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Department of Modern Languages and Literature

The French minor is designed to provide the student with an advanced level of language proficiency augmented by a basic knowledge and familiarity with the cultures and literatures of France and the francophone world. In addition to the minor’s required French language classes or their equivalents, students are able to select 300- and 400-level courses in francophone culture, literature, and applied language. Students may also include FREN 491, FREN 492, and three credits of FREN 499 as part of their minor programs. Approved French courses from study abroad programs may also be included among the electives of the French minor.

Minor Requirements

Course List
Code Title Credits
FREN 201A
& FREN 202A
Intermediate French I
and Intermediate French II
6
or FREN 205 Intensive Intermediate French
FREN 311Composition3
FREN 312Oral Communication and Phonetics3
Select any two (2) additional French classes at or above the 200-level.6
Total Credits18

Modern Languages and Literatures Faculty

Marcel Rotter, Chair
Brooke E. Di Lauro, Career Advisor, French
Marcel Rotter, Career Advisor, German
Elizabeth F. Lewis, Career Advisor, Spanish

(The person’s subject field is indicated in parentheses.)

Professors

Ana García Chichester (Spanish)
Brooke E. Di Lauro (French)
Jeremy G. Larochelle (Spanish)
Elizabeth F. Lewis (Spanish)
María Isabel Martínez-Mira (Spanish)
Scott M. Powers (French)

Associate Professors

María Laura Bocaz-Leiva (Spanish)
Gonzalo S. Campos-Dintrans (Spanish)
Marcelo Fajardo-Cárdenas (Spanish)
Antonia L. Delgado-Poust (Spanish)
Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich (German)
Leonard R. Koos (French)
Marcel Rotter (German)
Jose A. Sainz (Spanish)

Senior Lecturers

Maysoon Fayez Al-Sayed Ahmad (Arabic)
Martha Patricia Orozco (Spanish)

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