1013 Beginning French for Reading. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Carries elective credit only. Designed as initial preparation for the advanced-degree reading examination. This course does not count for major credit in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. (F)
1115 Beginning French. An elementary course in understanding, speaking, reading and writing French. Laboratory. This course does not count for major credit in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. (F, Sp, Su) [I-FL]
1223 Introduction to French for the Engineering Sciences. Designed as a preparatory course for University of Oklahoma engineering students who are planning to participate in the Engineering Exchange Program in Clermont-Ferrand, France. This course does not fulfill the university-wide language requirement. This course does not count for major credit in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. (Sp)
1225 Beginning French. (Continued) Prerequisite: 1115. An elementary course in understanding, speaking, reading and writing French. Laboratory. This course does not count for major credit in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. (F, Sp, Su) [I-FL]
1235 First-Year French Review. Prerequisite: two or more years of high school French or equivalent and placement by examination. A thorough one-semester review of the vocabulary, syntax and grammar of the usual first-year college French course. Oral and written drill sufficient to incorporate these elements, at a satisfactory level of performance, in the understanding, speaking, reading and writing of French. Students who have received credit in 1115 and/or 1225 cannot receive credit for 1235. Laboratory. This course does not count for major credit in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. (F, Sp)
2113 Intermediate French. Prerequisite: 1225. The systematic cultivation of increased depth and control in the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing French. Laboratory (F, Sp, Su)
2133 French Conversation and Culture. Prerequisite: 1225. Conversation practice based on elementary readings in selected topics from traditional and contemporary French culture, with the objective of developing additional active vocabulary and increased oral fluency while obtaining basic concepts about the French culture. (F, Sp, Su)
2223 Intermediate French (Continued). Prerequisite: 2113. The systematic cultivation of increased depth and control in the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing French. Laboratory (F, Sp, Su)
2243 French Conversation and Literature. Prerequisite: 2113 or 2133. Conversation practice based on modern literary texts, with the objective of improving reading speed, vocabulary and comprehension, and increased oral fluency, while obtaining an expanded appreciation of French literary texts. (F, Sp, Su)
2263 French Culture Through Songs. Prerequisite: 1225. Through studying and learning songs of famous interpreters like Chevalier, Piaf, Trenet, Brassens, Brel and others, This course will provide students with a unique and entertaining opportunity to perfect pronunciation, vocabulary, grammatical skills, and gain a deeper acquaintance with French high and popular culture. (F)
3083 Advanced French Conversation and Phonetics. Prerequisite: 2243 or concurrent enrollment. Intensive practice in speaking French on topics of everyday life; development of specializaed vocabularies; fundamentals of French phonetics. (F, Sp)
3293 French in the Sciences. Prerequisite: 2223. Addressed to students in all areas, though particularly in the sciences and professional fields as well as French majors interested in improving their skills in reading, discussing and writing about scientific communications in French and the role of science and technology in French culture. (Irreg.)
†G3423 Advanced French Composition. Prerequisite: 2243. The inculcation of proper writing habits, at an advanced level, toward the achievement of idiomatic French. (Sp, Su)
3623 Business French. Prerequisite: two years of college French or equivalent. Focuses on terms and expressions used in business settings. Designed to impart an awareness of the differences between French and American business cultures. (F)
3723 French for the Professions . Prerequisite: two years of college French or equivalent. Introduces students to vocabulary in sectors such as advertising, marketing, transportation, medicine, and law. French professional and business cultures are studied. Communication skills for professional and business settings will be practiced in this course. (Sp)
3753 French Culture Through Film. Prerequisite: 2243 or concurrent enrollment. This course deals with contemporary French culture through the medium of cinema. Topics examined include family, education, religion and societal issues, and ethnicity. As a course taught in French, it will also focus on regional accents and generational and ethnic speech. (F)
3853 Introduction to Literary Analysis. Prerequisite: 2223. Designed to introduce students to the language and technique of literary analysis. Also serves to improve reading skills generally, as well as oral/aural and written skills. Representative works from the various literary genres will be studied. (Sp, Su)
The prerequisite for courses numbered 3900–4999 is 17 hours of French. Other specific prerequisites are so indicated.
