UW, Division of French and Italian Studies

We will develop the skills of speaking, listening, writing and reading to a basic level of proficiency. In 101, students will learn how to describe themselves, their family, and their surroundings. They will learn to tell time, how to talk about the weather and about food! French 100 classes are taught through an experiential methodology which entails exclusive use of French in the classroom, interactive presentations and emphasis on communicative skills. Classes are highly interactive and students will be expected to participate.

Recommended preparation

Daily attendance is of utmost importance as well as active participation in class. Timely completion of homework is required.

Class Assignments and Grading

Students are assigned exercises in the workbook and lab book. They are asked to memorize vocabulary, to fill out worksheets and to write mini-compositions.

Quizzes 25% Midterm 10% Final Exam 15% Interview 10% Participation 15% Homework 25%

Prerequisite: score of 0-14 on FR TL placement test if French is language of admission.

Required texts: Meyer/Fronk, Vis-ý-vis text, workbook/laboratory manual and compact disc, Meyer, Hedwige, Encore des Exercises, (McGraw-Hill).

FRENCH 102: ELEMENTARY FRENCH

Daily, multiple sections, various hours, 5 cr., Staff

Methods and objectives are primarily oral-aural. Oral practice in the language laboratory is required.

Class Description
We will develop the skills of speaking, listening, writing and reading to a basic level of proficiency. In 102, students will study past tenses, pronouns, adverbs, and pronomial verbs. We will talk about vacation, travel, urban life, medias and the arts. French 100 classes are taught through an experiential methodology which entails exclusive use of French in the classroom, interactive presentations and emphasis on communicative skills.

Recommended preparation
Daily attendance is of utmost importance as well as active participation in class. Timely completion of homework is required.

Class Assignments and Grading
Students are assigned exercises in the workbook and lab book. They are asked to memorize vocabulary, to fill up worksheets and to write mini-compositions.

Quizzes 25% Midterm 10% Final Exam 15% Interview 10% Participation 15% Homework 25%

Prerequisite: either FRENCH 101 or score of 15-30 on FR TL placement test.

Required texts: Meyer/Fronk, Vis-ý-vis text, workbook/laboratory manual and compact disc, Meyer, Hedwige, Encore des Exercises, (McGraw-Hill).

FRENCH 103: ELEMENTARY FRENCH
*French 103, sections E and H are only open to students who were enrolled in French 110 A & B during Winter 2005. These students have been participating in a pilot program for a new text (Rond-Point). The Rond-Point method is a task-based approach, and is highly communicative and interactive.

Daily, multiple sections, various hours, 5 cr., Staff

Methods and objectives are primarily oral-aural. Oral practice in the language laboratory is required.

Class Description
We will develop the skills of speaking, listening, writing and reading to a basic level of proficiency. In 103, students will learn the subjunctive, the future, the relative pronouns and the conditional. We will talk about jobs, leisures, the environment and the French speaking world.

French 100 classes are taught through an experential methodology which entails exclusive use of French in the classroom, interactive presentations and emphasis on communicative skills.

Recommended preparation
Daily attendance is of utmost importance as well as active participation in class. Timely completion of homework is required.

Class Assignments and Grading
Students are assigned exercises in the workbook and lab book. They are asked to memorize vocabulary, to fill up worksheets and to write mini-compositions.

Quizzes 25% Midterm 10% Final Exam 15% Interview 10% Participation 15% Homework 25%

Prerequisite: either FRENCH 102, FRENCH 110, or score of 31-56 on FR TL placement test.

Required texts: Meyer/Fronk, Vis-ý-vis text, workbook/laboratory manual and compact disc, Meyer, Hedwige, Encore des Exercises, (McGraw-Hill).

FRENCH 123: FRENCH IMMERSION (REFLETS METHOD)

TTHF, 9:30-10:50, 5 cr., Staff

Methods and objectives primarily interactive based on a multi-media approach using the Reflets method: covers the equivalent of FRENCH 103.

Prerequisite: FRENCH 122 or a score of 31-56 on FR TL placement test.

FRENCH 201, 202, 203: INTERMEDIATE FRENCH (VLPA)

Daily, multiple sections and hours, 5 cr., Staff

Designed to bring students to an intermediate level of proficiency. Emphasis on experiencing the language in context through a multi-media approach.

