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WIS 101: Wesleyan Integrative Seminar Experience I
Goal: To teach writing and critical thinking skills fundamental to success in college, to help students make a successful transition to college, to show students the nature and value of a Wesleyan education, to have students understand what they want from college and how to get it, to give students skills to effectively communicate their ideas and beliefs and to learn from the ideas and beliefs of others.
Content: Academic writing, active reading and analysis of texts, synthesis of ideas, collaborative learning, student-facilitated discussions.
Taught: Fall.
Gen. Ed. Category: Foundation Building.
Credit: 3 hours.

FRN 101,102: Elementary French.
Goal: To teach students to speak, understand, read, and write French.
Content: Subjects used for learning the four basic skills include French culture and everyday situations.
Taught: FRN 101, Fall; FRN 102, Spring.
Prerequisite: FRN 101 or equivalent for FRN 102.
Credit: 3,3 hours (will satisfy foreign language proficiency requirement).

FRN 211, 212: Intermediate French.
Goal: To improve and develop speaking, reading, and writing in French through dialogs, magazine articles, and literary selections.
Content: Emphasis on comprehension of advanced conversations and stories. Grammar according to its function—questions, describing, telling, comparing, and dialogs. Reading magazine articles and literary selections.
Taught: FRN 211, Fall; FRN 212, Spring.
Gen. Ed. Category: Critical thinking; cross-cultural.
Prerequisites: FRN 102 or equivalent for FRN 211; FRN 211 or equivalent for FRN 212.
Credit: 3,3 hours; FRN 212 is a speech-intensive (S) course.

FRN 303: Advanced French Conversation
Goal: To improve French speaking and listening skills.
Content: The goal of this course is to offer students as much time speaking French as possible. This goal may be met through activities such as debates, discussions of films, news articles, and culture, student presentations, role play, drama.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisites: FRN 211 and FRN 212 or equivalents

Credit: 3 hours; cross-cultural; S-course.

FRN 305: French Civilization to the Revolution
Goal: To introduce students to French civilization through the beginnings of the Revolution in 1789.
Content: From the tumultuous rivalries of warring principalities to the fall of the monarchy, this course explores French history, culture, art, politics, and influence.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisites: FRN 211 and FRN 212 or equivalents, and permission of the instructor
Credit: 3 hours; cross-cultural; S-course.

FRN 306: French and Francophone Civilization after 1800
Goal: To introduce students to modern French history and culture.
Content: From the rise of Napoléon to the broader, present-day French-speaking world, this course explores Francophone history, culture, art, politics, and influence.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisites: FRN 211 and FRN 212 or equivalents, and permission of the instructor
Credit: 3 hours; cross-cultural; S-course.

FRN 318: Advanced Composition.
Goal: To refine writing skills and to enrich vocabulary, emphasizing grammar.
Content: Topics relating to French culture and literature. Weekly writing assignments, translation, and advanced reading.
Taught: Fall.
Prerequisite: FRN 212 or equivalent.
Credit: 3 hours; cross-cultural; S-course.

FRN 327: Business French.
Goal: To provide students with the vocabulary needed to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and to transact daily business operations in French. To help students become better prepared for the ever-increasing demands of the growing international market.
Content: The course combines practical language with the study of French business terminology. Emphasis is on
conversation and business transactions such as preparing commercial correspondence, reading and writing and translating contracts and other related documents in French.
Taught: Offered occasionally.
Prerequisite: FRN 318 or equivalent and permission of instructor.
Credit: 3 hours; cross-cultural; S-course.

FRN 350:350: French Phonetics
Goal: To improve French pronunciation through study of the International Phonetic Alphabet, learning pronunciation rules, and practicing in and out of class.
Content: Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet in order to transcribe French and read transcription of French in order to practice and improve pronunciation. Additionally, students will practice phrasing, intonation, liaison, and accentuation.
Taught: Spring alternate years.
Prerequisite: FRN 211 and FRN 212 or equivalents, and one 300-level French course or permission of the instructor.
Credit: 3 hours; S-course.