3960 Honors Reading. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to Honors Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Consists of topics designated by the instructor in keeping with the student's major program. Covers materials not usually presented in the regular courses. (F, Sp)
3970 Honors Seminar. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to Honors Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. The projects covered will vary. Will deal with concepts not usually presented in regular coursework. (F, Sp, Su)
3980 Honors Research. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to Honors Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Will provide an opportunity for the gifted honors candidate to work at a special project in the student's field. (F)
3990 Independent Study. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: one course in general area to be studied; permission of instructor and department. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Contracted independent study for topic not currently offered in regularly scheduled courses. Independent study may include library and/or laboratory research and field projects. (F, Sp, Su)
G4153 Survey of French Literature to 1800. Reading and discussion of major French works and their background from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. (F, Su)
G4163 Survey of French Literature. (Continued) Prerequisite: 4153 or permission. Reading and discussion of major French works and their background from 1800 to the present day. (Sp, Su)
4313 French Civilization I. Prerequisite: 3423; History 1223 or 1233. The political and social background of French literature from its beginning to the French revolution. (F, Su)
4323 French Civilization II. Prerequisite: 3423; History 1223 or 1233. The political and social background of French literature from the French revolution to the present day. (Sp)
4990 Independent Study. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: three courses in general area to be studied; permission of instructor and department. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Contracted independent study for topic not currently offered in regularly scheduled courses. Independent study may include library and/or laboratory research and field projects. (F, Sp, Su)
4993 Senior Capstone in French. Prerequisite: graduating majors in French. Requires undergraduate French majors to synthesize their knowledge of French contributions to world civilization. They will be required, as part of this enterprise, to demonstrate their mastery of the four basic skills involved in learning a foreign language: reading, writing, speaking, and understanding. (Sp) [V]
The prerequisite for courses numbered 5000 and over is 25 hours of French. Other specific prerequisites are so indicated.
G5223 Seventeenth-Century Theatre. A study of dramatic works of Moliere, Corneille, Racine and other contemporaries. (Irreg.)
G5273 Contemporary French Literature. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. This course presents the work of a variety of French literary writers, texts composed primarily from 1990 to the present, a period of great revival in French letters. Students examine important questions of intellectual and aesthetic impact in literature coming both from France and from Francophone countries across the world. (Irreg.)
G5283 Twentieth-Century French Novel. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Course presents a survey of the major forms of French novel throughout the twentieth century. (Irreg.)
G5293 Twentieth-Century French Poetry and Theatre. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Course examines major developments in French poetry and theatre throughout the twentieth century. (Irreg.)
G5313 Introduction to Old French. Prerequisite: 10 hours of college Latin or equivalent; some knowledge of articulatory phonetics useful, but not required. History of the French vernacular from Latin to Modern French: external history, phonology, morphology, lexicon, syntax, with emphasis on phonological evolution; and introduction to the reading of Old French via short excerpts from monuments of literature, from the Strasbourg Oaths to Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles. (Alt. F)
G5323 Old French Readings. Prerequisite: 5313. Introduction to a literary understanding and appreciation of the Old French Canon as represented by such texts as the Alexis, the Roland, Chretien's romances, Beroul's Tristan, the Rose, theatre, chronicles and lyric poetry, including Rutebeuf and Villon. (Alt. Sp)
G5603 Sixteenth-Century French Narrative and Prose. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission. Narrative and prose writers of the sixteenth century (i.e. Rabelais, Marguerite de Navarre, Montaigne). (Irreg.)
G5613 Sixteenth-Century French Poetry and Theatre. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. All major or minor poets will be studied, as well as the revival of classical theatre in French. (Irreg.)
G5623 Seventeenth Century Prose and Poetry. Prerequisite: 4153. A survey of baroque, precieux and classical style, form and content as exemplified in the prose and poetry of the period. (Irreg.)
G5633 Eighteenth Century French 'Philosophes'. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission. Presents the “philosophes” of the eighteenth century in France such as Montesquieu, Voltaire and Diderot. (Irreg.)
G5643 Eighteenth-Century French Narrative and Theatre. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. The course will present an overview of eighteenth-century French narrative and theatre. (Irreg.)
G5910 Problems in Research. 2 to 4 hours. May be repeated with change of content; maximum credit nine hours. An individual course of intensive research with the area and problem to be determined by the student and directing instructor. (F, Sp, Su)
G5930 Seminar in French Literature and Culture. Prerequisite: One 5000 level course in same general area. May be repeated with change of subject matter; maximum credit nine hours. In-depth study of a topic in French literature and culture. (Irreg.)
G5963 Nineteenth-Century French Novel. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Course covers the major developments of the French novel throughout the nineteenth century. (Irreg.)
G5973 Nineteenth-Century French Poetry and Theatre. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Course surveys the major literary developments in French poetry and theatre throughout the nineteenth century. (Irreg.)
G5980 Research for Master's Thesis. Variable enrollment, two to nine hours; maximum credit applicable toward degree, four hours. (F, Sp)
G5990 Independent Studies. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing, permission of instructor. May be repeated; maximum credit 12 hours. Independent reading on one or more topics under the general direction of a faculty member. (F, Sp, Su)
G6980 Research for Doctor's Dissertation. 2 to 16 hours. (F, Sp)
Updated: April 1, 2007