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OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION
Professors
Kingstone, Basil D.; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Oxford), M.A. (Ottawa)—1963.
van den Hoven, Adrian T; B.A. (Assumption), M.A. (French), M.A. (English)
(Windsor), D.ès L. (Louvain)—1966.
Cassano, Paul; B.A. (Windsor), M.A., Ph.D. (Columbia)—1968.
deVillers, Jean-Pierre; L. ès L. (Aix-en-Provence), Ph.D. (Colorado)—1968.
Starets, Moshé; Dipl. Ed., B.A., M.A. (Tel Aviv), Doct. 3e cycle
(Sorbonne)—1986.
Associate Professors
Skakoon, Walter Sylvester; B.A. (Western Ontario), M.A. (Toronto)—1962.
Lemieux, Gérard A; B.A. (Laurentian), M.A. (Laval)—1967.
Assistant Professors
Fraser, Veronica; B.A. (London), M.A. , Ph.D. (Toronto)—1988.
3.7.1 PROGRAM REGULATIONS
The French language is an essential part of Canada's culture, not only
for those who become teachers or translators, but also for those who enter
the legal profession, the federal or provincial civil service, social work,
business, or industry—in short, all walks of life.
Minor, general degree, and combined honours degree programs are available
in French. An honours degree program is available in French Language and
Literature.
Options in French: Students wishing to take French as an option are
free to select any course provided that they have demonstrated a sufficient
command of the language, and/or sufficient preparation in literary studies.
3.7.2 PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Requirements for degree programs make reference to the following
groups of courses:
Preparatory French: 29-101, 29-102.
French Language Training: 29-121, 29-122, 29-221, 29-222, 29-325.
Translation Courses: 29-328, 29-329, 29-421, 29-423, 29-425,
29-427.
Linguistics: 29-230, 29-231, 29-330, 29-331, 29-332, 29-430,
29-431, 29-432.
French Literature: 29-141, 29-252, 29-253, 29-255, 29-256, 29-257,
29-258, 29-353, 29-354, 29-355, 29-356, 29-357.
French-Canadian Literature: 29-179, 29-281, 29-282, 29-382.
Modern French Culture: 29-260.
Special Topics: 29-390 to 29-496.
Directed Readings: 29-497, 29-498, 29-499.
Canadian Studies: 29-280.
Minor in French
Required: a minimum of six French courses, including 29-121,
29-122, 29-221, and 29-222; plus two courses which may be in language,
translation, linguistics, or literature.
General French
Total courses: thirty.
Major requirements: sixteen courses, consisting of:
(a) 29-121, 29-122, 29-221, and 29-222; and one of 29-325, 29-328,
or 29-329; plus 29-230, 29-231, and one of 29-330, 29-331, or 29-332;
(b) 29-141 and 29-252; one of 29-253 or 29-255; one of 29-256, 29-257,
or 29-258; one of 29-350, 29-353 or 29-354; one of 29-355, 29-356 or 29-357;
and one of 29-179, 29-281, 29-282, or 29-382;
(c) one Special Topics (400-level) course, or 29-260.
Option requirements (see 2.5.14 for subject areas): six courses
including
(a) two Social Science courses;
(b) two Arts or two Science courses;
(c) two additional courses from Arts, Social Science or Science.
Other requirements:
(a) six more courses from Arts, Languages, Social Science, or Science,
excluding French;
(b) two courses from any area of study, excluding French.
Honours French Language and Literature
Total courses: forty.
Major requirements: twenty-four courses, consisting of:
(a) 29-121, 29-122, 29-221 and 29-222; plus one of 29-325, 29-328,
or 29-329; and 29-230, 29-231, 29-330, 29-331, and 29-332;
(b) 29-141 and 29-252; one of 29-253 or 29-255; one of 29-256, 29-257,
or 29-258; one of 29-350, 29-353 or 29-354; one of 29-355 or 29-356; 29-357;
one of 29-179, 29-281, 29-282, or 29-382; plus three additional French
literature courses;
(c) three Special Topics (400-level) courses. (29-260 may be substituted
for one Special Topics course.)
Option requirements (see 2.5.14 for subject areas): six courses
including
(a) two Social Science courses;
(b) two Arts or two Science courses;
(c) two additional courses from Arts, Social Science or Science.
Other requirements:
(a) four more courses from Arts, Languages, Social Science, or Science,
excluding French;
(b) six courses from any area of study, excluding French.
Combined Honours Programs
Major requirements—French: seventeen courses consisting of:
(a) 29-121, 29-122, 29-221, and 29-222; and one of 29-325, 29-328,
or 29-329; plus 29-230, 29-231, and one of 29-330, 29-331, or 29-332;
(b) 29-141 and 29-252; one of 29-253 or 29-255; one of 29-256, 29-257,
or 29-258; one of 29-350, 29-353 or 29-354; one of 29-355, 29-356 or 29-357;
and one of 29-179, 29-281, 29-282, or 29-382;
(c) two Special Topics (400-level) courses. (29-260 may be substituted
for one Special Topics course.)
