all FCS courses below) HUM199Y1 Undergraduate seminars that focus on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty member deeply engaged in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first year students. May serve as a distribution requirement course; see the First Year Handbook for details. INI214Y1 See Innis College INI384H1 See Innis College INI386H1 See Innis College JEF100Y1 An introduction to literature through major works of the Western literary tradition. What constitutes a literary “classic”? How have the great concerns of the Western tradition human nature, its place in society, its mythmaking, its destiny been represented in literature? These and other questions are examined by reference to 11-12 works, from ancient times to the twentieth century, by such authors as Homer, Sophocles, Ovid, Virgil, Dante, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Molière, Austen, Dostoevski, Kafka, Camus, Beckett and Márquez. (A joint course offered by the Departments of English and French; see also JEF100Y1 in the English program listings.) (Not offered in 2009-2010).
See Second Language Learning Courses at the end of the French Studies
listing.
JFL477H1 See French Linguistics Courses
JFV323H1 See French Literature Courses SMC228H1 See St. Michael’s College UNI202H1 See University College VIC300H1 See Victoria College VIC301H1 See Victoria College
FCS courses are taught in English with written and reading assignments
also in English. Some half-courses at the 200/300/400-level have variable
contents
and may not be offered every year. Please consult the Department website
(www.chass.utoronto.ca/french/under) or the French Studies Undergraduate
brochure for more details. FCS195H1 A multi-media course, analyzing the contributions the French have made to world culture in such domains as architecture, art, literature, and music, as well as some of the implications of the appropriation of French cultural icons by big business and the media. FCS290H1 The relation of French popular culture to society. (Not offered in 2009-2010) FCS291H1 The concept of the Networked Society, with a historical perspective on the development of networking technologies, emphasizing their social and cultural consequences. The actions and the role of artists and cultural activists in various countries. Illustrated with films and other documents, the various dimensions of the Francophone digital culture in and out of Canada, including Africa and Asia. FCS292H1 This course will explore the themes of love, sex and desire in French literature through close reading and interpretative analysis of novels from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. A comparative approach using various examples taken from literary texts and film adaptations will explore the concept of love and its many definitions. FCS297H1 An examination of the historical, social and cultural status of French comic books (“bandes dessinées” or “BDs”), based on English translations of Astérix, Tintin and other contemporary works. Analysis of thematic and narrative structures compared with traditional genres (folktales, myths, plays, novels). (Not offered in 2009-2010). FCS298H1 From the arrival, in the 17th century, of magnificent porcelain from the East to the borrowings of contemporary fashion designers, French culture has been exposed to Asian influences which have become part of the national fabric. This course explores some of these manifestations in literature, film and the arts. (Not offered in 2009-2010). FCS310Y1 Cinema in France with emphasis on theory and practical criticism, on auteurs
and movements such as the avant-garde of the twenties and the New Wave of the
late fifties. Films shown are subtitled. (Not offered in 2009-2010). FCS331H1 Film adaptations of plays and fiction from the origins of cinema to the present time. (Not offered in 2009-2010) FCS369Y0 Various aspects of culture in the region of Tours, e.g. novels by Balzac; Renaissance architecture and gardens as motifs in art, literature, cinema, music or advertising; from Tours to Québec; or Anne Hébert’s Touraine. (Offered in Tours only during the summer) FCS390H1 An introduction to the French tradition of cultural studies through a survey of some of the great French thinkers on culture and history (Foucault, de Certeau, Barthes, Baudrillard, Bourdieu, Derrida, Lyotard, Metz, etc.). This course will deal with the French influence on this paradigm: its own tradition, different cultural context, ideological assumptions and theoretical foundations. FCS391H1
FCS392H1 This course will focus on the analysis of film as a social and ideological practice in Africa. It will provide an interdisciplinary look at the development of African cinema from its inception in the 1960’s to the present. FCS395H1 An investigation of the French reputation for the systematic indulgence of all the senses, from the growth of sensuality-based industries and services to the discussion of works of high art and popular culture. Also focussing on elements of gender definition and exoticism within the cult of sensuality. FCS490H1 (Not offered in 2009-2010). FCS491H1 (Not offered in 2009-2010). FCS492H1 In depth study within narrowly focussed topics. (Not offered in 2009-2010). FCS497H1 Various forms of recent feminist thought, theory, and artistic practice, from the 1970s, focussing on the current situation, characterized by plurality and heterogeneity, and the concern with the intersection of gender, ethnicity and class. (Not offered in 2009-2010).
