French and Italian Studies

Every semester. This beginning-level French language course provides students with new perspectives on French and francophone cultures while building writing, reading, speaking and listening skills.

Credit Hours

4

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course is open to students who have had some French (FREN 101 or two years in high school). It is designed to help students build proficiency in French reading, writing, speaking and listening in the context of cultural exploration.

Credit Hours

4

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This freshman seminar will focus on themes in French culture from social history, the arts, and current information media. Cross-cultural comparisons provide a rich basis for discussion.

Credit Hours

3

GER

FS

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Every semester. Emphasis on oral and written communication skills. Assignments include a thorough review of French grammar, short readings, a French movie, and frequent short compositions. Prerequisites: French 102 or by placement.

Credit Hours

4

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Based on authentic materials including video and Internet, this course will develop comprehension and oral skills by addressing a variety of cultural issues. Does not count towards the major or minor in French.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Emphasis on oral and written communication skills. Assignments include a thorough review of the fine points of French grammar, cultural and literary readings, French films, and frequent compositions.

Credit Hours

4

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Summer. Development of fluency in the spoken language through discussion of contemporary issues in French culture. Emphasis on increasing vocabulary and ease in the manipulation of grammatical structures.

Credit Hours

4

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Through case studies and authentic videos, this course focuses on the language of business, examining issues of cross-cultural awareness. Students practice listening, speaking, reading and writing as they prepare short presentations, role plays, and discussions.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Intensive basic grammar course, with prose selections to develop the reading skill. This course is primarily for graduate students and has no connection with the undergraduate French language sequence. No previous knowledge of French necessary. Does not count toward the major or minor in French.

Credit Hours

3

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This intermediate level course gives students the opportunity to further develop proficiency in four language skills- speaking, listening, reading and writing acquired during the first year of language study-- while exploring aspects of French and Francophone cultures of the 21st century

Credit Hours

4

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Third-year-level course given in French. Intensive study of written French based on syntactic and lexical analysis of a variety of texts. Bi-weekly compositions with extensive revisions and concern for the process of writing in a foreign language.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Third-year-level course given in French. Intensive study of written French based on syntactic and lexical analysis of a variety of texts. Bi-weekly compositions with extensive revisions and concern for the process of writing in a foreign language.

Credit Hours

4

GER

ICW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Instruction and practice in the correct pronunciation of standard French, including work in transcription using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• LING 311

Summer. Offered through Emory Summer Program in Paris. The history of France as seen through its art and architecture, with teacher guided visits to historical sites and monuments.

Credit Hours

4

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Every semester. Various aspects of contemporary French culture and society are studied through newspapers, film, and cultural documents. Discussions will be encouraged, and written skills perfected through short topical papers.

Credit Hours

3

GER

ICE

Requisites

FREN 310 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite. Used for: FREN 313, FREN 314

Cross-Listed

None

An introduction to the reading and interpretation of a variety of literary and cultural media including poetry, drama, prose fiction, political writings, publicity, films, painting, and architecture.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

FREN 310 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite. Used for: FREN 313, FREN 314

Cross-Listed

None

This course focuses on the development of key concepts, ideas, or movements across historical periods and cultural contexts. By retracing their elaboration it serves to highlight continuities and discontinuities in the historical development of French and Francophone literatures and cultures.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Through a variety of texts and artifacts, including but not restricted to literature, travelogues, legal documents, medical, historical, and political treatises, visual arts, students are introduced to specific interdisciplinary issues in French and Francophone Studies. Taught in English.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HAP

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course presents topics in French and Francophone studies through diverse media and genres in order to foster critical thinking through specific analysis. The course puts the emphasis on interpretative strategies that take medical forms and properties into consideration.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

FREN 371 is a special course number reserved for certain language courses taken in Paris with the EDUCO/ Sciences Po study abroad programs through Emory College . May be used to count toward the major in French Studies.

Credit Hours

4

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

FREN 381 is a special course number reserved for certain courses taken in Paris with the EDUCO/ Sciences Po study abroad programs through Emory College. May be used to count toward the major in French Studies.

Credit Hours

1 - 4

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course will examine a variety of texts reflecting social myths about the relationship of individual and society in French culture.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course will examine a variety of texts reflecting social myths about the relationship of individual and society in French culture.