FRN 367: Survey of French Literature: Middle Ages to 18th Century.
Goal: To acquaint students with French literature from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, with special attention to historical conditions and to the development of literary thought and genres.
Content: Poetry, drama, and prose. Selections from major authors such as Marie de France, Rabelais, Marguerite de Navarre, Molière, Isabelle de Charrière, and Voltaire.
Taught: Spring. Alternate years.
Prerequisite: FRN 318 or equivalent; S-course.
Credit: 3 hours; cross-cultural; S-course.

FRN 368: Survey of French Literature: 19th and 20th Centuries.
Goal: To acquaint students with the literature of the 19th and 20th centuries from both France and Francophone regions such as Québec, West Africa, and the French Caribbean.
Content: Poetry, drama, and prose. Selections from major authors such as Victor Hugo, Gustave Flaubert, Emile Zola, Eugène Ionesco, André Breton, Simone de Beauvoir, Anne Hébert, and Maryse Condé.
Taught: Spring. Alternate years.
Prerequisite: FRN 318 or equivalent.
Credit: 3 hours; cross-cultural; S-course.

FRN 475: Portfolio Presentation.
Goal: To provide a capstone experience for French majors in which students construct and present a senior portfolio to document their integrative experience.
Content: Students will use the completed portfolio and subsequent oral presentation to reflect upon the interdisciplinary nature of their course of study. The final step in the process will be to submit the completed portfolio to the Modern Foreign Language faculty for evaluation and assessment of the student’s integrative experience.
Taught: Spring.
Credit: 1 hour.

SPA 101,102: Elementary Spanish.
Goal: To teach students to speak, understand, read, and write basic Spanish.
Content: Subjects used in learning the four basic skills include everyday situations relevant to Hispanic culture.
Taught: SPA 101, Fall; SPA 102, Fall and Spring.
Prerequisite: SPA 101 or equivalent for SPA 102.
Credit: 3,3 hours (will satisfy foreign language proficiency requirement).

SPA 211, 212: Intermediate Spanish.
Goal: To improve and develop speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish through dialogs, magazine articles, and literary selections.
Content: Emphasis on grammar, comprehension of advanced conversation and reading, and development of correct sentence structure.
Taught: SPA 211, Fall; SPA 212, Spring.
Prerequisites: SPA 102 or equivalent for SPA 211; SPA 211 or equivalent for SPA 212. Courses must be taken in sequence.
Gen. Ed. Category: Critical thinking.
Credit: 3,3 hours; cross cultural; SPA 212 is a speech-intensive (S) course.

SPA 250: Spanish Phonetics
Goal: To improve Spanish pronunciation through study of pronunciation rules and practice in and out of class.
Content: Students will study sounds, phrasing, intonation, and as well as common pronunciation errors of English speakers learning Spanish and will practice corrections of these mistakes.
Taught: Spring alternate years.
Prerequisite: SPA 211 and 212 or equivalents or concurrent enrollment in SPA 212
Credit: 3 hours; S-course.

SPA 305: Spanish Culture and Civilization
Goal: To provide a geographical, historical, and cultural overview of Spain.
Content: Geographical, historical, ethnic, and religious influences. Focus on historic highlights that have contributed to present-day Spanish society.
Taught: Fall. Alternate years.
Prerequisite: SPA 212 or equivalent.
Credit: 3 hours

SPA 307: Advanced Spanish Conversation
Goal: To improve Spanish speaking and listening skills.
Content: The goal of this course is to offer students as much time speaking Spanish as possible. This goal may be met through activities such as debates, discussions of films, news articles, and culture, student presentations, role play, drama.
Taught: Spring alternate years.
Prerequisites: SPA 211 and SPA 212 or equivalents
Credit: 3 hours; cross-cultural; S-course.

SPA 327: Business Spanish.
Goal: To provide students with the vocabulary needed to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and to transact daily business operations in Spanish. To help students become better prepared for the ever-increasing demands of the growing international market.
Content: The course combines practical language with the study of Spanish business terminology. Emphasis is on conversation and business transactions such as preparing commercial correspondence, reading and writing and translating contracts and other related documents in Spanish.
Taught: Offered occasionally.
Prerequisite: SPA 318 or equivalent and permission of instructor..
Credit: 3 hours; cross-cultural; S-course.

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