French Education

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• Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in French; education option leading to a single subject teaching credential

Department Chair
Rosamel Benavides-Garb, Ph.D.

Program Director
Valérie Budig-Markin, Ph.D.

Department of World Languages & Cultures
University Annex 129
(707) 826-3226
fax: 826-3227

The Program

This program prepares students primarily for teaching in junior high school and high school. For information on the preliminary and professional clear teaching credentials, see Education.

Learn to speak, read, write, and understand French with relative fluency. Also learn current methods of teaching modern languages and the importance of language in the development of culture and civilization.

Participants in this program gain a new perspective on their native language and its relation to a multicultural world.

Courses are taught in French, allowing rapid progress in the language. Taped interviews, videocassettes, films, and computer software further assist students. The faculty help students interested in teaching, business, and medical fields. The department also sponsors visits by literary critics, artists, consular officials, and other guests.

Preparation

A solid background in English grammar and syntax is recommended. Any previous study of a modern language is helpful but is not required.

Requirements for the Major

Please note: Degree requirements listed here do not include the professional education courses required for the credential. Students earning this degree may waive CSET assessments before entering the credential program. Before applying to the single subject credential program, students must meet the prerequisite of 45 hours early field experience or enroll in SED 210/410.

The French Education major requirements are the same as the French major with the addition of FREN 435 Linguistics to bring total upper division units to 46.

UPPER DIVISION

Forty-two upper division units (at least 12 to be completed at Humboldt) including:

FREN 300 African Storytelling
FREN 311 Advanced French Language V
FREN 312 Advanced French Language VI
FREN 315 Masterpieces: Middle Ages to Voltaire
FREN 316 Masterpieces: French Revolution to Camus
FREN 317 Modern Francophone Literature
FREN 320 French Civilization: Past/Contemporary

FREN 318 French Poetry or
FREN 319 Francophone Theatre/Cinema

Remaining units from the following:
FREN 306 Sex, Class, & Culture: Gender & Ethnic Issues in International Short Stories
FREN 321 Intensive Language in France
FREN 322 Cultural Journal in France
FREN 323 Culture & Civilizations in France
FREN 350 Advanced Conversation & the Media
FREN 410 Bilingual African Newsletter
FREN 480 (1-4 unit) Seminar
FREN 480 Retreat
FREN 480 Seminar (Film)
FREN 492 Senior Honors Thesis or Project (honors only)
FREN 499 Directed Study