French Major with Inclusive Adolescence Education

The purpose of the major program is to educate students to think and perceive rationally and critically. This education includes reading and thinking; learning about literary and cultural movements; and making connections between the primarily aesthetic literary artifacts of the culture and its political, social, and economic history.

Through the Emerson Foreign Language Laboratory, students are trained to use new learning and technology media at all language levels to allow them to communicate effectively in the world. Likewise, they are encouraged to prepare themselves philosophically and practically to make linkages between the major and other academic disciplines.

The student majoring in French learns about the world of ideas and letters, past and present. This training requires at least one semester of study abroad; one year is recommended. The cohesive, integrated program of foreign language, culture, and literature courses ensures maximum proficiency in the target language.

All resident French majors are required to spend at least two years in the Maison Française. One of these must be the year following their academic year in France, to allow them to maintain fluency in the language skills acquired abroad.

For students pursuing careers in education a minimum GPA of 2.7 is required for student teaching.

Core Curriculum Requirements

All Nazareth students complete Core Curriculum coursework as part of their degree requirements. The Core provides a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences while guiding students to pose and explore their own intellectual questions. See Academic Policies and Procedures for specific core curriculum requirements.

French Core

French majors are required to take the following courses:

8 course at 200 level or higher (excluding labs)
one semester study abroad
Senior experience (FRN 401 , FRN 402 and FRN 499 ); details below

French Study Abroad Program

In affiliation with the Université de Haute-Bretagne, Nazareth College offers an academic year in Rennes, France. The core program for French majors includes the following basic courses, which vary in degrees of complexity and intensity: language-composition; conversational-structural analysis and explication de texte; phonetics; literature; contemporary French civilization; history of art. Students may select elective courses from a wide area including such fields as history, English, fine arts, foreign languages (Celtic, German, Spanish, Russian) and literature and economics.

Required Courses for Inclusive Adolescence Education

See Education: Initial Teacher Certification in Inclusive Adolescence Education for course requirements.

Note - students who are majoring in a Foreign Language with Inclusive Adolescence Education complete their study abroad semester in spring of the sophomore year.

French Senior Experience

The Senior Experience for the French major culminates with two literature seminars, FRN 401-402, that encourage students to develop further scholarly and critical thinking, including current theoretical discussions in the academy.

The Comprehensive Examination (written, oral) provides students with the threefold opportunity:

to ascertain that seniors have adequately mastered the French language

to help seniors synthesize the subject matter of the four-year learning experience

to demonstrate a working knowledge of French culture and literature

FRN 401 - 19th Century: Ideal and Reality Credits: 3
FRN 402 - 20th Century: Literary Trends Credits: 3
FRN 499 - French Comprehensive Credits: 0

Sample Program for the French Major with Inclusive Adolescence Education

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
ENGW 101 Exposition	3	ENGW 102 Argument and Research	3
ACS 101 Academic and College Success	1	FRN 222 Discovering French Language and Cultures of the Francophone World II	3
FYS - PEQ (1)	3	FRN 222L Lab for Discovering French Language And Cultures of the Francophone World II	1
Science PEQ plus lab (2)	4	PEQ (3)	3
FRN 221 Discovering the French Language and Cultures of the Francophone World I	3	PEQ (4)	3
FRN 221L Lab for Discovering the French Language and Cultures of the Francophone World I	1	PEQ (5)	3
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	15	TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	16

SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
SPF 204 History and Philosophy of Education	3	Study Abroad - coursework may include:	15
Integrative Studies (IS) - 1	3	*300-level French coursework
PEQ (6)	3	*FRN 204G The Francophone World II
PEQ (7)	3	*PEQ (8)
FRN 203 The Francophone World I	3
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	15	TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	15

JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
ADOL 030 Orientation for Professional Semester	0	LST 301 Language and Literacy Development	3
ADOL 410 Principles of Teaching Learning and Assessment for Diverse Secondary Learners	3	EDU 485 Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention (DASA Training)	0
FRN 301 Sex, Violence & Laughter in 17th Century French Literature	3	FRN 302 18th Century French Enlightenment	3
FRN 401 19th Century: Ideal and Reality	3	Integrative Studies (IS) - 3	3
Integrative Studies (IS) - 2	3	French course (300-level)	3
Liberal Arts Elective (math)	3	FRN 457 Curriculum Methodology Middle School and High School	3
EDU 475 Health Education, Child Abuse, and Violence Prevention Workshop	0	CME 050 Core Milestone Experience	0
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	15	TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	15

SUMMER A BETWEEN JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR Note - summer tuition is required
ADIN 440 Foundations of Teaching Secondary Students With Disabilities	3	ADIN 441 Curriculum and Instruction for Diverse Secondary Learners	3

SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
ADOL 476 Motivation and Management	2	ADOL 480 Adolescent Development and Youth Culture in School & Community	3
ADOL 477 Literacy Instruction for Diverse Secondary Learners	3	FRN 402 20th Century: Literary Trends	3
ADOL 478 Reflective Seminar	2	FRN 499 French Comprehensive	0
FRN 479 Student Teaching Middle School and High School	6	Liberal Arts Elective or Elective *students must complete 90 liberal arts credits	6
		Science Elective	3
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	13	TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS	15

**Notes* NYS certification standards require that students complete 6 credits in each of the following subject areas, with a minimum grade of “C” or higher in each course: English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Eligibility for student teaching requires that students have a minimum GPA of 2.7 or higher. Bachelor of Arts programs require a minimum of 90 liberal arts credits; at least 9 credits of Integrative Studies (IS) course or electives must be liberal arts courses.