Please note that students must complete FRE240H1, FRE241H1 and FRE344H1 before
taking any 400-level courses. Some half-courses at the 300/400-level have
variable contents and may not be offered every year. Please consult the
Department website (www.chass.utoronto.ca/french/under) or the French Studies
Undergraduate
brochure for more details. FRE210H1 An introduction to various aspects of Québec literature and culture through the study of literary texts, cinema, and artistic productions, and their role in the evolution of a distinct Québec society. The course will also familiarize students with important socio-cultural and political events, which participated in the evolution of Québec society and provide a better understanding of Québec literature. FRE240H1 A practical introduction to the basic tools and techniques of literary analysis, based on a detailed study of selected French and Francophone literary texts from various genres and periods. FRE241H1 Survey and practical applications of literary research tools, printed and digitalized, with training sessions at the library. Topics covered will include rules and conventions of scholarly writing, organizing a paper, choice of the appropriate style, developing arguments, proper usage of footnotes and bibliographical references, and material presentation of papers and dissertations. FRE250H1 The evolution and major trends of French literature from the Middle Ages to the 21st century placed in their historical background and studied through representative texts from a variety of genres (narrative, poetry, drama, essay), selected both for their historical importance and their relevance to modern readers. FRE299Y1 Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See Section on “Research Opportunity Program” for details. FRE304H1 An analysis of selected prose texts of the last hundred years written by major French women authors, emphasizing themes and textual strategies used to represent the female subject, her relationship to language, and the role of ethnicity, class, and gender in the construction of identity. (Not offered in 2009-2010) FRE308H1 From the medieval manuscript to the E-book, with a view to understand how and why one writes, reads and/or publishes, a study of the impact of various technical innovations, the industrialization of book production and the role of intermediaries, in the context of the emergence of mass culture and global markets. FRE310H1 Literary texts and other forms of media (photographs, cinematographic images, paintings) have been associated in a fascinating relation in hundreds of works of French literature. An exploration of this inextricable weaving together of verbal and visual experiences as it pertains to literature through the study of interdisciplinary theoretical texts focused on photography, painting, and cinema. (Not offered in 2009-2010) FRE314H1 Literature of the 20th and 21st centuries speaks of contesting social and literary figures of authority, of challenging traditional literary structures and of accentuating creativity and subjectivity. An exploration of the thematic and formal structures that challenge traditional forms of thinking and writing in contemporary literature from Québec and other French speaking parts of Canada. FRE318H1 Religious fervour, chivalry, romance and ribald humour, heroic deeds, marvellous adventures, and exotic travels as found in selected texts from the French Middle Ages. Readings in modern French translations with appropriate reference to the original language. FRE319H1 An overview of the fascinating literary diversity prose, theatre and poetry – essential to the changing humanistic discourse of the French Renaissance and Baroque periods. The underscoring of important historical events –Reformation, Great Discoveries, Printing to explain the philosophical and literary values produced by such violent times. FRE320H1 An introduction to French literature between Classicism and the French Revolution with particular emphasis on its relationship to philosophical, cultural, and political movements of the Enlightenment, providing historical depth to philosophical and socio-political foundations of today’s life. A privileged access to, and critique of, modernity in the postmodern age. JFV323H1 The study of readings from major French literary semioticians will be combined with the practical application of theory to the analysis of selected literary texts. This course is taught in English. (Not offered in 2009-2010). FRE324H1 The “long 19th century” (1789-1914) is characterized by change: from political upheavals to literary, scientific, and media revolutions, the spread of literacy, and the rapid development of industrialization and colonization. A study of the evolution of literature (genres, forms, movements), as influenced by these changing socio-political and economic contexts. FRE326H1 Characterized by experimentation and by the crisis of representation, French literature of the 20th and 21st centuries has undergone numerous transformations in form, content, and generic boundaries. A study of these literary movements, trends, and transgressions in poetry, prose, and theatre. (Not offered in 2009-2010) FRE332H1 A comprehensive introduction to Francophone literatures and cultures, examining the linguistic, aesthetic and discursive specificities as represented by authors of the Francophone world. Focus on the concepts of colonialism, representation, alienation, emigration, and nationalism. (Not offered in 2009-2010) FRE334H1 Through films from across the spectrum of the Francophone world, a study of the diversity of the French colonial empire as well as the different aesthetic, historical, and cultural effects of colonialism and post-independence experience on various cinematic representations. FRE336H1 The fundamentals of postcolonial theories, with emphasis on how they relate to the francophone world. The dialogue between fiction and theory, as well as the modalities of a coherent Francophone postcolonial identity in a global world. FRE344H1 An introduction to literary theory through the study of particular theories underlying specific approaches to the literary text. Concepts and problems central to literary theory, and the writings of major critics and theoreticians. FRE345H1 Survey of the main literary genres and analysis of their features, with in depth study of two of the genres: narrative (epic poem, novel, short narrative), lyric poetry, drama (tragedy, comedy, farce, mystery play), essay. Readings of selected texts, chosen for their representative potential and their historical relevance. (Not offered in 2009-2010) FRE370Y0 Offered in Nantes only. FRE371Y0 Offered in Nantes only. FRE372Y0 Offered in Nantes only. FRE373Y0 Offered in Nantes only FRE374Y0 Offered in Nantes only. N.B.: There will be four courses prepared and taught specifically for
