School of Liberal Arts: French and Italian
2008-2009 Academic Year
339
Office:
311 Newcomb Hall
Phone:
504-865-5115
Fax:
504-865-5367
Professors
Jean-Godefroy Bidima, Ph.D., Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (Arnoult
Professor)
Linda L. Carroll, Ph.D., Harvard
Hope H. Glidden, Ph.D., Columbia (Kathryn B. Gore Professor)
Felicia M. McCarren, Ph.D., Stanford
Elizabeth W. Poe, Ph.D., Princeton
Vaheed K. Ramazani, Ph.D., Virginia
Associate Professors
Thomas Klingler, Ph.D., Indiana (chair)
Richard Watts, Ph.D., Yale
Assistant Professors
Faycal Falaky, Ph.D., New York University
Michael Syrimis, Ph.D., Chicago
Lecturers
Teri F. Chalmers, Ph.D., Tulane University
Richard Cranford, Ph.D., Tulane University
Alexandra M. Reuber, Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Dauphine M. Sloan, Ph.D., University of Paris
Annette Sojic, Ph. D., Tulane University
FRENCH
The major in French introduces students to the literature, culture, and thought of
France and the Francophone world, including North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa,
Asia, and the Caribbean. Students may also explore Creole and Cajun languages
in linguistics classes and field work. The junior year and semester abroad
programs are integral to the majors in French and Italian and are also encouraged
for non-majors.
Entering first-year students are placed at the appropriate level by assessment of
their high school records. If they are placed above the 200 level, or have obtained
a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement examination, or a score of 640 or
better on the College Board examination, incoming undergraduates must register
for an upper-level course (FREN 300 or above per departmental authorization).
School of Liberal Arts undergraduates who have successfully completed FREN