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FRE French Studies CoursesFRE150Y1 Plays, poems, essays, and short fiction representative of major writers and literary
movements from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, studied against a background of the
social, political and cultural evolution of France: heroism and villainy, the sacred and
profane, reason and sensitivity, idealism and realism, tradition and revolt. FRE206H1 A non-technical introduction to the French-language Internet, given in French, open to
francophones and non-francophones. The French Internet is studied as a tool destined to
play an increasingly important role in research, education and the workplace. Students
learn how to locate, record and exploit a variety of French Internet resources, utilising
e-mail and online course-related materials. (Not offered in 1999-2000) FRE210Y1 A study of aspects of Quebec culture: art, cinema, cuisine, language, literature and
music, and their role in the evolution of a distinct society. This survey course
familiarizes students with the socio-historical context and way of life of the Quebecois
in order to better understand and appreciate Quebec literature. FRE240Y1 Techniques of literary criticism and analysis, based on a detailed study of selected
novels, drama, and poetry from the 17th century to the present. FRE272Y1 A descriptive study of contemporary French: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax
and semantics. Theoretical discussion in general linguistics. FRE273Y1 The changes by which the Latin spoken in northern Gaul became today's French. Phonetic,
morphological, syntactic and semantic evolution; regional, dialectical and social
variations; the question of French in Canada; attitudes of writers, grammarians, and
scholars; political and social history. FRE277Y1 The relationship between spelling and pronunciation; the main features of the French
phonetic system, including prosodic features (e.g. stress and intonation) with emphasis on
oral reading. FRE299Y1 Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 42 for details. FRE301H1 A study of vocabulary, grammar, and writing techniques involved in business situations
(e.g. economics, industrial relations, marketing). This course is intended for
francophones and near francophones. A similar course, FSL366H, exists for non-francophones. (Not
offered in 1999-2000) FRE310H1 A study of five representative Quebec novels which are literary examples of the
modernization of a distinctly rural society, with emphasis on historical and cultural
considerations. Authors may include Aubert de Gasp , H mon, Gu vremont, Ringuet, and Roy.
(Not offered in 1999-2000) FRE312H1 A study of five of the most significant Quebec novels published during or dealing with
the Quiet Revolution as examples of literary creations reflecting a society in the process
of defining and liberating itself in the turbulent decade of the sixties. Authors may
include Aquin, Bessette, Blais, Caron, Carrier, Jasmin, Paradis. FRE314H1 Quebec postmodern literature speaks of vitality, liberating forces, and creativity.
This course explores the textual forms and themes that challenge tradition and authority
in contemporary writing. (Not offered in 1999-2000) FRE315H1 A study of the characteristic themes and structures of Quebec drama, the quest for
social and individual identity, and the affirmation of a distinctly qu b cois theatrical
expression in works by G linas, Dub , and Tremblay. FRE317H1 From the intimate plays of Marie Laberge to the multimedia explorations of Robert
Lepage, Quebec dramatists continue to experiment, often through metatheatrical devices,
with various ways of communicating the search for self-understanding. (Not offered in
1999-2000) FRE319H1 A study of major writers of the 16th century, an age of poets, explorers and humanists.
Texts by authors such as Rabelais, Ronsard and Montaigne. (Not offered in 1999-2000) FRE320Y1 Essential works of literature from the "Grand Si cle," including court
poetry, plays by Corneille, Moli re and Racine and some of the earliest narratives written
for and by women, explored within the social framework of Europe's most highly refined
cultural period. FRE322Y1 The revolution in social, political, religious, and intellectual values which
characterized the literature of the 18th century. FRE324Y1 Romantic plays, poetry, and novels in France, from the revolution of 1789 to 1850.
