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An introduction to French literary studies with selected works in poetry and prose, including theatre. Attention will be given to methods of analysis. The course will be conducted in French. Prerequisite: Grade 12 French Immersion or FREN 202 or FREN 221 or permission of the Department of French. Breadth-Humanities.

Introduces some fundamental questions about human behaviour that can be answered by the study of the language forms, structure, and use. Topics such as how did language begin? Where is French from, and how did it change over the years? How does French vary from place to place, from context to context? Prerequisite: Grade 12 French Immersion or FREN 202 or FREN 221 or permission of the Department of French. Breadth-Social Sciences.

A writing course to improve precision, organization and style when writing academically or creatively in French. Prerequisite: Grade 12 French Immersion or FREN 202 or FREN 221 or permission of the Department of French. Writing.

An introduction to a small but representative sample of basic questions and issues in education. Students will examine questions relating to: the concept or idea of education; learning and the learner; teaching and the teacher; and more generally, the broader contexts of education. This course also introduces students to different ways of exploring educational questions and issues from philosophical and critical analysis, to historical and cross-cultural studies, to empirical research. Cannot be taken for credit by students with credit for 300 and 400 level education courses. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

This is the first of two intermediate level courses in French. Through a variety of original documents in French (descriptive articles, audio-visual interviews and presentations, recorded testimonies from French speakers, …), students will be introduced to francophone cultures and communicative situations related to one’s personal environment such as city life, housing, relationships, education and work. A strong focus will be made on the development of listening skills and oral production, as well as reading and writing. Grammar will be introduced and practiced mostly online with only short review sessions in class. It will cover present, past and future tenses as well as some basic sentence structures. Classes will be taught entirely in French and students will be expected to communicate in French. Prerequisite: Grade 12 French or FREN 102 or FREN 122 or permission of the Department of French. Students with credit for FREN 210 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.

This is the second of two intermediate level courses in French. Through a variety of original material in French (newspaper articles, fictional writings, radio and tv news, as well as other written and audiovisual documents), students will be introduced to francophone cultures, current events, and new vocabulary on topics such as the media, politics, the environment, immigration stories and popular tales. A strong focus will be made on the development of listening skills and oral production, as well as reading and writing. Grammar will be introduced and practiced mostly online with only short review sessions in class and lessons will cover most tenses/modes as well as some complex sentence structures such as relative pronouns and indirect speech. Classes will be taught entirely in French and students will be expected to communicate in French. Prerequisite: FREN 201 or FREN 210 or permission of the Department of French. Students with credit for FREN 211 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.

An introduction to French literary studies with selected works in poetry and prose, including theatre. Attention will be given to methods of analysis. The course will be conducted in French. Prerequisite: Grade 12 French Immersion or FREN 202 or FREN 221 or permission of the Department of French. Breadth-Humanities.

Introduces some fundamental questions about human behaviour that can be answered by the study of the language forms, structure, and use. Topics such as how did language begin? Where is French from, and how did it change over the years? How does French vary from place to place, from context to context? Prerequisite: Grade 12 French Immersion or FREN 202 or FREN 221 or permission of the Department of French. Breadth-Social Sciences.

A writing course to improve precision, organization and style when writing academically or creatively in French. Prerequisite: Grade 12 French Immersion or FREN 202 or FREN 221 or permission of the Department of French. Writing.

Designed to further develop ability in oral expression. Instruction in class and in lab. Prerequisite: Grade 12 French Immersion or FREN 202 or FREN 221 or permission of the Department of French. Students with native or near-native proficiency are not allowed to take this course and must contact the instructor for evaluation or exemption prior to enrollment.

Continuation of FREN 202 or FREN 221, with emphasis on grammatical analysis. Instruction in class and online. Prerequisite: Grade 12 French Immersion or FREN 202 or FREN 221 or permission of the Department of French.

A multidisciplinary analysis of socio-cultural aspects of French speaking countries, involving written work and oral participation. Prerequisite: Grade 12 French Immersion or FREN 202 or FREN 221 or permission of the Department of French. Breadth-Humanities.

An introduction to the study of the form, structure, evolution and use of French words. Selected topics related to the study of French words in Morphology, Terminology, Orthography, Etymology, Diaphasic and Diatopic Varieties and Language use. Prerequisite: FREN 275 and FREN 301W.

Explores various cultural topics of French and Francophone countries (Europe, America, Africa, Asia) with the aid of visual and/or media text documents. Prerequisite: Grade 12 French Immersion or FREN 202 or FREN 221 or permission of the Department of French.

Study of representative and significant works in Indigenous literature in French and in translation. Prerequisite: FREN 245 and FREN 301W.

Practical and theoretical approaches to international and intercultural education, including examinations of the relationships between culture, learning and schooling, and contemporary issues in teacher education from an international perspective. Prerequisite: Completion of at least 60 units, including 3 units in Education.

For students contemplating becoming teachers of Immersion, Core French at the secondary level, or for intermediate and middle school generalists who want to have an introductory overview of second language teaching in general and French education in British Columbia specifically. The general objective is to help prospective French teachers to better understand Canadian bilingualism, its historical, sociopolitical and cultural context, as well as gain a basic understanding of French education programs in British Columbia. The language of instruction will be French, but the class will be "English-friendly". Prerequisite: FREN 301 or 304 or 370 or equivalent.

An examination of the impact of social diversity on schooling in Canada exploring contemporary issues and perspectives on diversity education as they relate to cultural, ethnic, racial, linguistic, religious, economic, and gender differences. Prerequisite: 60 units.