Fall 2018

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French 001. Elementary French (5 units)
Supervisor: Prof. Julia Simon, jsimon@ucdavis.edu

Section

Instructor

Days/Times

Location

CRN

  001

  Rebecca Dickerson

  MTWRF 8:00-8:50A

  101 Wellman Hall

  24092

  002

  Rashana Lydner

  MTWRF 9:00-9:50A

  101 Wellman Hall   24093

  003

  Mirna Reyna

  MTWRF 10:00-10:50A

  101 Wellman Hall   24094

  004

  Celina Vargas

  MTWRF 11:00-11:50A

  101 Wellman Hall   24095

  005

  Kyrie Foster

  MTWRF 12:10-1:00P

  101 Wellman Hall

  24096

Description: Presentation of the basic grammar and vocabulary of French as well as cultural information about the French-speaking world (textbook chapters 1 to 6); in-class interactive exercises and out-of-class assignments for practice in using the language for listening and reading comprehension, writing, and speaking. French is the exclusive means of communication in class. The course meets five hours per week, with 20-25 students per section. Daily homework assignments are completed using iLrn, an online platform.  Additional materials are posted to Canvas.

Prerequisite: No previous study of French is assumed. Students who have never studied French (or who have had fewer than two years of French in high school and do not place into French 002) should enroll in French 001. Students with two or more years of French in high school may only take this course for a Pass/ No Pass grade.

Course Grade: The final grade for the course will be determined by daily preparation and participation (10%), homework (15%), quizzes (10%), written composition (10%), oral quizzes (5%), oral exam (10%), 6 chapter tests (30%), and comprehensive final exam (10%).

GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities and World Cultures.

Format: Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.

Textbook:

  • Kimberly Jansma and Margaret Ann Kassen, Motifs: An Introduction to French Enhanced Package [6th Edition]  (Heinle Cengage, 2013)

French 002. Elementary French (5 units)
Supervisor: Prof. Julia Simon, jsimon@ucdavis.edu

Section

Instructor

Days/Times

Location

CRN

  001

  E Roberts

  MTWRF 9:00-9:50A

  217 Olson Hall

  24097

  002

  Gabrielle Names

  MTWRF 8:00-8:50A

  107 Wellman Hall   24098

Description: Presentation of the basic grammar and vocabulary of French as well as cultural information about the French-speaking world (textbook chapters 7 to 11); in-class interactive exercises and out-of-class assignments for practice in using the language for listening and reading comprehension, writing, and speaking. French is the exclusive means of communication in class. The course meets five hours per week, with 20-25 students per section. Course materials (other than the textbook and workbook) and daily homework assignments are available through SmartSite.

Course Grade: The final grade for the course will be determined by daily preparation and participation (10%), homework (15%), quizzes (10%), written composition (10%), oral quizzes (5%), oral exam (10%), 4 chapter tests (30%), and comprehensive final exam (10%).

Prerequisite: French 001 or Language Placement Exam (any student, regardless of previous experience studying French, may take this course for a letter or Pass/ No Pass grade.)

GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities and World Cultures.

Format: Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.

Textbook:

  • Kimberly Jansma and Margaret Ann Kassen, Motifs: An Introduction to French Enhanced Package [6th Edition]  (Heinle Cengage, 2013)

French 003. Elementary French (5 units)
Supervisor: Prof. Julia Simon, jsimon@ucdavis.edu

Section

Instructor

Days/Times

Location

CRN

  001

  Zach Scovel

  MTWRF 9:00-9:50A

  115 Wellman Hall

  24099

  002

  Poonam Vaya / Kirsten Zehring

  MTWRF 2:10-3:00P

  261 Olson Hall   24100

Description: Presentation of the basic grammar and vocabulary of French as well as cultural information about the French-speaking world (textbook chapters 12 to 16); in-class interactive exercises and out-of-class assignments for practice in using the language for listening and reading comprehension, writing, and speaking. French is the exclusive means of communication in class. The course meets five hours per week, with 20-25 students per section. Course materials (other than the textbook and workbook) and daily homework assignments are available through SmartSite.

Course Grade: The final grade for the course will be determined by daily preparation and participation (10%), homework (15%), quizzes (10%), written composition (10%), oral quizzes (5%), oral exam (10%), 4 chapter tests (30%), and comprehensive final exam (10%).

Prerequisite: French 002 or Language Placement Exam (any student, regardless of previous experience studying French, may take this course for a letter or Pass/ No Pass grade.)

GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities and World Cultures.

Format: Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.