Class Description
A three-quarter systematic review and expansion of French grammar, development of conversational skills (listening and speaking), reading literary and cultural materials, and writing compositions. Conducted in French, the intermediate sequence encourages students to use their language skills more actively and at a more sophisticated level than the elementary sequence.

In-class grammar/vocabulary exercise correction, in-class compositions, group work, role playing, oral presentations, use of audio and video documents for listening-comprehension. Take home written grammar and vocabulary assignments.

Recommended preparation
Daily attendance is indispensable. Students must keep up with daily assignments and readings.

Class Assignments and Grading
Quizzes 35% Final exam 15% Oral presentation 10% Compositions 20% Participation and homework 20%

Prerequisite: either FRENCH 103, FRENCH 134, or score of 57-100 on FR TL placement test for FRENCH 201; FRENCH 201 for FRENCH 202; FRENCH 202 for FRENCH 203.

Required texts: Dietikeer, En Bonne Forme text, workbook, and cd (or audio files on web).

FRENCH 302, 303: ADVANCED FRENCH (VLPA, W courses)

Multiple sections and hours, 5 cr., Staff

French 302 allows students to review French grammar at an advanced level and to acquire the essentials of French composition, through the study of written and audiovisual authentic cultural material . French 303 is geared toward students planning to take literature classes and allows them to complete their studies of the technique of French composition. These courses are conducted exclusively in French. French 301 not offered Spring Quarter.

Prerequisites: 301 for 302; 302 for 303.

Required texts: Hoffman, Travaux pratiques (Prentice-Hall); William F. Edmiston, Annie DumÈnil, La France contemporaine (Harcourt Brace); Debray, La RÈpublique expliquÈe ý ma fille (Editions du Seuil). Miguel, Claire, Vocabulaire progressif du francais avance, (CLE), Hoffman, LíEssentiel de la grammaire franÁaise (Prentice-Hall)- used in Fr 301 and Fr 302, not Fr 303.

FRENCH 306: SURVEY OF FRENCH LITERATURE: XIXth and XXth Century (VLPA, W course)

M,W 12:30-2:20, 5 cr., Evelyne Ender

An introduction to major writers and literary movements of the modern period in France, from the early romantic poets, through Balzac, Baudelaire and Flaubert, to the experimental writings of Perec and others.

Prerequisites: French 302; may be taken concurrently with French 303.

Required texts: Berg et Leroy, LittÈrature franÁaise texts et contexts, T.2 (on order at the University Bookstore).

FRENCH 390: SUPERVISED STUDY

To be arranged, 2-6, max 20 cr.

FRENCH 455: ONE AUTHOR- ROUSSEAU

TTH 10:30-12:20, 5 cr., Doug Collins

The liquidation of it--mimesis--through the liquifaction of it, the ending of it through the preposterous imagination of the endlessness of it. This is the master theme of Rousseau, basis of his central, enraging role in the intellectual history of the West. From his treatise on education: "Le fondement de l'imitation parmi nous vient du dÈsir de se transporter toujours hors de soi. Si je rÈussis dans mon entreprise, Emile n'aura sšrement pas ce dÈsir. Il faut donc nous passer du bien apparent qu'il peut produire." Rousseau's great concerns--"amour-propre," artificial need, the self-tranparency of the community, etc., can only be understood within the context of the Sisyphenan fury the philsopher leveled against the resource that Aristotle had held to be the very defining aptitude of the human. Course conducted in English.

Prerequisite:Ý

Class wil focus on the following texts: Voltaire, Lettres philosophiques; Rousseau, Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inÈgalitÈ parmi les homes; Rousseau, Discours sur les sciences et les arts; Rousseau, Les RÍveries du promenenur solitaire; Rousseau, Emile; Rousseau, Les Confessions (Tome I); Rousseau, Lettre · D'Alembert sur les spectacles.

