French

SCHOLARSHIPS
1.) The Sister Marie Phillip Haley Scholarship Fund
The Sister Marie Phillip Haley Scholarship Fund was established to assist junior or senior French majors who will be studying in France during the academic year.

2.) The Mary Helen Casey Scholarship Fund
The Mary Helen Casey Scholarship Fund was established to encourage junior-class French majors with a 3.0 or higher GPA.

Mary Helen Casey graduated Phi Beta Kappa from St. Catherine's in 1962, with a major in French and minor in English. Following graduation, Mary taught high school French and English in Minneapolis, and then attended graduate school at Fordham University. She received her doctorate degree in French Language and Literature at Fordham and was offered a teaching position in the French Department at Prince George's Community College in Maryland. She taught there until her untimely death in 1992.

Mary was passionate about education, travel, and all things French. Her enthusiasm for French education began at St. Catherine's, and she was introduced to her most meaningful teaching role models there. Mary was proud to be able to establish this scholarship to assist students who share in her love of French.

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FRENCH LANGUAGE CLASSES

To determine appropriate French level, please take the French Placement Exam.

FREN1110 Elementary French I
1 hour mandatory lab required in addition to class period.
Understanding, speaking, reading and writing functional French for beginners. Introduction to the culture of French-speaking countries. FREN1110 includes greetings, directions, verb tenses such as present, futur proche, and passe compose.

FREN1120 Elementary French II
1 hour mandatory lab required in addition to class period.
Continuation of FREN1110. More detail to vocabulary, grammar and verbs such as reflexive and reciprocal verbs, futur proche and simple, passe compose, imparfait, conditionnel etc.

FREN2110 Intermediate French I
1 hour mandatory lab required in addition to class period
Designed for students who have already taken FREN 1110-1120. It is a review and development of grammatical principles at an advanced level and an opening into cultural contexts.

FREN 2120 Intermediate French II
Students learn to improve their writing, reading and communication in French through an intensive grammar review; vocabulary building exercises; literary and cultural readings. Prereq: FREN 2110 or equivalent.

FREN 2200 Introduction to French and Francophone Culture
Introduction to French and Francophone culture. Students learn to develop vocabulary building and phonetic exercises, and learn how to analyze and compare literary texts to the visual arts. Prereq: FREN 2120

FREN 3050W French Composition I
A writing-intensive introduction to multiple genres of French writing with the goals of improving written and spoken expression, expanding vocabulary, acquiring proofreading skills, and developing critical and stylistic techniques. Prereq: FREN 2120

FREN 3060W French Composition II
Continuation of FREN 3050W with an introduction to literary analysis . Prereq: FREN 3050W

FREN 3130 Survey of French Literature I
An exploration of the vision du monde in French literary landmarks from the Middle ages to the 18th century. Prereq: FREN 3050W and 3060W

FREN 3140 Survey of French Literature II
A further exploration of the vision du monde in French literary landmarks of the 18th and 20th centuries. Prereq: FREN 3050W and 3060W.

FREN3250 French Civilization: Contemporary French Life and Thought
Introduction to French history and civilization with the goal of understanding past and contemporary French people as well as current sociopolitical issues in France. A diverse selection of readings, films and student presentations included. Prereq: 306W

FREN 4860 Seminar
Designed as a challenging capstone course for French majors. Its focus varies yearly; emphasis is careful literary analysis and writing. (Examples of focus: French Women Writers, French Catholic Writers or an in-depth study of one author such as Julien Green)

FREN 4990 Topics
The subject matter of the course is announced in the annual schedule of classes. Content varies from year to year but does not duplicate existing courses. Prereq: FREN 2120

GSJ 3990/4990: Global Search for Justice: The Immigrant Experience Immigration is a Core College Course that studies the immigrant experience in the United States and in France. GSJ 4990 -- taught in French -- concerns itself with the Immigrant Experience, specifically with the North African immigration to France.