Major requirements—Other Subject: as prescribed by that area
of study.
Option requirements (see 2.5.14 for subject areas): six courses
including
(a) two Social Science courses;
(b) two Arts or two Science courses;
(c) two additional courses from Arts, Social Science or Science.
Other requirements: additional options (if required) to a total
of forty courses.
3.7.3 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
All courses with the prefix 29- are taught in French.
Not all courses listed will necessarily be offered each term. Courses
are three hours a week (3.00 credit hours) unless otherwise indicated.
Language and linguistics courses may require laboratory and/or field work.
Antirequisite: An antirequisite is a specific course or level of attainment
which, if already successfully completed, does not permit registration
for credit in another desired course, or which may not be taken for credit
concurrently with another course.
29-101. Preparatory French: Intermediate Level I
Grammar, acquisition of reading and writing skills, aural comprehension,
oral practice. Laboratory work. This course is equivalent to Level 4 French.
29-102. Preparatory French: Intermediate Level II
Further training in grammar. Reading and writing skills. Additional
aural comprehension and oral practice. Laboratory work. This course is
equivalent to OAC French. (Prerequisite: 29-101 or Level 4 French.)
29-121. French Language Training I
Phonetics: theory and practice. Grammar: norms and functions of the
French verb system. Laboratory work, oral practice, composition. (Prerequisite:
OAC French, C.P.O. Français, or equivalents.) (Antirequisite: any
200-level French language training courses.)
29-122. French Language Training II
Grammar: norms and functions of nouns, pronouns, and modifiers. Development
of reading comprehension. Laboratory work, oral practice, composition.
(Prerequisite: OAC French, or C.P.O. Français, or equivalent.) (Antirequisite:
any 200-level French language training courses.)
29-141. Introduction to Literary Studies
An introduction to the analysis of literary genres: poetry, drama,
and prose fiction. (This course is a prerequisite for all further studies
in French Literature.)
29-179. An Introduction to Quebec Literary History
An introduction to the literary history of Quebec based on a reading
of selected texts that reflect the development of the major genres in Quebec
literature: the historical novel and poetry of the land.
29-221. French Language Training III
Effective oral and written communication; practice in the logical development
of ideas; vocabulary expansion. (Prerequisites: 29-121 and 29-122.)
29-222. French Language Training IV
Effective oral and written communication; practice in correspondence,
in writing reports and summaries; study of styles and registers. (Prerequisites:
29-121 and 29-122.)
29-230. Introduction to Linguistics I
A survey of linguistic concepts; a historical overview of attitudes
towards and ideas of language; Saussure and the development of linguistics
in the twentieth century. Descriptive linguistics in the twentieth century
since Saussure. Language analysis at the four levels of description: phonetics,
phonology, morphology, and syntax.
29-231. Introduction to Linguistics II
Generative syntax, semantics, pragmatics and sociolinguistics. (Prerequisite:
29-230.)
29-252. French Classicism
An introduction to the literature of seventeenth-century France and
its principal doctrines.
29-253. The French Enlightenment
An introduction to the literature and thought of eighteenth-century
France.
29-255. French Romanticism I
The causes and early forms of French romanticism in the late eighteenth
and early nineteenth centuries. Principal authors studied are Rousseau,
Constant, Chateaubriand, and Lamartine.
29-256. French Romanticism II
Later developments in French romanticism. Principal authors studied
are Hugo, Vigny, Musset, and Stendhal.
29-257. French Realism
A study of the mid-nineteenth-century novelists Balzac and Flaubert,
and the poets Baudelaire, Nerval, and the Parnassians.
29-258. French Naturalism and Symbolism
A study of the novel and poetry in the latter half of the nineteenth
century. Principal authors are Zola, Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Mallarmé.
29-260. Modern French Culture
A general study of the patterned behaviour which constitutes the
modern
French cultural system, focusing on its intellectual, sociological, political,
and religious aspects. Students will be required to read texts and will
also avail themselves of the latest audiovisual technology.
29-280. French-Canadian Literature in Translation
An introductory study of the development of the French-Canadian literary
tradition in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Manitoba, with particular
emphasis on major literary trends since Confederation. All texts will be
read in English. (Not available for credit in any French degree program.)
29-281. Development of the Novel in Quebec
A study of the development of the novel in French Canada with emphasis
on the historical novel and the novel of the land. Authors: Ringuet, Savard,
Gabrielle Roy, Anne Hébert, Godbout, et al.
29-282. The Contemporary Novel in Quebec
A study of recent trends in the novel in Quebec. Authors selected from
Beaulieu, H. Aquin, J. Poulin, Marie-Claire Blais, Ducharme, et al.
