• FREN 5540

    Topics in Eighteenth-Century Literature
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    3.81

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    Topics may include exoticism, reason and folly, libertinage, theater, Voltaire vs. Rousseau.

  • FREN 5584

    Topics in Cinema
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    3.26

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    A range of analytical approaches to the study of cinema, including cinematographic language and structure, the representation of socio-cultural phenomena in film, and the experience of cinema viewing as a cultural and historical practice.

  • FREN 7040

    Theories and Methods of Language Teaching
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    Fall 2026

    Introduces the pedagogical approaches currently practiced in second-language courses at the university level. Critically examines the theories underlying various methodologies, and their relation to teaching. Assignments include development and critique of pedagogical material; peer observation and analysis; and a final teaching portfolio project.

  • FREN 8510

    Seminar in Medieval Literature
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    3.77

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    Topics may include genres (romance, poetry, hagiography, chanson de geste, allegory), themes (love, war, nature), single authors (Chrétien de Troyes, Machaut) and cultural and literary issues (gender, religion, authorship, rewritings).

  • FREN 8540

    Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Literature
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    3.67

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    (a) Voltaire. (b) Diderot. (c) Theater. (d) Novel. (e) Rousseau. (f) Marivaux.

  • FREN 8584

    Seminar in Cinema
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    3.88

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    A range of analytical approaches to the study of cinema, including cinematographic language and structure, the representation of socio-cultural phenomena in film, and the experience of cinema viewing as a cultural and historical practice.

  • FREN 9998

    Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Master's and Doctoral Research
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    Fall 2026

    For masters and doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected.

  • FREN 9999

    Dissertation Research
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    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.