Department of French
(Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
1602 Dunton Tower
613-520-2168
http://carleton.ca/french
This section presents the requirements for programs in:
- French B.A. Honours
- French B.A. Combined Honours
- French and Journalism B.J. Combined Honours
- French B.A. General
- Minor in French
A Co-operative education option is available. See the Co-operative Education section of this calendar.
Graduation Requirements
In addition to the requirements listed below, students must satisfy:
- the University regulations, including the process of Academic Performance Evaluation (see the Academic Regulations of the University section of this Calendar),
- the common regulations applying to all B.A. students including those relating to Breadth Requirements (see Academic Regulations for the Bachelor of Arts Degree ).
Students should consult the Department when planning their program and selecting courses.
English-speaking students who wish to graduate with a B.A. General or Honours in French, a B.A. Combined Honours in French and a B.J. Combined Honours in French are normally required to pass an oral examination testing their proficiency in spoken French. The examination normally takes place during the second year for B.A. General students and during the third year for B.A. Honours. Students have the option of repeating the examination during the following academic year.
Program Requirements
French
B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (10.0 credits) | ||
1. 1.0 credit from: | 1.0 | |
FREN 1100 [1.0] | Intermediate French | |
FREN 1110 [1.0] | Written French 1 | |
FYSM 1408 [1.0] | World Literature in French | |
2. 1.0 credit from: | 1.0 | |
FREN 2110 [1.0] | Written French 2 | |
3. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
FREN 2201 [1.0] | Introduction aux études littéraires | |
4. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
FREN 2401 [1.0] | Fonctionnement d'une langue: le français | |
5. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
FREN 3050 [0.5] | Compétences critiques | |
6. 2.5 credits at the 3000-level in one of the following series: | 2.5 | |
a. Literature: | ||
FREN 3212 [0.5] | Des manuscrits aux belles-lettres : de la littérature médiévale à l'humanisme | |
FREN 3213 [0.5] | Du Baroque aux Lumières | |
FREN 3214 [0.5] | Révolutions, avant-gardes et ruptures : du 19e siècle aux années 1950 | |
FREN 3215 [0.5] | Les ères du soupçon : contemporanéités de la littérature | |
FREN 3251 [0.5] | Introduction aux méthodes d'analyse littéraire | |
b. Linguistics: | ||
FREN 3412 [0.5] | Morphologie et sémantique | |
FREN 3413 [0.5] | Lexique et syntaxe | |
FREN 3414 [0.5] | Sociolinguistique du français | |
FREN 3415 [0.5] | La fabrique du français | |
FREN 3451 [0.5] | Analyse linguistique du français | |
7. 2.0 credits at the 4000-level | 2.0 | |
8. 1.0 credits in FREN at the 3000-level or higher | 1.0 | |
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (10.0 credits) | ||
9. 8.0 credits in electives not in FREN | 8.0 | |
10. 2.0 credits in free electives (may include FREN). | 2.0 | |
Total Credits | 20.0 |
Notes:
- Students exempted from either one of the courses in Item 1 or 2 above must replace it with another FREN course.
French
B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (7.0 credits) | ||
1. 1.0 credit from: | 1.0 | |
FREN 1100 [1.0] | Intermediate French | |
FYSM 1408 [1.0] | World Literature in French | |
2. 1.0 credit from: | 1.0 | |
FREN 2100 [1.0] | Advanced French | |
FREN 2110 [1.0] | Written French 2 | |
3. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
FREN 2201 [1.0] | Introduction aux études littéraires | |
4. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
FREN 2401 [1.0] | Fonctionnement d'une langue: le français | |
5. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
FREN 3050 [0.5] | Compétences critiques | |
6. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
FREN 32XX or FREN 34XX | ||
7. 1.0 credit in 3000-level FREN | 1.0 | |
8. 1.0 credit in 4000-level FREN | 1.0 | |
B. Additional Requirements (13.0 credits) | 13.0 | |
9. The requirements from the other discipline must be satisfied | ||
10. 5.0 credits in electives not in FREN or the other discipline | ||
11. Sufficient free electives to make 20.0 credits for the degree. | ||
Total Credits | 20.0 |
Note: students exempted from either one of the courses in Item 1 or 2 above must replace it with another FREN course.