the Canadian students: French history, French thought, French Literature, and
a new advanced
FSL course to be offered for the first time by the IRFFLE (Français langue étrangère institute). A fifth course will be chosen by students upon their arrival in Nantes from a list of regular courses offered by the Université de Nantes. FRE398H0 FRE399Y0 An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See Section on “Independent Experiential Study Program” for details. FRE410H1 Prerequisites: FRE210Y1/FRE240Y1/FRE240H1, FRE241H1, FRE344H1 FRE438H1 An advanced seminar using theoretical, comparative, and interdisciplinary approaches to critically interrogate representations, discourses, cultures, and aesthetics in various settings of the Francophone world FRE441H1 In this course, representative novels written by women in the eighteenth century will be studied to explore the form and the structure of the novel as a literary genre as well as the social, emotional and sexual questions raised in these works. FRE443H1 An advanced, research-oriented seminar devoted to questions concerning
the author’s practice, originality, and oeuvre. Production, performance and prominence,
characteristic genres, religious and philosophical thought, theoretical reflection
on literature, language, and belonging as aspects of the analysis of one single
author’s body of writing. (Not offered in 2009-2010) FRE446H1 An advanced, research-oriented course devoted to specific issues in French literary theory. Focus on particular theoretical concepts, paradigms, schools, trends, movements or major thinkers. This year, the course will focus on sociocriticism and sociology of literature (Duchet, Goldmann, Bourdieu, Angenot, among others)
FRE271H1 An introduction to basic concepts of the grammar of French from an analytic point of view. This course is useful to anyone wishing to undertake a program in French Studies or wishing to improve their knowledge of French as a Second Language. FRE272H1 A general interest course on the structure of the French language including a descriptive study of meaning, sound, word and sentence structure. FRE273H1 A discovery of a long and fascinating history, stretching from the spoken Latin of the Gauls to the many varieties of French found today all over the world via the investigation of the social, political and cultural causes of language change. Our focus will include topics such as medieval bilingualism, the regulation of language through the Académie française, the political use of the French language, the emergence of the Francophonie and modern Canadian French. FRE274H1 An analytical study of contemporary French phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. This course is designed to prepare students for more advanced study of French linguistics at the 300 and 400 levels. FRE376H1 A study of the phonological system of modern French based on actual samples of speech taken from different regional varieties and socio-economic groups. FRE378H1 A study of the distribution and relationships of the syntagmatic components of contemporary French; of sentential structure, including the principles of coordination, subordination and expansion; and of major theoretical approaches. FRE386H1 Various approaches to the notion of meaning; its functioning at all levels of representation. FRE387H1 A study of the morphological system of modern French, its relationship to syntax and phonology; theoretical notions derived from the analysis of specific data. (Not offered in 2009-2010). FRE471H1 Introduction to Old French phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary; reading of extracts from principal genres, periods and geographic areas. Also listed in the course offerings of the Graduate Department of French. FRE473H1 A study of the first and second language acquisition of French syntax, phonology and morphology. JFL477H1 An advanced seminar on issues of current theoretical relevance in linguistics with special reference to French. This course is taught in English. (Not offered in 2009-2010). JFL478H1 An overview of the various phenomena of language contact found in the bilingual (or multilingual) communities where French is one of the languages spoken. Topics include: types of bilingual situations; diglossia; language maintenance and shift; interference in phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics; borrowing; code-switching; new varieties emerging from the contact: mixed language, pidgins, and creoles. FRE479H1 The relationship between language use and social factors such as socio-economic status, types of situation and gender of speaker. Theoretical notions are derived through the analysis of specific data, focusing on Canadian French and other varieties spoken in the Americas. FRE488H1 An advanced seminar on a specific aspect of French linguistics. FRE489H1 An advanced seminar on a specific aspect of French linguistics. (Not offered in 2009-2010)
FRE375Y1 A comparative study of the characteristics of French and English expression and how they pertain to the problems of translation. FRE480Y1 Intensive translation from French to English. Texts are drawn from diverse fields: literature, business, economics, politics, science, art, and advertising. FRE481Y1 Intensive translation from English to French. Texts are drawn from diverse fields: literature, business, economics, politics, science, art and advertising.
