Spring 2024

French 3310  – French Pronunciation and Intonation
Professor: Dr. Peter Golato, pgolato@txstate.edu

Description: Study and intensive practice of problems in French pronunciation and intonation.

* Contact Dr. Jennifer Forrest (jf05@txstate.edu) if you encounter any registration obstacles.

French 3351 – History of French Cinema II, 1960 to the Present
Professor: Dr. Jennifer Forrest, jf05@txstate.edu

Description: This course introduces students to the history of French cinema from the 1960s to the present. French filmmakers have made invaluable contributions to film style, technology, and criticism since the beginnings of the medium, and continue to do so, beginning with the innovative New Wave-era films directed by Agnès Varda, François Truffaut, Éric Rohmer, and Jean-Luc Godard. Students will examine the primary stylistic trends that have defined French film both as an art and as a commercial enterprise with the aim of contextualizing the dominant role of France in world cinema. Taught in English.

*Contact Dr. Jennifer Forrest (jf05@txstate.edu) if you encounter any registration obstacles.
 

French 3381 – Business French I
Professor: Dr. Carole Martin, cm11@txstate.edu

Description: This course has a twofold purpose: 1) to develop an understanding of business conducted in French, and the way it differs from American business practices, through the analysis of concrete situations; 2) to prepare for the Diplômes de Français Professionnel [DFP] granted by the French Chamber of Commerce (CCI Paris-Ile de France). Case studies and corresponding strategies will be performed by students acting as professionals in major areas of corporate life such as management or human resources. In our marketing sequence, we will study French ad campaigns featuring celebrities and participate in a hybrid discussion with students from Rennes2 Université. This emphasis on authentic documents and oral practice will directly contribute to the students' preparation of the DFPs, for which the examinations will be offered at Texas State University at the end of the spring semester. Accredited by the CCI Paris-Ile de France, these diplomas officially acknowledge one's level of fluency. As such, the DFPs can be instrumental in the pursuit of a career with a French component – whether it is a job in a French firm located in the United States, an internship in an American company based in France, a position in Québec, an offer from a non-governmental organization in the Francophone world, etc. It is also used to validate officially one's request for a long-term visa to study or work in France. In short, this course is an essential step in furthering students' engagement with the French language.  

*Contact Dr. Jennifer Forrest (jf05@txstate.edu) if you encounter any registration obstacles.

FR 4304C – Francophone Literature, Cinema, and Culture
Dr. Moira DiMauro-Jackson, md11@txstate.edu

Description: This course introduces students to the richness and diversity of the Francophone world through the study of its literature, film, and art. 
  

* Contact Dr. Jennifer Forrest (jf05@txstate.edu) if you encounter any registration obstacles.