Tentative focus and reading list for WLC 4400 (Spring 2027), based on student interest so far:
Independent study of five novels.
Guy de Maupassant, Une vie
Emile Zola, Le ventre de Paris
Albert Camus, La peste
Jean-Paul Sartre, La nausée
Michel Houellebecq, Soumission
Honing of three modes of communicative competence in French (interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational).
In-person meetings every three weeks (Time TBD)--50%
5 papers (2-3 pages each)--50%
More details will be provided in January 2027.
Updated 19 September 2026