FR 0256 - WRITING FRENCH: ATELIER D’EXPRESSION ECRITE

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Question: What do Samuel Becket, Edith Philips, and Oscar Wilde have in common? Answer: they are all exophonic writers, writers who wrote in languages that were not their native tongues. And they were all English-speakers who wrote some or most of the their work in French. You can too! What are the secrets to writing well in a language that is not your first? How can you leverage all you know about writing in your native language to improve your written expression in French? “Writing French: Atelier d’expression Ecrite” will teach you how to cultivate exophonic writing skills through a writing-as-process approach that is keyed to the challenges of foreign language composition. Class work and written assignments will include writing effective professional and personal correspondence, composing a CV or job resume, writing journal articles and critiques as well as creative pieces (such as fables, poems, or song lyrics for a Francophone audience). Through textual modeling, cooccurrence analysis (words that go “together”), and comparative vocabulary and grammar review, you will learn techniques needed to write in a variety of genres and to “sound French.” Recommended prerequisite: FR 0004 or 0104 or 0021/0221 or 0027/0227 or 0055/0255.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: West European Studies

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