Requirements for a Major or Minor in French
– also see Education – also see Global Studies – also see International Business Programs offered • Major in French (32 credits) • Minor in French (20 credits) • Major in French with a minor in International Business (see international business) (32 credits in French) • Major in International Business in French (see international business) (30 to 32 credits in French) • French Education major with a teaching license, grades K-12 (32 to 34 credits plus 36 credits in education) • World Languages Area of Specialization for Elementary Education majors, grades K-8 (see education) (24 to 26 credits) The French department provides learning experiences that prepare students to achieve the following outcomes: • to develop communication skills in the French language • to gain knowledge and understanding of French and Francophone cultures • to make connections with other disciplines and acquire information in a liberal arts context • to develop insights into the nature of language, literature and culture • to enable students to participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world The French department’s on-campus resources for students include the opportunity to live in the Maison Française language residence, the student-run French Club, After-School French teaching, being a counselor at the Concordia Language Villages French weekend programs, and more. Off-campus programs provide opportunities for students to study French language and culture through immersion. These include: FREN 300 – May Seminar in France or the Francophone World, FREN 490 – Practicum in France, study at the University of Rennes in France, internships with companies in France through the international business program, exploration seminars, and the opportunity to compete for a French government assistantship. (See Global Learning at Concordia, Page 23, for details.) Liberal Arts Core Distribution World Languages Requirement Students may satisfy this requirement by either option A or B: A. Successful completion of a French language and culture course taken at Concordia College: FREN 112 – Beginning French II or a higher-numbered course. All students who have studied French prior to coming to Concordia are expected to take a computerized placement test in French to determine which course level is the most appropriate for each individual’s ability. If the transcript shows that the student has not previously studied French, the student is not required to take the placement exam and qualifies to enroll in FREN 111 – Beginning French I. B. Achieving successful scores on the oral proficiency interview and a timed essay that demonstrate the student has mastered the content and scope of the sequence FREN 111 – Beginning French I and FREN 112 – Beginning French II. Prior to taking the oral interview and writing the essay, students must first place beyond FREN 112 on the computerized placement exam in French. Major in French The requirements for a major in French are 32 credits: • FREN 211 – Intermediate French I, 4 credits • FREN 212 – Intermediate French II, 4 credits • FREN 311 – Intensive Oral and Written Communication, 4 credits • FREN 331 – French Culture and Civilization, 4 credits • 16 additional credits in French (excluding FREN 220 – The Best of French Literature and FREN 223 – Race, Gender and Power in the Francophone World) Minor in French The requirements for a minor in French are 20 credits: • FREN 211 – Intermediate French I, 4 credits • FREN 212 – Intermediate French II, 4 credits • FREN 311 – Intensive Oral and Written Communication, 4 credits • FREN 331 – French Culture and Civilization, 4 credits • 4 additional credits in French (excluding FREN 220 – The Best of French Literature and FREN 223 – Race, Gender and Power in the Francophone World) Major in French with a Minor in International Business The business requirements for a major in French with a minor in international business are listed in the international business pages of the catalog. Major in International Business in French The business requirements for a major in international business in French are listed in the international business pages of the catalog. Qualified international business majors with sufficient French language skills take courses the second semester of their junior or senior year at the Management Institute of the University of Rennes in France and complete an internship with a French company. The normal French requirements for participation in this semester in France include 30 to 32 credits: • FREN 211 – Intermediate French I, 4 credits • FREN 212 – Intermediate French II, 4 credits • FREN 311 – Intensive Oral and Written Communication, 4 credits • FREN 331 – French Culture and Civilization, 4 credits • FREN 360 – French in the Business World, 4 credits • FREN 255 – Pre-May Seminar, 2 credits • FREN 300 – May Seminar, 4 credits • FREN 490 – Practicum, 4 credits The department may waive French 255, 300 and/or 490 requirements for those students who are satisfactorily proficient in French language and culture as a result of an extended stay in a French-speaking country. Licensure for Teaching French Under the new Minnesota Board of Teaching rules, world languages have two licenses available, either a K-8 or a K-12 license. In order to receive departmental approval for student teaching, all candidates for K-12 or K-8 certification must pass a screening at the intermediate-high level of language proficiency as described by the Board of Teaching Standards, and a screening of geographical and cultural knowledge of the French-speaking world. The department strongly recommends that all students have a language-immersion experience in a French-speaking culture in order to increase their level of proficiency. French Education Major with a Teaching License, Grades K-12 The requirements for a French education major with a teaching license, grades K-12, are 32 to 34 credits plus 36 credits in education: • FREN 211 – Intermediate French I, 4 credits • FREN 212 – Intermediate French II, 4 credits • FREN 250 – Pre-May Seminar: Francophone World, 4 credits OR FREN 255 – Pre-May Seminar: France, 2 credits • FREN 311 – Intensive Oral and Written Communication, 4 credits • FREN 331 – French Culture and Civilization, 4 credits • FREN 340 – French Phonetics and Other Linguistics Issues, 2 credits • 12 additional credits from the following: – FREN 300 – May Seminar, 4 credits – FREN 360 – French in the Business World, 4 credits – FREN 370 – Current French Political, Social and Economics Issues, 4 credits – FREN 410 – Introduction to French Literature through Poetry, 2 credits – FREN 411 – The Development of French Theatre, 4 credits – FREN 412 – The Development of French Prose, 4 credits – FREN 413 – Advanced Composition and Grammar, 2 credits – FREN 490 – The French Practicum, 4 credits • FREN 300 – May Seminar and FREN 490 – Practicum are highly recommended as two of the three above-listed courses. • Successful completion of the secondary/K-12 curriculum requirements. The required methods of teaching courses are: – EDUC 362 – Secondary Methods of Teaching in World Languages, 4 credits – EDUC 363 – FLES Methods of Teaching, 4 credits
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