Textbook:

  • Kimberly Jansma and Margaret Ann Kassen, Motifs: An Introduction to French Enhanced Package [6th Edition]  (Heinle Cengage, 2013)

French 021. Intermediate French (5 units)
Supervisor: Prof. Julia Simon, jsimon@ucdavis.edu

Section

Instructor

Days/Times

Location

CRN

  001

  Kyle Patterson

  MTWR 9:00-9:50A

  251 Olson Hall

  24101

  002

  Jai Sharad Apate

  MTWR 12:10-1:00P

  125 Olson Hall   24102

Description: Presentation and analysis of the cultures of the French-speaking world (Paris, Quebec, Tahiti, Lyon, Northern Africa) and comparison to home culture; review of the basic grammar presented in first-year French; expansion of vocabulary related to city living, history/geography, the arts, food/cooking, and family life (textbook chapters 1 to 5). In-class presentations and activities, as well as out-of-class assignments, are conducted solely in French and focus on the development of listening and reading comprehension, writing, and speaking skills. The course meets four hours per week, plus an additional hour of independent web-based work, with 20-25 students per section. Course materials (other than the textbook and workbook) and daily homework assignments are available through SmartSite.

Course Grade: The final grade for the course will be determined by daily preparation and participation, homework, and one in-class composition per chapter (5 x 13% = 85%), an oral final exam (5%), and a written final exam (10%).

Prerequisite: French 001A or French 003 or Language Placement Exam (any student, regardless of previous experience studying French, may take this course for a letter or Pass/ No Pass grade.)

GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, Oral Literacy, World Cultures and Writing Experience.

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 4 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.

Textbook:

  • Jean Marie Schultz and Marie-Paul Tranvouez, Réseau: Communication, Intégration, Intersections [2nd Edition] Package  (Pearson Learning Solutions, 2014)
     

French 022. Intermediate French (5 units)
Supervisor: Prof. Julia Simon, jsimon@ucdavis.edu

Lamia Mezzour-Hodson

MTWR 9:00-9:50A
1344 Storer Hall
CRN 24104

Description: Presentation and analysis of the cultures of the French-speaking world (Senegal, Martinique, Geneva, Strasbourg, Brussels) and comparison to home culture; review of the basic grammar presented in first-year French; expansion of vocabulary related to commerce, tourism, sports and leisure, politics, and modern technology (textbook chapters 6 to 10). In-class presentations and activities, as well as out-of-class assignments, are conducted solely in French and focus on the development of listening and reading comprehension, writing, and speaking skills. The course meets four hours per week, plus an additional hour of independent web-based work, with 25 students per section. Course materials (other than the textbook and workbook) and daily homework assignments are available through SmartSite.

Course Grade: The final grade for the course will be determined by daily preparation and participation, homework, and one in-class composition per chapter (5 x 13% = 85%), an oral final exam (5%), and a written final exam (10%).

Prerequisite: French 021 or Language Placement Exam (any student, regardless of previous experience studying French, may take this course for a letter or Pass/ No Pass grade.)

GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, Oral Literacy, World Cultures and Writing Experience.

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 4 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.

Textbook:

  • Jean Marie Schultz and Marie-Paul Tranvouez, Réseau: Communication, Intégration, Intersections [2nd Edition] Package  (Pearson Learning Solutions, 2014)
     

French 023. Intermediate French (5 units)
Supervisor: Prof. Julia Simon, jsimon@ucdavis.edu

Kirsten Zehring

MTWR 12:10-1:00P
5 Wellman Hall
CRN 24105

Description: The goals in this course are to advance your comprehension and use of the French language, with a particular focus on writing skills. Structured reading, analysis, discussion and writing assignments will enable you to increase your vocabulary, improve your oral and aural proficiency, solidify your mastery of grammatical structures, and develop greater ease and sophistication in written and spoken expression.

Prerequisite: French 022 or Language Placement Exam (any student, regardless of previous experience studying French, may take this course for a letter or Pass/ No Pass grade.)

GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, Oral Literacy, World Cultures and Writing Experience.

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 4 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.

Textbooks:

  • Jean Marie Schultz and Marie-Paul Tranvouez, Réseau: Communication, Intégration, Intersections [2nd Edition] Package  (Pearson Learning Solutions, 2014)
  • Jean Anouilh, Antigone  (Table Ronde, 2008)

French 100. Composition in French (4 units)
Emeline Diolot

MWF 11:00-11:50A
115 Wellman Hall
CRN 24112

Course Description: Instruction and practice in expository writing in French, with emphasis on organization, correct syntax, and vocabulary building.

Prerequisite: French 023.

GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, World Cultures and Writing Experience.

Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Term Paper.