Credit Hours

4

GER

ICW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

A survey of literary and cultural creations from the Francophone world, with a special emphasis on Africa, the Caribbean, and South East Asia.

Credit Hours

3

GER

ICE

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Films selected to analyze a range of topics reflecting the development of French and Francophone thought and culture and to familiarize students with visual, acoustic and narrative elements of French and Francophone cinema. Weekly screening required for extra credit.

Credit Hours

4

GER

IC

Requisites

FREN 310, FREN 314 and two 300 level FREN courses, or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Films selected to analyze a range of topics reflecting the development of French and Francophone thought and culture and to familiarize students with visual, acoustic and narrative elements of French and Francophone cinema. Weekly screening required for extra credit.

Credit Hours

5

GER

ICW

Requisites

FREN 310, FREN 314 and two 300 level FREN courses, or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Taught in English, this course examines major French and Francophone intellectual developments, theoretical paradigms and critical methodologies.

Credit Hours

1 - 4

GER

None

Requisites

FREN 310, FREN 314 and two 300 level FREN courses, or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Taught in English, this course examines major French and Francophone intellectual developments, theoretical paradigms and critical methodologies.

Credit Hours

1 - 5

GER

CW

Requisites

FREN 310, FREN 314 and two 300 level FREN courses, or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Courses will include the study of a variety of subjects in French and/or francophone literature and culture. May be repeated for credit.

Credit Hours

1 - 4

GER

IC

Requisites

FREN 310, FREN 314 and two 300 level FREN courses, or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Courses will include the study of a variety of subjects in French and/or francophone literature and culture. May be repeated for credit.

Credit Hours

1 - 5

GER

ICW

Requisites

FREN 310, FREN 314 and two 300 level FREN courses, or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

An advanced seminar on a topic in French literature or cultural studies, supplemented by relevant critical texts. Selective admission.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

FREN 310, FREN 314 and two 300 level FREN courses, or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

An advanced seminar on a topic in French literature or cultural studies, supplemented by relevant critical texts. Selective admission.

Credit Hours

4

GER

ICW

Requisites

FREN 310, FREN 314 and two 300 level FREN courses, or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Two courses, eight credit hours (of which only four count toward the major); both courses are required for college honors. Critical methods in analysis and interpretation of French literature, familiarization with bibliographic materials and methods of independent research. Selective admission.

Credit Hours

4

GER

XA

Requisites

FREN 310, FREN 314 and two 300 level FREN courses, or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Two courses, eight credit hours (of which only four count toward the major); both courses are required for college honors. Critical methods in analysis and interpretation of French literature, familiarization with bibliographic materials and methods of independent research. Selective admission.

Credit Hours

1 - 8

GER

ICW

Requisites

FREN 310, FREN 314 and two 300 level FREN courses, or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Every semester. Credit, two to four hours. For students concentrating in French. Registration for this course is permitted only in the semester in which the student expects to complete requirements.

Credit Hours

1 - 4

GER

XA

Requisites

FREN 310, FREN 314 and two 300 level FREN courses, or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

This introductory course is for students who have no prior study of the Italian language. ITAL101 is designed to help students build basic communication skills in Italian. We emphasize all four language skills:speaking, listening, reading, and writing as well as cross-cultural competency.

Credit Hours

4

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course focuses on elementary communication skills through a systematic introduction to the basic grammatical patterns and vocabulary of the Italian language. The goal is to widen the fundamental skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing within a cultural context.

Credit Hours

4

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Innovative eBook Italian Virtual Class: engaging approach to language learning, full immersion in Italian culture, literature and art with authentic materials; development of analytical, critical skills, cross-cultural competency and higher than norm linguistic fluency.

Credit Hours

8

GER

ICE

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Interdisciplinary survey II: Humanism to 21st century. Investigating variety of Italian culture topics course examines intersections of Liberal Arts perspectives to enhance global understanding of others and self, critical reasoning skills. cross-cultural awareness fostered. In English, no pre-req.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Interdisciplinary survey II: Humanism to 21st century. Investigating variety of Italian culture topics course examines intersections of Liberal Arts perspectives to enhance global understanding of others and self, critical reasoning skills. cross-cultural awareness fostered. In English, no pre-req.