French and Journalism
B.J. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
This program is restricted to students in the Bachelor of Journalism program. Please consult the Journalism section of the calendar for complete details. The required credits in French are as follows:
Requirements: (7.0 French credits--consult Journalism section for full requirements)
1. 1.0 credit from: | 1.0 | |
FREN 1100 [1.0] | Intermediate French | |
FYSM 1408 [1.0] | World Literature in French | |
2. 1.0 credit from: | 1.0 | |
FREN 2100 [1.0] | Advanced French | |
FREN 2110 [1.0] | Written French 2 | |
3. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
FREN 2201 [1.0] | Introduction aux études littéraires | |
4. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
FREN 2401 [1.0] | Fonctionnement d'une langue: le français | |
5. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
FREN 3050 [0.5] | Compétences critiques | |
6. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
FREN 32XX or FREN 34XX | ||
7. 1.0 credit in 3000-level FREN | 1.0 | |
8. 1.0 credit in: FREN at the 4000 level | 1.0 | |
Total Credits | 7.0 |
Note: students exempted from either one of the courses in Item 1 or 2 above must replace it with another FREN course.
French
B.A. General (15.0 credits)
A. Credits included in the Major CGPA (6.0 credits) | ||
1. 1.0 credit from: | 1.0 | |
FREN 1100 [1.0] | Intermediate French | |
FREN 1110 [1.0] | Written French 1 | |
FYSM 1408 [1.0] | World Literature in French | |
2. 1.0 credit from: | 1.0 | |
FREN 2110 [1.0] | Written French 2 | |
3. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
FREN 2201 [1.0] | Introduction aux études littéraires | |
4. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
FREN 2401 [1.0] | Fonctionnement d'une langue: le français | |
5. 1.0 credits at the 3000-level in one of the following series: | 1.0 | |
a. Literature | ||
FREN 3212 [0.5] | Des manuscrits aux belles-lettres : de la littérature médiévale à l'humanisme | |
FREN 3213 [0.5] | Du Baroque aux Lumières | |
FREN 3214 [0.5] | Révolutions, avant-gardes et ruptures : du 19e siècle aux années 1950 | |
FREN 3215 [0.5] | Les ères du soupçon : contemporanéités de la littérature | |
FREN 3251 [0.5] | Introduction aux méthodes d'analyse littéraire | |
b. Linguistics | ||
FREN 3412 [0.5] | Morphologie et sémantique | |
FREN 3413 [0.5] | Lexique et syntaxe | |
FREN 3414 [0.5] | Sociolinguistique du français | |
FREN 3415 [0.5] | La fabrique du français | |
FREN 3451 [0.5] | Analyse linguistique du français | |
6. 1.0 credit in FREN at the 3000-level or higher | 1.0 | |
B. Credits not included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits) | ||
7. 7.0 credits not in FREN | 7.0 | |
8. 2.0 credits in free electives (may include FREN). | 2.0 | |
Total Credits | 15.0 |
Note: students exempted from either one of the courses in Item 1 or 2 above must replace it with another FREN course.
Minor in French (4.0 credits)
Open to all undergraduate degree students not in French programs.
Requirements | ||
1. 3.0 credits in FREN at the 1100-level or higher | 3.0 | |
2. 1.0 credit in FREN at the 3000-level | 1.0 | |
3. The remaining requirements of the major discipline(s) and degree must be satisfied. | ||
Total Credits | 4.0 |
French Interdisciplinary Studies (FINS) Courses
Department of French
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
These courses are intended to meet the needs of a broad range of students who are interested in expanding their knowledge of the French-language presence in other disciplines, or in improving their passive knowledge of written and spoken French (reading and listening) with a view to applying this knowledge in other disciplines.
Some FINS courses are offered with English as the language of instruction.
French Placement for Language Students
Students who have not previously taken a course in the French Department must complete the Placement Test on Carleton Central before registering as per instructions received through their connect e-mail account. Students should note that they cannot go backward in a sequence of levels in language courses. Students desiring a French credit to satisfy the language requirement of their department or school should consult that department or school.
The French World
Selected aspects of the francophone world - richness and diversity, relevance and vitality of cultural, economic, political, historical manifestations in French, world wide. Team taught in English by members of the Department.
Written Comprehension I
Development of reading skills, especially relating to academic texts. Basic French grammar and vocabulary. Given in English. Open to beginners. No auditors.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the Department.
