Master of Arts in Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures (FLCL)

Fall 2011 schedule (all MA courses)

FL 5024 Critical Methods (Tu 6-9 pm)

FL 5134 Language Learning & Pedagogy (M 7-10 pm)

FR 5404 Topics in French Studies (M W 4-5:15 pm)

SPAN 5314 18th-19th-c Hispanic Lit (Tu Th 5-6:15 pm)

SPAN 5324 20th c Hispanic Lit (M W 4-5:15 pm)
NEW! Distance-Learning option now available. Contact MA.FLCL@vt.edu for details.

French Courses Available for Graduate Credit

5000-level courses are graduate courses. These courses may not be taught every semester.

Composition, Stylistics, and Verbal Analysis FR 5154G

Development of the student's ability to write French in a variety of formal modes. Theoris and methods of teaching composition. Comparative study of style in literary and other types of writing. Techniques of verbal analysis of written texts, using a range of methodological approaches. Graduate Standing required.

Business and Culture in the French-Speaking World FR 5164

A variable content course exploring the intersections of language and culture in the French and Francophone business worlds. Special emphasis on developing and perfecting highly advanced language skills and a mastery of specialized vocabulary, in French, for professional settings.

Advanced Studies in French Literature FR 5314G

In-depth study of a selected topic in French literature, such as an author, a group of authors, a literary movement, or genre during a specific period of French literary history. Related scholarly criticism will be read along with texts. May be taken twice for credit with different content. Graduate Standing required.

Writing in the Francophone World FR 5344

A comparative and thematically oriented study of works by writers of the Francophone world, including North Africa, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Canada, and Europe. Literary, theoretical, and socio-cultural implications of novels, drama, poetry, and essays of writers of the 20th century. Issues of literary aesthetics, postcolonialism, feminism, identity, race, and history as they are manifested in the texts.

Topics in French Studies FR 5404

This variable content course studies cultural practices in French and Francophone life to focus on problems in contexts as diverse as art and religion, law and literature, the media, politics, and the performing arts. Application of theoretical principles to specific issues of cultural interest. Emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches to equip students to explore new possibilities for cultural inquiry.