Credit Hours

4

GER

HSCW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Seminar designed to engage freshmen in aspects of inquiry and research into areas of Italian culture through mutual exploration of subject matter. Primary mode of classroom discourse is dialogue and group projects.

Credit Hours

3

GER

FS

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course is a continuation of Elementary Italian sequence.This intermediate-level Italian language course provides students with new perspectives on Italian culture while building writing, reading, speaking and listening skills in a cultural context.

Credit Hours

4

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Utilizing authentic texts, this engaging content-based approach to language learning focuses on a historically sequenced in-depth study of Italian art, history, and literature, developing analytical-critical skills, cross-cultural competency and higher than norm linguistic fluency.

Credit Hours

4

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Development of cultural-linguistic fluency in the spoken language through discussions of contemporary issues in Italian culture. Emphasis on increasing vocabulary and ease in the manipulation of grammatical structure. Also used to designate language classes taken on semester programs in Italy.

Credit Hours

3 - 8

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Intermediate supervised study in the reading of literary texts or other aspects of Italian culture. Course may be repeated with a new research focus.

Credit Hours

1 - 4

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Chronological survey of Italian literature from 13th through 21st centuries that introduces students to representative Italian authors and their significant writings contextualized within genre and literary-historical-cultural background. In Italian. Prereq: Instructor???s approval or Ital 302.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Utilizing authentic texts, this engaging content-based approach to language learning focuses on a historically sequenced in-depth study of Italian art, history, and literature, developing analytical-critical skills, cross-cultural competency and higher than norm linguistic fluency.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Utilizing authentic texts, this engaging content-based approach to language learning focuses on a historically sequenced in-depth study of Italian art, history, and literature, developing analytical-critical skills, cross-cultural competency and higher than norm linguistic fluency.

Credit Hours

4

GER

ICW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Utilizing authentic texts, this engaging content-based approach to language learning focuses on a historically sequenced in-depth study of Italian art, history, and literature, developing analytical-critical skills, cross-cultural competency and higher than norm linguistic fluency.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Utilizing authentic texts, this engaging content-based approach to language learning focuses on a historically sequenced in-depth study of Italian art, history, and literature, developing analytical-critical skills, cross-cultural competency and higher than norm linguistic fluency.

Credit Hours

4

GER

ICW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This is a 1 credit complementary course designed to add an Italian language component to a topic class taught in English. Students might take it in conjunction with any existing topic course taught at the 300 level. Class meets once a week.

Credit Hours

1

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Reading of Vergil's Aeneid and Dante's Divine Comedy in English translation.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HAP

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• CL 317

Reading of Vergil's Aeneid and Dante's Divine Comedy in English translation.

Credit Hours

4

GER

HAPW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• CL 317W

Development of linguistic and communication skills needed to initiate a conversation with Italian speaking businesses and prospective employers, combined with an introduction of Italian business culture, practices and etiquette.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

ITAL 202 or ITAL_OX 202 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Development of linguistic and communication skills needed to initiate a conversation with Italian speaking businesses and prospective employers, combined with an introduction of Italian business culture, practices and etiquette.

Credit Hours

4

GER

ICW

Requisites

ITAL 202 or ITAL_OX 202 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

This course introduces translation theory and hands-on practice in multiple contexts. It is theoretical, methodological, creative. Students engage in multiple forms of translation (inverse, intra and inter-lingual) and meet regularly both as a whole class and in individual language-specific groups.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• SPAN 336
• CHN 336
• GER 336
• JPN 336
• KRN 336

A survey of Italian cinema, with emphasis on its relationship to literature. Examines how a text is put into film and how cultural references operate with respect to issues of style, technique, and perspective. Course may be repeated with a new syllabus.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HAP

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Topics may vary each semester that the course is offered. Focuses on historical, aesthetic, and sociopolitical aspects of Italian Cinema. Course taught in English. May be repeated for credit when syllabus changes. Weekly screenings required.

Credit Hours

4

GER

HAP

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Introduction to the historical period, major works, innovations, and lasting influence of the three most significant authors of Italian literature during the Middle Ages: Dante, Petrarca, and Boccaccio.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HAP

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Introduction to the historical period, major works, innovations, and lasting influence of the three most significant authors of Italian literature during the Middle Ages: Dante, Petrarca, and Boccaccio.