Oral Comprehension I
Training in basic comprehension of spoken French, through the study of selected and edited video and audio material. Oral documents in French; analyses, discussion, reporting and testing in English. No auditors.
Introduction to Québec Society (English version)
This online course surveys geographical, historical, demographic, cultural, political and social developments in Québec, relations with English Canada and debates on identity and nationalism. This course is also offered in French as CDNS 2511/FINS 2511.
Precludes additional credit for CDNS 2511/FINS 2511.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the Department.
Offered online through CUOL. Equivalent to a weekly three-hour course, available all week.
Introduction à la société et à la culture québécoises (version française)
Ce cours exclusivement en ligne permettra de découvrir et d'analyser des référents dominants de la trame historique du Québec de même que les débats entourant l'identité et le nationalisme et les relations avec le Canada anglais.
Precludes additional credit for CDNS 2510 and FINS 2510.
Prerequisite(s): niveau de deuxième année ou permission de L'École d'études canadiennes.
Exclusivement en ligne. Équivalent d'un cours de trois heures par semaine, accessible toute la semaine.
Written Comprehension II
Reading knowledge for academic purposes. Advanced reading strategies. Individual reading in the student's specialization. Given in English. No auditors.
Prerequisite(s): FINS 2105 or permission of the Department.
Oral Comprehension II
Advanced training and practice in the comprehension of authentic oral materials in French. Individual assignments in the student's specialization. Oral documents in French; analysis, discussion, reporting and testing in English and French. No auditors.
Culture and Society I
Topics may vary from year to year. Consult the Web site.
French for Special or Professional Purposes I
Topics may vary from year to year. Consult the Web site.
French for Special or Professional Purposes II
Topics may vary from year to year. Consult the Web site.
French for Special or Professional Purposes III
Topics may vary from year to year. Consult the Web site.
Cultural Aspects I
Topics may vary from year to year. Consult the Web site.
Interfaces between English and French Canadian Cultures
Exploration of intercultural encounters between French and English Canadians in political, popular and “official” cultures, through an examination of media, art, music, literature, cinema and the built environment.
Precludes additional credit for FINS 2500 and CDNS 2500.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Interdisciplinary Approaches: French Links I
Topics may vary from year to year. Consult the Web site.
Québec Studies
Advanced seminar focusing on selected aspects of Québec history, society, culture and/or politics.
Precludes additional credit for CDNS 3510 or FINS 3510.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing and CDNS 3500, FINS 3500 or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Selected Topics in French A
Students may take a fourth- or fifth-year special topic seminar offered in the Department of French while submitting written work in English. This course does not count towards credit in any degree program in French.
Hours to be determined.
Selected Topics in French B
Students may take a fourth- or fifth-year special topic seminar offered in the Department of French while submitting written work in English. This course does not count towards credit in any degree program in French.
Hours to be determined.
French (FREN) Courses
Department of French
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
French Placement for Language Students
Students who have not previously taken a course in the French Department must complete the Placement Test on Carleton Central before registering as per instructions received through their connect e-mail account. Students should note that they cannot go backward in a sequence of levels in language courses.
Students desiring a French credit to satisfy the language requirement of their department or school should consult that department or school.
Elementary French
This course is designed for absolute beginners in the language. Classes use audio-visual methods, and emphasis is given to the spoken language. Introduction to reading and writing. Compulsory attendance. Limited enrolment. No auditors.
Lecture three hours a week.
Low Intermediate French
Taught in French for students who have had exposure to French but who have difficulty using it in day-to-day communication. Emphasis on oral expression and comprehension; development of reading and writing skills. Oral practice, oral presentations, interviews, cultural activities, grammar exercises. Attendance and participation are compulsory. Limited enrolment. No auditors.
Lecture three hours a week.
Intermediate French
Taught in French. Emphasis on speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Oral presentations, discussions, interviews, reading of novels and magazine articles, listening activities, grammar exercises, compositions. Attendance and participation are compulsory. Limited enrolment. No auditors.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 1002 or placement test on Carleton Central before registering.
Lecture three hours a week.
Written French 1
Taught in French. For students with low intermediate writing skills in French. Improvement of spelling, grammar, sentence-structure and vocabulary. Study of the processes involved in the production of a variety of texts. Introduction to the use of references. Self-correction. Attendance and participation compulsory.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 1002 or placement test on Carleton Central before registering. Limited enrolment.