: (VLPA)

FRENCH 499B: FRANCOPHONE- CROSSING THE ATLANTIC

TTH 2:30-4:20, 5 cr., Holly Waddell

Penser l'identitÈ culturelle : la ´crÈolitÈª de Maryse CondÈ

Une des plus grandes voix contemporaines de l'expÈrience fÈminine de la crÈolitÈ, Maryse CondÈ a rÈussi ý franchir les barriËres jadis fermÈes aux auteurs antillais et Africains de la langue franÁaise. RomanciËre, dramaturge, critique, sociologue, son oeuvre tÈmoigne le courage d'exprimer le non-dit, de relever le cachÈ, et d'aller ý l'encontre des stÈrÈotypes et des idÈes reÁues. Pas pessimiste, elle regarde nÈanmoins en face le cÙtÈ dur de la vie, ainsi que la beautÈ possible dans les relations interpersonnelles : "J'Ècris d'abord pour moi, pour m'aider ý comprendre et supporter la vie. En racontant des histoires que j'espËre signifiantes, je souhaite aussi aider les autres, ceux de mon peuple en particulier, ý comprendre et ý la supporter ý leur tour." Championne de l'Ècrivain fÈminin et du pouvoir de l'intellect ý changer la situation de l'opprimÈ, CondÈ entre en dialogue avec ses prÈdÈcesseurs francophones, surtout CÈsaire et le concept du NÈgritude. Cependant, líhistoire de la femme noire, ainsi qu'elle l'a connue et vÈcue, est toujours prÈsËnte comme fil conducteur dans son oeuvre (Le Coeur ý rire et ý pleurer, 1999).

En lisant des textes comme SÈgou: Les Murailles de terre (1984), Moi, Tituba, Noire de Salem (1986), La Vie scÈlÈrate (1987), et La Migration des Coeurs (1995), nous allons analyser ce que Lionnet appelle "líhumanisme antillais" de CondÈ. Qu'est-ce que l'Afrique et líhistoire de líesclavage signifie pour la subjectivitÈ antillaise? Comment la tradition africaine influence-t-elle l'expÈrience post-coloniale? De quelle faÁon est-ce que CondÈ traverse les "frontiËres littÈraires" et linguistiques imposÈes par le canon et par líHexagone? Comment la femme subvertit ou s'intËgre-t-elle ý la culture dominante? Quelle est l'importance du conte oral, des souvenirs, et de l'Ècriture dans la construction de l'identitÈ post-coloniale? La lecture sera enrichie par des films (La Rue cases-nËgres), des interviews, et des essais critiques (La Parole des femmes).

A la fin de ce cours, il y aura une comprÈhension plus approfondie non seulement de CondÈ, mais aussi, de l'identitÈ et de l'expression crÈatrice francophone.

Travail du cours: Participation quotidienne, Journal de lecture, Animateur/trice de la discussion, Deux dissertations (mi-terme, finale).

FRENCH 532: STUDIES IN 19^TH CENTURY POETRY: BAUDELAIRE AND HIS CIRCLE

W 2:30-5:20, 5 cr., Evelyne Ender

Baudelaire, it has been argued, has shaped our experience and our definitions of modernity. This is why perhaps he has inspired numerous twentieth-century critics and theorists to reflect, in a new fashion, on questions of aesthetics and culture, as well as on the status of poetry in the modern world. This seminar is devoted to a double exploration: on the one hand, a close reading of Baudelaireís poems, prose poems, and aesthetic writings; on the other, the study of some of the key texts on his works by such critics as Benjamin, Bataille, B. Johnson, and Derrida. Editions of Baudelaireís works are on order at the University Bookstore, the other texts are collected in a reader.

Course taught in French.

Letter to D'Alembert on Spectacles; Kant, The Critique of Judgment; Hirshman, The Passions and the Interests.

DOCTORAL DISSERTATION:

Grads only

ITALIAN 103: ELEMENTARY ITALIAN

ITALIAN 203: INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN (VLPA)

MWF/TTHF, multiple hours and sections, 5 cr.,Staff

The last part of a three-quarter, systematic review of Italian grammar and development of conversational skills (comprehension and speaking) as well as reading literary and cultural materials and writing compositions. Conducted in Italian, the intermediate sequence encourages students to use their language skills more actively and at a more sophisticated level than the elementary sequence. Offered sequentially Autumn 201, Winter 202, Spring 203.

Prerequisites: ITALIAN 202 or college equivalent or placement.

Required texts (for the ITALIAN 201-202-203 sequence): Lazzarino, Da Capo, Italian Dictionary (MacMillan).

ITALIAN 303: ADVANCED ITALIAN (VLPA, W course)

TTH, 12:30-2:20, 5 cr.