29-325. French for Les Facultés d'Education
A special language course designed to prepare students for the test
de compétence required by certain Facultés d'education. (Prerequisites:
29-221 and 29-222.)
29-328. Aspects of Translation: French-English, English-French I
A comparative analysis of French and English structures with special
emphasis on translation processes. Accompanied by regular exercises in
translation. (Prerequisites: 29-221 and 29-222.)
29-329. Aspects of Translation: French-English, English-French II
A comparative analysis of French and English structures with special
emphasis on questions of meaning related to the sentence and its context.
Accompanied by regular exercises in translation. (Prerequisites: 29-221
and 29-222.)
29-330. Applied Linguistics
The application of modern linguistic theory to the teaching of native,
second, and foreign languages. This course has been designed especially
for prospective teachers or teachers who wish to update and increase their
knowledge of language teaching techniques and the linguistic theory underlying
these techniques. (Prerequisite: 29-231.)
29-331. Introduction to Romance Languages
A study of the main Romance languages from the point of view of their
structure and development out of Vulgar Latin. Some knowledge of Latin
or a second Romance language is desirable. (Prerequisite: 29-231 or consent
of instructor.)
29-332. The Development of Classical and Modern French
This course will examine successive stages in the development and formation
of the French language from late antiquity to the Renaissance. (Prerequisite:
29-231.)
29-350. French Literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
This course will examine the major authors and genres of the Middle
Ages and the Renaissance, from the twelfth to the sixteenth century, including:
the chanson de geste, the love songs of the troubadours, the Arthurian
Romance, the sonnets of Ronsard, and the works of Rabelais.
29-353. Modern French Poetry and Drama
Representative works of the period from 1900-1940. Among the authors
studied: Valéry, Cocteau, Apollinaire, Claudel, the Surrealists,
Giraudoux, and Montherlant.
29-354. The Modern French Novel
Representative works of the period from 1900-1940. Among the authors
studied: Proust, Gide, Céline, and Malraux.
29-355. French Existentialism
A study of the dominant literary and intellectual movement in France
during the 1940's and early 1950's. Principal authors studied are Sartre,
Simone de Beauvoir, Camus, and Genet.
29-356. Contemporary French Literature and Thought
From the "Nouveau Roman" to recent writing. The post-modern aesthetic.
29-357. Contemporary Critical Theory
An introduction to major critical movements: reader response, structuralism,
post-structuralism, and feminist theory.
29-382. Contemporary Quebec Poetry and Drama
Authors selected from Hébert, Grandbois, Lapointe, Ducharme,
Tremblay, et al.
29-421. Advanced Translation: French–English, English–French
Translation from selected texts from newspapers and periodicals. (Prerequisites:
29-328 and 29-329, or permission of the instructor.)
29-423. Advanced Translation: French–English, English–French
Translation of business and commercial material. (Prerequisites: 29-328
and 29-329, or permission of the instructor.)
29-425. Advanced Translation: French–English, English–French
Translation of legal and administrative material. (Prerequisites: 29-328
and 29-329, or permission of the instructor.)
29-427. Advanced Translation: French–English, English–French
Translation of scientific and technical material. (Prerequisites: 29-328
and 29-329, or permission of the instructor.)
29-430. Theories of Syntax
Detailed examination of modern approaches to sentence structure, with
particular emphasis on generative grammar. (Prerequisite: 29-231.)
29-431. Theories of Semantics
Detailed examination of modern theories of meaning, with particular
emphasis on semantic feature analysis and the relationship between semantics
and syntax. (Prerequisite: 29-231.)
29-432. Theories of Phonology
Detailed examination of modern approaches to phonetics (production
of sounds in speech) and phonemics (analysis of distinctive units of sound),
with particular emphasis on generative phonology. (Prerequisite: 29-333
or consent of instructor.)
SPECIAL TOPICS COURSES
Special topics courses are numbered from 29-390 to 29-496 and
include all 400-series courses listed in the French program.
29-390 to 29-399. Special Topics in Language and Linguistics
29-400 to 29-409. Special Topics in Literature
29-410 to 29-419. French Language: History, Stylistics, and
Other Aspects
29-420 to 29-429. Translation
29-430 to 29-439. French Linguistics
29-440 to 29-449. French Literature: Criticism
29-450 to 29-469. French Literature: Authors and Periods
29-470 to 29-479. French Culture: History and Contemporary
Aspects
29-480 to 29-489. French Canadian Literature and Culture
DIRECTED READINGS
29-497 to 29-499.
STUDIES OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
French students have many opportunities to enrich their academic French
studies through our links with the Université Laval and the Université
de Nice. They can pursue studies in linguistics or literature at the Université
Laval at the undergraduate or graduate level. They can also participate
in Nice in the Canadian Third Year in Nice program. Contact a program advisor
for details.
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