Lecture three hours a week.
Advanced French
Taught in French. For non-francophone students. Advanced speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Advanced level reading from various sources, including literary texts. Grammar exercises, essays, oral presentations. Attendance and participation are compulsory. Limited enrolment. No auditors.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 1100 or FREN 1110 or permission of the Department, or placement test on Carleton Central before registering.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Written French 2
Taught in French. For students with intermediate French writing skills. Refinement of spelling, grammar, sentence-structure and vocabulary; accuracy and textual organization. Essay-writing. Use and referencing of various sources. Self-correction. Attendance and participation compulsory.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 1100 or FREN 1110 or permission of the Department, or placement test on Carleton Central before registering. First week: compulsory placement. Limited enrolment. No auditors.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Introduction aux études littéraires
Survol historique des littératures d'expression française : grands mouvements, évolution des genres. Initiation aux méthodes et notions d'analyse littéraire. Le contenu de ce cours, pour la moitié, sera consacré à des textes canadiens.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Fonctionnement d'une langue: le français
Étude de la structure et du fonctionnement du système linguistique à travers l'analyse de données du français (de France et du Canada). La construction du sens, des sons au discours ; code oral et écrit.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Compétences critiques
Initiation aux techniques et pratiques de la réflexion universitaire : documentation (bibliothèque, bases de données, bibliographies critiques), lecture (analyse, synthèse et évaluation critique de textes de savoir) et réflexion (cadre théorique, méthode d'analyse, pratique du discours raisonné).
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Des manuscrits aux belles-lettres : de la littérature médiévale à l'humanisme
Étude d'une sélection de textes, tirés de divers genres, permettant d'explorer les origines de la littérature française : oralité et écriture; chansons de geste; courtoisie; récits de voyages; littérature de la cour; humanisme. Différentes approches théoriques du texte littéraire.
Du Baroque aux Lumières
Étude des 17e et 18e siècles : raison et universalisme, encyclopédisme, construction et représentation de l'altérité, colonialisme et esclavagisme. Analyse d'importants développements littéraires : essai et conte philosophiques, théâtre et critique sociale, évolution du discours romanesque. Approches théoriques du texte littéraire.
Révolutions, avant-gardes et ruptures : du 19e siècle aux années 1950
Étude de quelques grands mouvements ayant rythmé la vie des lettres francophones : romantisme, réalisme, naturalisme, symbolisme, surréalisme, modernisme. La littérature de la décolonisation et l'émergence de la littérature canadienne-française. Analyse des genres et de leur évolution. Approches théoriques du texte littéraire.
Les ères du soupçon : contemporanéités de la littérature
Études des principales orientations définissant les littératures francophones contemporaines depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale : littérature engagée, existentialisme, nouveau roman. Littérature du Québec et du Canada français. Littératures postcoloniales, émergentes, transnationales. Approches théoriques du texte littéraire.
Introduction aux méthodes d'analyse littéraire
Présentation et application de diverses approches théoriques du texte littéraire : analyses structurelles, méthodes d'interprétation, contextualisation sociohistorique, poétique, etc.
Morphologie et sémantique
Étude des systèmes morphologiques du français. Les unités lexicales, grammaticales et leurs portées signifiantes. Compréhension des mécanismes de construction des mots et de leurs significations. Création lexicale et grammaticalisation.
Lexique et syntaxe
Comme toute langue naturelle, le français peut se définir comme un lexique coulé dans le moule d'une syntaxe. Examens de ces deux composantes essentielles du système linguistique et de leurs mécanismes d'interaction et d'intégration.
Sociolinguistique du français
Le français, une réalité hétérogène. Approche variationiste, qualitative et quantitative, de l'étude du français dans ses dimensions dialectales, sociales et stylistiques. Variations intra-individuelles et entre individus. Facteurs externes de la variation interne du français. Diversités du français.
La fabrique du français
Évolution interne de l'histoire du français et de ses influences externes. De sa naissance, présumée et réelle, à ses états actuels. Les langues contributrices. Contacts linguistiques. Dynamiques du changement linguistique. Véhicularisation et vernacularisation. Idéologies de la langue française.
