Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2021 University Catalog 
    
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FREN 2024 - French Rhetoric and Composition


1 Course Unit(s)
One of two non-sequential gateway courses leading to advanced studies in French (3000-level courses). The course facilitates more complex reasoning through close readings of French literary and cultural texts from around the world while developing written and oral expression in French. By targeting five key areas of language acquisition (speaking, reading, listening, writing, and culture), the course prepares students linguistically to articulate original ideas with greater precision and clarity through training in grammar, morphology, syntax, and phonetics. By cultivating a more sophisticated use of language, students develop their ability to use rhetorical strategies in producing higher-order reasoning. Special attention will also be paid to writing: understanding different modes of expression (exposition, narration, description, and argumentation) and writing effectively (coherent discourse, lexical flexibility, rhetoric, and style). Formal writing assignments include la dissertation, l’essai critique, and le récit. This course is conducted entirely in French.

General Education Requirement(s): IV; V
Prerequisite(s): FREN 1034  and FYS 1104 
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None



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