Undergraduate Bulletin, University of Wisconsin-Stout

FREN French




FREN-101 Elementary French I (4 cr.)
COMSK LANG FGLP Fall
Listening, pronunciation, reading, and writing. Basic vocabulary, polite phrases, questions and answers. Adjective agreement, present and some past-tense verbs. Cultural information about the French-speaking world.

FREN-102 Elementary French II (4 cr.)
COMSK LANG FGLP Spring
Second level of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in French. Introduction to future, conditional, imperfect and subjunctive verbs. Direct and indirect object pronouns. Short spontaneous and directed conversations. Topics in cultures of French-speaking people. One year of high school French or FREN-101 required.

FREN-121 Practical French I (2 cr.)
FGLP Fall and Spring
First quarter college French. Conversational phrases and vocabulary for practical situations. Basic present tense verb patterns. Intensive pronunciation drill. Not for students who have taken FREN-101.

FREN-122 Practical French II (2 cr.)
COMSK LANG FGLP Fall and Spring
Second quarter college French, conversational phrases and vocabulary, irregular and past tense verb patterns. Not appropriate for students who have completed FREN-101 (328-101). One year of high school French or FREN-121 Required.

FREN-123 Practical French III (2 cr.)
COMSK LANG FGLP Fall and Spring
Third quarter college French. Imperfect and reflexive verbs, direct and indirect object pronouns, commands, conversational vocabulary.(Not for student who have complete FREN-102.) One year of high school French or FREN-101 required.

FREN-124 Practical French IV (2 cr.)
COMSK LANG FGLP Fall and Spring
Fourth quarter college French. Future, conditional and subjunctive verbs. Introduction to relative pronouns. Conversational vocabulary. (Not for students who have completed FREN-102.)

FREN-201 Intermediate French I (4 cr.)
HUM FLC FGLP Fall
Vocabulary development through readings and discussion on French and Francophone civilization. History, art, music, short stories and poems, including contemporary culture. Taught in French. Two years of high school French or FREN-102 required.

FREN-202 Intermediate French II (4 cr.)
COMSK LANG FGLP Spring
Grammar review, contemporary vocabulary, free conversation in French. Three years of high school French or FREN-201 required.


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The Undergraduate Bulletin
Reviewed: February 2007