FRE490Y1 An independent research paper on either a literary or linguistic topic to be proposed by the student and supervised by an instructor, culminating in a major research paper. A scholarly project supervised by a member of staff on a literary or
linguistic topic of common interest including readings, discussions, and papers. A scholarly project supervised by a member of staff on a literary or
linguistic topic of common interest including readings, discussions, and papers.
Note The following is a guide for beginners in French. 1. No knowledge of French: FSL100H1. Students enrolled in FSL100H1, whose command of French raises doubt about their bona fides as beginners, will be asked to do the online placement test and may be moved to a higher level FSL course. 2. Very limited knowledge of French (Placement Test required): FSL102H1 Please note that FSL100H1, FSL102H1 and121Y do not count towards any of the French programs but can be used as breadth requirements. The Department reserves the right to place
students in the language course appropriate to their level of language
skills, based on
the results of
a placement test. SiNCE 100, 200, 300 and 400-level FSL courses
correspond to levels of competence in French, a student may be
recommended to
enroll in a course at a higher level than his/her year of study.
The placement
test,
available at www.lang.utoronto.ca/placement/french is mandatory
for all students who register in an FRE or FSL course for the
first time
(except
true beginners
who have no knowledge of French). The test must be taken prior
to registration and before the beginning of classes in any given
term,
in order to
ensure enrolment in the appropriate course. Students not having
access to a
computer capable of managing sound files should write to french.placement@utoronto.ca
to arrange to take the test at the Multimedia Centre. Please
allow three to five working days to obtain the test results. FSL100H1 An intensive basic course in spoken and written French for students who have no knowledge of French: comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. FSL102H1 An intensive basic course in spoken and written French for students who have studied some French, but who have not yet attained the entry level for FSL121Y1. FSL121Y1 Written and spoken French, reinforcing oral/aural competence, reading comprehension, and writing skills. FSL221Y1 A 3-hour per week course open to all students. Required for all students wishing to complete a minor or major program in French. Emphasis is placed on the development of written and oral comprehension and expression through a variety of approaches to language learning. Required for all students wishing to complete a minor, major or specialist program in French. FSL277Y1 A study of the French sound system with the goal of improving students’ pronunciation both in reading and everyday speech. Features to be examined include vowels, consonants, stress, liaison, the E caduc and intonation in both Canadian and European varieties. Theoretical concepts learned will be put into practice via structured exercises and weekly lab sessions. FSL331Y1 Emphasis is placed on both reading and listening comprehension, expression, both written and oral, and independent learning. Particularly intended for students who wish to maintain and improve their general knowledge of French without wishing to specialize. FSL341Y1 This course is designed for those who wish to improve their written expression with textual study and develop their oral and aural skills. The course is also designed for students who want to specialize or major in French studies. FSL362Y1 An advanced course in practical French (reading, writing, listening, speaking), aimed at broadening understanding of the range of cultures and societies of the francophone world, based in part on multimedia resources available in French, including those of the Internet. (Not offered in 2009-2010). FSL366H1 A study of vocabulary, grammar and writing techniques involved in business situations, including cross-cultural transactions. Students may be introduced to business-oriented multimedia resources, including those of the Internet. (Not offered in 2009-2010). FSL431Y1 Emphasis is placed on both reading and listening comprehension, expression, both written and oral, and independent learning. Particularly intended for students who wish to maintain and improve their general knowledge of French without wishing to specialize. FSL442H1 This course is designed for students who want to consolidate the writing skills they already had acquired as students specializing in French Studies. FSL443H1 This course is designed for students who want to consolidate the oral skills they already acquired as students specializing in French Studies. FSL461Y1 For students who wish to improve their general knowledge of French while specializing in other fields of study.
JFI225Y1 A theoretical and practical consideration of the ways we learn a second language, with a historical overview and critical evaluation of the various methodologies that have been developed; the role of cultural studies in language learning; practical evaluation and development of syllabus, course and textbook materials. This course is taught in English. FRE384H1 This course will provide an introduction to the communicative approach in recent methods and pedagogical materials published in France and in North America. Emphasis will be put on the various interpretations of the communicative approach in teaching FSL, with reference to theoretical issues and historical background. FRE385H1 Analysis of bibliographical tools available for the selection of literary materials for the FSL classroom. Study of representative works of interest to young people such as novels, detective stories, cartoons, with special emphasis on socio-cultural aspects. Critical analysis of various pedagogical approaches. |
The influence of the independence movement, feminism and post-colonial discourses
on Québécois cinema and culture, the role played by globalisation in relation
to discourses of nationhood in Québécois cinema will be examined.