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This course is taught in French. A study of French & Francophone business practices (concepts, structures, principles, and activities). Supplementary information on current business related events of interest. Prerequisites: FRENCHST 371.

The second of two consecutive courses devoted to advanced grammar review and composition (following French 371). Extensive written practice with various grammatical structures, frequent short writing assignments, introduction to literary analysis. Taught in French.

Study of major trends in the nineteenth-century French novel. Specific topics will vary and may focus on a specific movement, author or theme.

The essential theoretical and aesthetic components of French classical comedy and tragedy are studied with particular reference to the theaters of Moliere and Racine. Textual readings of plays by Moliere and Racine are enhanced with video screenings of their theatrical adaptations in contemporary French culture in order to widen the interpretive horizon for each text, as well as assess its reception and impact on contemporary culture. Course taught in French.

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The first of two consecutive courses devoted to advanced grammar review and composition (followed by French 473). Extensive written practice with various grammatical structures, frequent short writing assignments, introduction to literary analysis. Taught in French.

The first of two consecutive courses devoted to advanced grammar review and composition (followed by French 473). Extensive written practice with various grammatical structures, frequent short writing assignments, introduction to literary analysis. Taught in French.

After the New Wave, contemporary French cinema from the 1980s to the present has not ceased to interrogate the transformations at work in France's recent history, from the periods of occupation and decolonization to societal issues such as suburban life and culture, immigration, and the French educational system. In a series of films ranging from thrillers to comedies, this course will focus on how these issues reflect economic realities, national obsessions, and social transformations.