Textbooks:

  • A Course Reader
  • Online material available on Canvas

French 107B. Making Modern France (4 units)
Claire Goldstein

TR 10:30-11:50A
102 Hutchison Hall
CRN 24113

Course Description: Read real historical documents, analyze painting and architecture, and re-enact philosophical debates about important social issues in this quarter’s exploration of the political and cultural history of France from the beginning of the seventeenth century through middle of the nineteenth century. Highlights of our survey will include: Henri IV’s edict of Nantes, which ended the French Religious Wars; Versailles and Louis XIV’s cultural and political project of French absolutism; Enlightenment polemics about economic inequality and religious toleration; the revolution of 1789; the rise of Napoleon; and the industrial transformation of Paris in the nineteenth century. We will engage topics such as the role of women and minorities in society and France’s relationship with the broader world as students hone reading, writing, and speaking skills in French.

Prerequisite: French 023 or consent of instructor (cbgoldstein@ucdavis.edu).

GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, World Cultures and Writing Experience.

Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Term Paper.

Textbooks:

  • TBA
     

French 109. French Phonetics (4 units)
Eric Russell

MWF 10:00-10:50A
1132 Bainer Hall
CRN 24114

Course Description: This course will introduce you to phonetic transcription using the International Phonetic Alphabet, familiarize you with how French sounds are produced alone and in context, and highlight common mistakes made by nonnative speakers of French. We will also discuss the correspondence between written and spoken French, some of the difficulties for Anglophone learners of French, and regional variation in the Francophone world.

This course is likely very different from others you have taken, and you'll be asked to look at language from a more scientific perspective. In additional to French, you should be prepared to discover a great deal about English, other languages and human linguistic production, in general; spoken forms and spelling; formal differences between the "Standard" and other varieties across the French-speaking world.

By the end of the quarter, you should:

  • be able to transcribe, using the IPA, a spoken or written passage
  • be able to describe the sound inventory of French using standard linguistic terminology
  • recognize, understand and exemplify different phonological processes affecting the online ("real-time") production of French utterances
  • recognize, evaluate and correct pronunciation flaws common to English speakers of French.

Prerequisite: French 023 or the equivalent.

GE credit (New): Social Sciences.

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 3 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.

Textbooks:

  • TBA

French 116. Renaissance Literature (4 units)
Claire Goldstein

TR 1:40-3:00P
1130 Hart Hall
CRN 43650

Description: From the printed book to the discovery of the New World, the Renaissance in France witnessed an astonishing expansion of cultural production, but this period also had a terrible dark side in the wars of religion that pitted neighbors and even family members against each other in one of the most brutal conflicts ever to roil France. This quarter we will discover some of the new forms of literature and literary inquiry, such as the sonnet and the essay, that emerged in this important historical period. From Rabelais’s raunchy and over the top humor, to d’Aubigny’s and Ronsard’s heartbroken reactions to civil war, to Michel de Montaigne’s strikingly modern philosophical musings, the literature of the French Renaissance is a fascinating window into the past and continues to speak powerfully to many vital questions we still wrestle with today. Fulfills the Civilization or Early Period Literature requirement for French Majors.

Prerequisite: French 100 or consent of instructor (cbgoldstein@ucdavis.edu).

GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, World Cultures and Writing Experience.

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 3 hours; Term Paper.

Textbooks:

  • Michel de Montaigne, Essais  (Larousse, 2008)
  • Caroline Trotot, L'Humanisme et le Renaissance: Anthologie  (Flammarion, 2009)
  • François Rabelais, Pantagruel; Gargantua  (Larousse, 2008)

GRADUATE COURSES


French 204. Medieval Literature (4 units)
Noah Guynn

T 2:10-5:00P
522 Sproul Hall
CRN 42525

Course Description: This course will offer an introduction to the study of Old French language and literature.  Our aims will be to master the basic elements of Old French morphology, grammar, and syntax and to develop skills in the philological and formal analysis of medieval literature.  We will pay particular attention to new trends in literary formalism and to scholarship that seeks to reorient the theory and practice of close reading.  Students will be asked to do regular translation assignments and explications de texte.  Class sessions will be structured as workshops and will require active, informed participation from all students.  Course requirements will include a translation exam and a 10-page paper.  The course will be taught in English, however a reading knowledge of Latin and/or a modern Romance language is required.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor (ndguynn@ucdavis.edu).

Format: Seminar - 3 hours; Term Paper.

Textbook:

  • William W. Kibler, An Introduction to Old French  (The Modern Language Association of America, 1984)

French 390A. The Teaching of French in College (2 units)
Julia Simon

Enrollees will be informed of schedule, meeting location and CRN.

Course Description: Course designed for graduate teaching assistants with emphasis on problems and procedures encountered by teachers of lower division classes at the university. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor (jsimon@ucdavis.edu).

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 2 hours.

Textbooks:

  • TBA