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Courses

Syllabi are for course approval and reference only. Students will receive up-to-date syllabi when their courses begin.

All courses are taught in French.

The Intensive French Language Program (Level I)

Required Course

CAS LF 261 French Civilization
Seminar exploring French culture and civilization. Course materials include periodical literature in English and French, a French history book, and current French news or programs on society and politics. Field trips required. Throughout the semester, students are required to do an ethnographic study on French civilization. Scheibling. 4 cr. Syllabus

Elective Courses

CAS LF 211 Third-Semester French
Prerequisite: two semesters of college-level French, or placement exam results. Reinforces and extends skills in grammar and conversation. Literary readings, with discussions in class. Taught in French. CUEF faculty. 4 cr.

CAS LF 212 Fourth-Semester French
Prerequisite: three semesters of college-level French, or placement exam results. Continuation of CAS LF 211. Grammar review, conversations, and composition. Selections from contemporary literature, with discussions in class. Taught in French. CUEF faculty. 4 cr.

CAS LF 303 French Composition & Conversation I
Prerequisite: four semesters of college-level French, or placement exam results. Development of sophistication in handling the spoken and written language in social and academic situations. Grammar review, writing, pronunciation, comprehension, conversation, and vocabulary building. Taught in French. CUEF faculty. 4 cr.

CAS LF 304 French Composition & Conversation II
Prerequisite: five semesters of college-level French, or placement exam results. Continuation of CAS LF 303. Grammar review, writing, pronunciation, comprehension, conversation, and vocabulary building. Taught in French. CUEF faculty. 4 cr.

CAS LF 306 Advanced Oral Expression
Prerequisite: six semesters of college-level French, or placement exam results. Special attention is given to corrective phonetics. Readings of poetic and dramatic texts with emphasis on diction. Transcription based on International Phonetic Alphabet. CUEF faculty. 4 cr.

The Advanced Language and University Studies Program (Level II)

Required Course:

Students enroll in one of the following courses.

CAS FR 303 Travaux Pratiques I. 4 cr.

CAS FR 304 Travaux Pratiques II
Required (Level II). Advanced course in written and oral French meets eight hours (at the advanced level) to ten hours (at the intermediate level) per week. Students take a placement exam at the beginning of the semester and are placed in the appropriate section. Course work includes conversation, reading, composition, vocabulary and grammar exercises, a written ethnographic study on French civilization, and a final exam. CUEF faculty. 4 cr.

Elective Courses

Students choose four, 3-credit courses from CUEF or Université de Grenoble course offerings.

CUEF Courses
Some courses are offered only at the intermediate level, some at advanced, and some combined for both groups.

CAS FR 305 Translation

CAS FR 340-345 Culture Courses

French History
French Politics and Economics
France and Europe
French Civilization and Culture
French Cinema

CAS FR 400-402 Literature Courses
20th Century French Literature
Francophone Literature

Université de Grenoble Courses
Actual course offerings are not posted until just before the semester begins. What follows is a list of courses that students have taken in recent semesters.This list is not complete and the courses described may not be offered each semester. All final course registration takes place in Grenoble.

Art History
The Classical Period
Contemporary Art History
Fauvism and Cubism

History
History of Europe: 1945–Present
Third World History: French Colonies
History of Italy
History of Globalization

Linguistics
Phonetics
Stylistics
Syntax

Literature
Courses are offered in all periods and genres of French literature.

Philosophy
History of Philosphical Ideas

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Faculty

All members of the faculty who teach for the Boston University program are full-time faculty at the Université de Grenoble, some of them teaching CUEF as well as Faculté classes. All faculty members have been awarded the national Agregation degree.

Madeleine Briot: Associate professor of linguistics. Her field of expertise is morpho-syntax.

Louise Busato: Associate professor of communications, with a special interest in law and communication.

Hubert Desvages: Associate professor of history. His field of expertise is French and European politics in the 20th century.

Nathalie Fournier: Associate professor of classical languages. She specializes in stylistics and classical theatre.

Hélène Greven: Associate professor of sociology. Her focus is on Europe and the culture of the European community.

Jaques Lambert: Professor of philosophy. His field of expertise is the history of scientific ideas.

Marie-Françoise Luna: Associate professor of French literature. She specializes in eighteenth century literature, particularly the works of Casanova.

Catherine Mariette: Associate professor of French literature. She maintains expertise in nineteenth century literature, particularly Stendhal.

Patrick Pageon: Associate professor of communications. His specialization covers advertising, the media and semiologic systems.

Jean Perrin: Professor of English literature. He specializes in romantic literature and translation.

Gérard Sabatier: Associate professor of history. His focus is on state cultural policy and power in the seventeenth century. He is working on a book about Versailles.

Marie-Eve Scheibling: Maîtrise, Université de Grenoble III. She is the director of the Boston University program and an adjunct preceptor in the department of modern foreign languages at Boston University.

Jean Serroy: Professor of French literature, specializing in seventeenth century novels and theatre.

Patrice Terrone: Associate professor of French literature and history. His special interest is in literature and politics in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He taught previously at Swarthmore College. He is the academic advisor of the Boston University program in Grenoble.

Michel Vieignes: PhD, Indiana University. He is an associate professor of French literature and specializes in nineteenth century poetry and theatre. He taught previously at Bryn Mawr College and Indiana University.

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