Credit Hours

4

GER

HAPW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

General introduction to some of the major issues and trends of this cultural era as well as the contributions and principal works of the writers involved in the development and crisis of Renaissance culture in Italy.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HAP

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

General introduction to some of the major issues and trends of this cultural era as well as the contributions and principal works of the writers involved in the development and crisis of Renaissance culture in Italy.

Credit Hours

4

GER

HAPW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course will examine ways in which food shapes contemporary Italian society. We will focus on the art of cuisine through the analysis of texts, films and cultural events. We will also examine the concepts of sustainability and the history and principles of the "Slow Food Movement"..

Credit Hours

3

GER

HAP

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course will examine ways in which food shapes contemporary Italian society. We will focus on the art of cuisine through the analysis of texts, films and cultural events. We will also examine the concepts of sustainability and the history and principles of the "Slow Food Movement"..

Credit Hours

4

GER

HAPW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

There are unmistakable similarities between Italian and Chinese cultures regarding the noodle. In fact, the noodle evokes family traditions, rituals, symbolism, and emotional connection in both cultures. Our class explores how identity, assimilation and cultural integration are manifested in food.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HAP

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• CHN 370

There are unmistakable similarities between Italian and Chinese cultures regarding the noodle. In fact, the noodle evokes family traditions, rituals, symbolism, and emotional connection in both cultures. Our class explores how identity, assimilation and cultural integration are manifested in food.

Credit Hours

4

GER

HAPW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• CHN 370W

Summer. Offered through Emory Summer Abroad Program in Bologna. Cultural topics to be announced each summer. Course taught in Italian. May be repeated for credit when syllabus changes.

Credit Hours

3

GER

IC

Requisites

ITAL 102 or ITAL_OX 102 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Summer. Offered through Emory Summer Abroad Program in Bologna. Cultural topics to be announced each summer. Course taught in Italian. May be repeated for credit when syllabus changes.

Credit Hours

4

GER

ICW

Requisites

ITAL 102 or ITAL_OX 102 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Topics to be announced each semester. Course taught in English. May be repeated for credit when syllabus changes. Focus on developing critical analysis and reasoning skills.

Credit Hours

1 - 4

GER

HAP

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Topics to be announced each semester. Course taught in English. May be repeated for credit when syllabus changes. Focus on developing critical analysis and reasoning skills.

Credit Hours

1 - 5

GER

HAPW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Topics to be announced each semester. Course is offered in English. Course content will vary, including topics of literature, history, culture, art history, political thought, current trends, and more. May be repeated for credit when syllabus changes.

Credit Hours

1 - 4

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Topics to be announced each semester. Course is offered in English. Course content will vary, including topics of literature, history, culture, art history, political thought, current trends, and more. May be repeated for credit when syllabus changes.

Credit Hours

1 - 5

GER

HSCW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Credit is variable. Advanced supervised study in the reading of literary texts or other aspects of Italian culture. Course may be repeated with a new research focus.

Credit Hours

1 - 12

GER

HAL

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

In Italian. Intensive study of a single author, genre, literary movement, or period. Topic to be announced in advance. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Prerequisite: Italian 302 or permission of program director.

Credit Hours

1 - 4

GER

IC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

In Italian. Intensive study of a single author, genre, literary movement, or period. Topic to be announced in advance. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Prerequisite: Italian 302 or permission of program director.

Credit Hours

1 - 5

GER

ICW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Course engages in critical methods in analysis and interpretation of literature and cultural studies, bibliographic materials and methods of independent research. Course culminates in an honors thesis, written in Italian, demonstrating the application of principles learned. Course carefully follows the College guidelines for writing requirement.

Credit Hours

3

GER

XA

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Critical methods in analysis and interpretation of literature and cultural studies, bibliographic materials and methods of independent research; honors thesis demonstrating the application of principles learned. Course carefully follows the College guidelines for writing requirement.

Credit Hours

1 - 8

GER

ICW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Independent research for students majoring in Italian Studies. Advanced directed studies in Italian literature and culture. Course may be repeated for a different project.

Credit Hours

1 - 16

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None