MICEFA Courses

MICEFA students are allowed to take one MICEFA course per semester (priority is given to students staying only one semester).

Courses begin the week of October 5th except courses offered by Katia Nossenko (they will start one week later).  Please note, the Advanced Grammar course has been changed from Tuesdays to Fridays due to classroom availibiity.

First class - 5 Octobre:
LUNDI, 12H30-15H00, Littérature et Politique (French Literature and Politics)
Centre Censier, Salle 520 avec Prof. Tomi (advanced) (3 credits)
Explores the history of French politics through the works of various authors of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.  The class will study various texts from the different time periods and connect them with the political situation of the time.  Authors include: Balzac, Victor Hugo, M. Barres, Peguy, Drieu La Rochelle, Malraux, Albert Camus, and Jean-Paul Sartre.

First class - 7 Octobre:
MERCREDI, 9h30-12h00, Histoire de Paris (History of Paris)
Centre Censier, Salle 531 avec Prof. Comerre (intermediate) (3 credits) (please save time after course for visits)
History of the French capital from its founding to the present day. Course is organized around weekly lectures and visits to museums, monuments, and significant quarters of Paris and Ile-de-France. All major historical, artistic, and architectural periods and movements will be covered.

MERCREDI, 18h00-20h30, Les Français à travers le Cinéma (French Civilization through Film)
Centre Censier, Salle 520 avec Prof. Poisson (intermediate) (3 credits)
Designed to develop linguistic competence by examining contemporary French culture through film. Selected videos and readings accompanied by class discussions and written summaries.

First class - 8 Octobre:
JEUDI, 15h30-17h30, Histoire de l’art du 19ème   Siècle (19th Century French Painting Impressionism and Beyond)
Centre Censier, Salle 529 avec Prof. Peigné (intermediate) (3 credits)
Examines the evolution of painting in the 19th century which led to the innovations of the Impressionist painters, who assimilated and then transcended these innovations. Looks at the importance of Post-Impressionist movement and and how it opened the door for others such as Cézanne who, in turn, opened the door to 20th century painting.

First class - 9 Octobre:
VENDREDI, 9h00-11h30, Dialogue Interculturelle : Franco-Américaine avec le Monde Arabe (Cross-Cultural Dialogue: US and French Relations with the Arab World)
Centre Censier, Salle 520 avec Prof. Thomières-Hakim (higher intermediate) (3 credits)
This course aims at analyzing the functioning of the Arab Gulf countries: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrein and Oman as well as their relations with France and the United States.  The course also provides the students with the necessary skills for effective cross-cultural communication with the Arab World.

First class - 15 Octobre:
JEUDI, 12h30-15h30, Interculturalité : France Amérique (Francité versus Américanité : Intercultural Analysis of the Other)
Centre Censier, Salle 529 avec Prof. Nossenko (intermediate) (3 credits)
The course will study how cultural differences manifest.  It will question the role of stereotypes, clichés and perceptions in our understanding of foreign cultures.  The course will specifically examine the French and North American culture.

First class - 16 Octobre:
VENDREDI, 12h00-14h30, Grammaire Avancée (Advanced Grammar and Text)
MICEFA, avec Prof. Nossenko (advanced) (3 credits)
Intensive study of French grammar for foreign students at the advanced level. Designed to improve the understanding of French grammar from various texts to write in a convincing manner.