The last part of a three-quarter perfection-level sequence of syntax, composition and stylistics. Offered sequentially Autumn 301, Winter 302, Spring 303.

Prerequisites: 302 or college equivalent or placement.

Required text: Radicchi, Sandra, Corso di lingua Italiana- livello intermedio, Sciascia, A Ciascuno Il Suo.

ITALIAN 327 A: ADVANCED CONVERSATION (VLPA)

TTH 9:30-10:20, 2 cr., Tatta

Focus on developing advanced conversational skills--listening and speaking--to fluency and increasing vocabulary in varying situations. May be taken up to four different times (2 cr. each time, 8 maximum) for credit. Discussions are based on contemporary Italian current event articles, fiction, and essay. Conducted in Italian. Not open to students whose native language is Italian. Offered quarterly. Materials available in class.

Prerequisites: 203 or college equivalent or placement.

Required text: Course reader.

ITALIAN 390 A: SUPERVISED STUDY (VLPA)

To be arranged, 2-6 cr, max 20

ITALIAN 390B (to become ITAL 341): CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN POETRY IN TRANSLATION

MW 12:30-2:20, Giuseppe Leporace

This course will have the following objectives:

1) Familiarize students with the field of translation.

2) Develop a functional awareness of the main contrasts between English and Italian.

3) Introduce the essential techniques used in translation.

4) Provide direct experience of translating from Italian into English in a workshop situation, using a variety of poetical texts with different levels of challenge.Ý

By examining the main aspects of contrastive grammar and stylistics used in translation and providing practical opportunities to incorporate and apply the material, this course will allow students to revise specific points of grammar, consolidate their vocabulary, refine elements of syntax and style they have encountered in the language series, while further preparing them to write cogent and well-written essay compositions for their literature classes at the 400-level.

Prerequisites: Completion of Italian 302 or equivalent.

Required text: Course reader.

ITALIAN 465 A: CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN NARRATIVE- FASCISMO E LETTERATURA

TTH, 2:30-4:20, 5 cr., Albert Sbragia

This course will explore the phenomenon of Italian fascism through a close reading of Italian novels that deal with various aspects of Italian fascism including ideologies that fuel early fascist rhetoric, opposition to the regime, racial policies, and the Italian Resistance during WWII. In addition, we will explore other aspects of Italian fascism through lectures and supplemental materials: Fascismís relationship to the arts (especially Futurism), the cult of the Duce and romanita, Fascist architectural policy, colonialism, Italian cinema. We will be reading four challenging novels, so a good reading knowledge of Italian is important. Course instruction and course readings are in Italian.

Required texts: Martin Blinkhorn, Italian Fascism; Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, Rube; Elio Vittorini Conversazione in Sicilia; Giorgio Bassani, Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini; Cesare Pavese, La casa in collina.

Prerequisite: Completion of Italian 302 or equivalent.

ITALIAN 490: PROSEMINAR IN ITALIAN LITERATURE- CHURCH AND STATE IN ITALY

MW, 2:30-4:20, 5 cr., Ruggero Taradel

The course will be focused on two of the most dramatic and significant periods of the history of the Church and Italy: the process of unification of Italy that in 1870 eventually destroyed the secular power of the Church, and the period of the Fascist regime (1922-1943) that completely redefined the relations between the Vatican and the Italian State. The course shall outline and analyze the most important religious, political and cultural aspects of the often conflictual and ambiguous history that has shaped both Italy and the Catholic Church in the XIX and the XX centuries.Ý Course conducted in English.Ý

Prerequisite: Completion of Italian 302 or equivalent.

Required Texts: David I. Kertzer, Prisoner of the Vatican: The Pope's secret Plot to Capture Rome from the New Italian State, Houghton Mifflin, 2004.

ITALIAN 499 SPECIAL TOPICS: (VLPA)

To be arranged, 1-5 cr., max 10.

ITALIAN 600 INDEPENDENT STUDY OR RESEARCH: (VLPA)

To be arranged, Grads only

BACK TO TOP

Last updated by:
jk20 March, 2008->->->

© Division of French and Italian, 2005
C-254 Padelford Hall, Stevens Way
University of Washington
Box 354361
Seattle, WA 98195-4361, USA

Phone: (206) 616-3486
Fax: (206) 616-3302

For more information about this page, please contact
frenital@u.washington.edu