Origins of the movement and its later manifestations. FRE326Y1 The origins and development of modernism in literature within the artistic and
intellectual context of the avant-garde during the period 1860 to 1960. FRE330H1 An introduction to the methods and problems of computer-assisted literary analysis,
using selected French texts. (Not offered in 1999-2000) FRE331H1 Film adaptations of plays and fiction from the origins of cinema to the present time. FRE349H1 A study of symbolism, surrealism, Dadaism, spatialism, and other French poetic
movements of the 20th century, through the work of such poets as Mallarm , Rimbaud,
Apollinaire, Breton, Eluard, Char, Michaux, Ponge, and Garnier. (Not offered in 1999-2000) FRE356H1 Theatre as a mirror of the manners and ideas of 18th-century society. (Not offered in
1999-2000) FRE357H1 Lyrical, tragic, comic, farcical, heroic and iconoclastic plays from the 19th-century
theatre in France. (Not offered in 1999-2000) FRE358H1 A methodological approach to 20th-century plays stressing their experimental features
and implied theories of performance. FRE362H1 The beginnings of the novel in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: experimenting
with forms in a unique social context. FRE363H1 The evolution, in the "si cle des lumi res," of narrative techniques to
describe a society in transformation: from Le Paysan parvenu to Les Liaisons dangereuses. FRE364Y1 The ways in which such writers as Balzac, Stendhal, Flaubert, Maupassant, and Zola
developed the techniques of the novel while exploring such themes as ambition, alienation,
and class struggle. FRE367H1 Prose fiction of the first half of the twentieth century including works by Proust,
Gide, Malraux, and Bernanos. FRE368H1 Problems of form and theme in selected novels by Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Alain
Robbe-Grillet, and Michel Butor. (Not offered in 1999-2000) FRE375Y1 A comparative study of the characteristics of French and English expression and how
they pertain to the problems of translation. 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, the sentential structure including the principles of coordination,
subordination and expansion. Theoretical approaches. FRE384H1 Since 1970 the term "communicative approach" has been used to refer to
various ways of teaching and learning FSL. The aim of this course is to attempt to clarify
the notions involved in the communicative approach and examine theoretical issues and
pedagogical implications related to it. 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. 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. FRE389H1 The dictionary considered as a tool for second language acquisition, and for
translation. The types and methods of monolingual and bilingual dictionaries: variety of
aims, structural complexity of lexicographical discourse, limits of the usefulness of the
dictionary. (Not offered in 1999-2000) FRE400H1 This course consists of an investigation into the role played by women in French
literature up to the First World War. (Not offered in 1999-2000) FRE401H Through their themes and textual strategies, the novels and essays studied reflect
contemporary feminists' concern with equality and difference. FRE402H1 An introduction to North African literature written in French by authors of mainly
Islamic culture and tradition. The focus is on feminist issues and philosophies
represented in their works with emphasis on the author's methodological approach. (Not
offered in 1999-2000) FRE406H1 Through lectures, videoconferences with other universities and independent activities
students explore the impact of new technologies on culture and society, and how these new
media may change the ways we think, learn and communicate. Experts present their
specialized cultural perspectives and on-line materials (Internet) are utilized. FRE420H1 Major works characteristic of French culture up to 1500, including chivalry, courtly
romance, and popular traditions; readings in the original and modern translations. FRE432H1 Several approaches - literary, sociological, historical - to prose fiction written by
women and men authors from North and South of the Sahara. FRE433H1 Relations among literature, painting and music in France at various historical moments,
but especially circa 1900. FRE434H1 A study of works of modern Native authors representing the diversity of aboriginal
cultures in Quebec. FRE435H1 A course designed to introduce students to new conceptual frameworks for the analysis
of novels and short stories. (Not offered in 1999-2000) FRE436H1 Through the close analysis of a number of contemporary French and Quebecois novels, we
explore ways in which the defining features of various autobiographical genres (diary,
epistolary, autobiography, memoirs) are used by specific women novelists to develop the
techniques of the novel while exploring the social, cultural and sexual concerns of women. FRE437H1 A study of the chanson qu b cois of the last fifty years - historical development,
dominant themes and major contributors. Through textual analysis and audiovisual
presentations and discussions of authentic documents, this course focuses on the
extraordinary phenomenon of the "chansonniers" and their literary, social,
political and cultural role in the emergence of modern Quebec. FRE469H1 Lexical analysis and translation of texts in various specialized fields to develop and
increase vocabulary. FRE470H1 Lexical analysis and translation of texts in various specialized fields to develop and
increase vocabulary. FRE471H1 Characteristic features of French phonology, grammar and vocabulary up to 1500;
analysis of extracts from principal genres, periods and geographic areas. FRE472H1 A descriptive study of contemporary Canadian-French varieties (lexicon, phonology,
morphology and syntax) with a historical perspective. (Not offered in 1999-2000) FRE476H1 Various approaches to the notion of meaning; its functioning at all levels of
representation. 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. 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. FRE489H1 An advanced seminar on a specific aspect of French linguistics. (Not offered in
1999-2000) 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. FRE491H1/492H1 A scholarly project supervised by a member of staff on a literary or linguistic topic
of common interest including readings, discussions, and papers. |
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