Analyse linguistique du français
À partir de l'une ou l'autre des diverses variétés du français, étude de ce qui peut constituer des données linguistiques identifiables et les différentes méthodes pour en faire l'analyse, vues à travers diverses écoles: distributionalisme, structuralisme, fonctionalisme, variationisme, générativisme.
Expression écrite et traduction
Perfectionnement de l'expression écrite au moyen d'un apprentissage appliqué de la traduction. Analyses des principales interférences syntaxiques, sémantiques et discursives entre le français et l'anglais. Approfondissement des pratiques de textualisation : cohérence et cohésion, idiomatisation, registres, paraphrase, considérations stylistiques, etc. Approche privilégiant le texte pragmatique.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Français oral
Techniques avancées d'expression orale.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Français écrit
Techniques avancées d'expression écrite.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Apprentissage et enseignement du français langue seconde
Initiation aux études des programmes au Canada et ailleurs. Processus d'acquisition des habiletés d'expression et de compréhension. Survol des théories passées et actuelles. Appréciation et critique de pratiques pédagogiques.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Co-operative Work Term
Littératures francophones
Analyse de problématiques liées à la francophonie littéraire. Le contenu précis de ce cours varie selon les années. Consulter le site Web.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as FREN 5600, for which additional credit is precluded.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Littérature québécoise et canadienne d'expression française
Étude approfondie portant sur un ou plusieurs aspects des littératures d'expression française au Canada. Le contenu précis de ce cours varie selon les années. Consulter le site Web.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as FREN 5500, for which additional credit is precluded.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Genre et mouvement
Étude approfondie d'un thème, d'un mouvement, d'un genre dans le champ littéraire. Le contenu précis de ce cours varie selon les années. Consulter le site Web.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as FREN 5405, for which additional credit is precluded.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Problématiques contemporaines
Étude de questions contemporaines dans le domaine littéraire. Le contenu précis de ce cours varie selon les années. Consulter le site Web.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as FREN 5700, for which additional credit is precluded.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Selected topics in French and Francophone studies
Topics in French language, literature or linguistics. The topic and location change from year to year. Consult the Departmental website. Students are expected to bear all travel and other costs arising from site visits.
Diversité du français
Études des variétés du français, dans ses dimensions spatiales. Le contenu précis de ce cours varie selon les années. Consulter le site Web.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 2401 and FREN 3050, or permission of the Department.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as FREN 5003, for which additional credit is precluded.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Diachronie du français
Étude du français, dans ses dimensions historiques. Le contenu précis de ce cours varie selon les années. Consulter le site Web.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 2401 and FREN 3050, or permission of the Department.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as FREN 5200, for which additional credit is precluded.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Analyse du français
Étude du français, dans ses dimensions morphologiques, syntaxiques ou phonologiques. Le contenu précis de ce cours varie selon les années. Consulter le site Web.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 2401 and FREN 3050, or permission of the department.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as FREN 5001, for which additional credit is precluded.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Variation du français
Étude des variations internes de la langue, dans ses dimensions orales et écrites. Le contenu précis de ce cours varie selon les années. Consulter le site Web.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 2401 and FREN 3050, or permission of the Department.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as FREN 5002, for which additional credit is precluded.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Traduction : méthodologie et pratique
Initiation à différents principes et approches méthodologiques de la traduction. Analyse de texte appliquée à la traduction, repérage raisonné des difficultés, typologie des fautes de traduction, étude de divers procédés, documentation, terminologie et révision. Approche privilégiant une typologie textuelle variée.
Tutorial A
Special topics in an aspect of French studies under the supervision of a faculty member.
Hours to be determined.
Tutorial B
Special topics in an aspect of French studies under the supervision of a faculty member.
Hours to be determined.
Thème choisi en apprentissage et enseignement du français langue seconde
Approfondissement de considérations théoriques et pratiques reliées à l’enseignement et l’apprentissage du français comme langue seconde. Analyse de composantes pédagogiques générales et en contexte, applications didactiques. Évaluation, critères et standards. Le contenu précis de ce cours varie selon les années. Consulter le site Web.
Cours trois heures par semaine.
Summer session: some of the courses listed in this Calendar are offered during the summer. Hours and scheduling for summer session courses will differ significantly from those reported in the fall/winter Calendar. To determine the scheduling and hours for summer session classes, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca
Not all courses listed are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca