(Offered at Sheridan College) In this directed study, students undertake two semesters of independent research under the mentorship of a full-time Art and Art History studio faculty member. Students develop and present a body of artwork and a written and illustrated thesis for discussion, evaluation and critique. Advanced Project students must have a B+ standing in a completed fourth-year studio. A written proposal must be submitted to, and approved by, the department before registration.

(Offered at Sheridan College) In this directed study, students undertake a semester-long period of independent research under the mentorship of a full-time Art and Art History studio faculty member. Students develop and present a body of artwork and a written and illustrated thesis for discussion, evaluation and critique. Advanced Project students must have a B+ standing in a completed fourth-year studio. A written proposal must be submitted to, and approved by, the department before registration.

(Offered at Sheridan College) In this directed study, students undertake a semester-long period of independent research under the mentorship of a full-time Art and Art History studio faculty member. Students develop and present a body of artwork and a written and illustrated thesis for discussion, evaluation and critique. Advanced Project students must have a B+ standing in a completed fourth-year studio. A written proposal must be submitted to, and approved by, the department before registration.

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students investigate the principles of educational theory and practice for teaching the visual arts to learners including children, adolescents and adults, within a variety of educational settings.

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students explore the requirements of establishing a career as a practicing visual artist. Topics covered include portfolio development, finding and securing artist residency and exhibition opportunities, ways to support yourself as an artist, grant writing, photo documentation, peer group support, marketing and bookkeeping.

(Offered at Sheridan College) In this practicum course, students gain hands-on teaching experience in a setting of their choice and interact with administrators, teachers, and community leaders.

This course provides students with a solid grounding in the French language skills and language learning strategies required for successful completion of a French Major or Specialist program. Students will discover vocabulary and grammatical structures in a variety of authentic written and spoken texts, connect form to meaning, participate in spoken and written interactions, and complete tasks on topics centered on student life in Montreal. All students are REQUIRED to complete the French Placement Test (https://frenchpt.utm.utoronto.ca/) before enrolling in ANY FSL or FRE language course for the FIRST time.

This course provides an introduction to French studies with a focus on expanding students’ French language proficiency. It also introduces basic notions in French linguistics, literary & cultural studies, and language teaching & learning. Students will practice processing authentic texts in a variety of written and spoken formats through the guided discovery of new vocabulary and through the consolidation of grammatical structures. They will learn to connect form to meaning and to develop their spoken and written skills via an investigation of global French-speaking cultures. All students are REQUIRED to complete the French Placement Test (https://frenchpt.utm.utoronto.ca/) before enrolling in ANY FSL or FRE language course for the FIRST time.

This course provides an introduction to second language pedagogy with a particular focus on French. Students will learn key concepts in pedagogy and compare the teaching and learning processes and experiences of first and second language learners as well as the roles of classroom teachers and learners via the creation of linguistic portraits and pedagogical materials.

This course provides an introduction to French & Francophone literary and cultural studies, providing students with a set of interpretive tools that they can use to analyze narrative texts and movies in French classes and beyond. Particular emphasis will be placed on developing attentive and critical reading skills about and through narrative texts and movies, and on deploying these skills accurately in written and oral productions and discussions.

This course provides a linguistic introduction to the French language and French-language phenomena. Students will learn to analyze meaning, word, sound, and sentence structure; describe linguistic phenomena including first and second language acquisition, bilingualism, and creoles; and identify the linguistic variation observed among French speakers and speech communities.

This course develops writing skills at an intermediate level in the areas of vocabulary, grammar and style. Emphasis will be put on practice and error correction. All students are REQUIRED to complete the French Placement Test (https://frenchpt.utm.utoronto.ca/) before enrolling in ANY FSL or FRE language course for the FIRST time.

This course develops writing skills at an intermediate level in the areas of vocabulary, grammar, and style. Students will acquire practical tools for understanding and producing French written texts for their university studies and beyond. Emphasis will be placed on developing descriptive, narrative, and argumentative writing skills. All students are REQUIRED to complete the French Placement Test (https://frenchpt.utm.utoronto.ca/) before enrolling in ANY FSL or FRE language course for the FIRST time.

This course provides students with intensive practice in listening and spoken French at the intermediate level. Students will acquire the skills and vocabulary necessary for daily conversations and understanding of Francophone culture through exposure to various media and authentic documents such as songs, storytelling, videos, games, and interviews and other media. Particular attention is paid to spontaneous speech, formal and informal interactions, as well as presentation skills. All students are REQUIRED to complete the French Placement Test (https://frenchpt.utm.utoronto.ca/) before enrolling in ANY FSL or FRE language course for the FIRST time.

This courses provides a richly rewarding opportunity for students in their second year to work in the research project of a professor in return for 299Y course credit. Students enrolled have an opportunity to become involved in original research, learn research methods and share in the excitement and discovery of acquiring new knowledge. Participating faculty members post their project descriptions for the following summer and fall/winter sessions in early February and students are invited to apply in early March. See Experiential and International Opportunities for more details.

This course explores the tension between modernity and tradition in a range of fiction and non-fiction written in Quebec from the 19th century to the present day. Students will apply previous knowledge in literature, and their oral and written competences in French to the study of multiple literary genres including the novel, short story, essay and journalistic texts. Particular emphasis will be placed on extending attentive reading skills as ways of reflecting on texts and their relationship to gender, freedom, identity, space and history.

This course explores topics in Quebec theatre, from the 19th century to the present day. Students will apply previous knowledge in literature, and their oral and written competences in French to the study of a variety of plays. Particular emphasis will be placed on extending attentive reading skills as ways of reflecting on dramatic texts and their relationship to space, language, and society.

We might not remember how we learned our first language(s) but we know it/them so well… Or do we? We take the child’s perspective in language learning, focusing on the following topics: the acquisition of grammar, the development of communicative skills, the development of a language in a multilingual environment (as a majority language versus a heritage language), the differences and similarities between simultaneous and successive language acquisition.

This course examines the history of French Canada, focusing in particular on the period from the 1830s to the present. It explores questions of culture, political community, language, and geography, looking to these aspects of historical experience to situate Quebec and French Canada with respect to North America's English-speaking majority as well as to the French-speaking nations of Europe, Africa, and elsewhere in the Americas. The course is taught in English but students will work with French-language material and will be required to write all tests and assignments in French. This course is taught in conjunction with HIS342H5.

The course explores Indigenous literatures in Francophone Canada including Indigenous texts and authors from Quebec. The works discussed engage with issues of sovereignty, anti-racism, Native identity and gender, and span multiple genres including fiction, theatre, poetry and essay.

This course examines practical and theoretical issues surrounding grammar in the language curriculum such as various approaches to the implementation of grammar in language curricula, such as in grammar-translation or task-based learning; the role and limitations of descriptive grammar, including pedagogical grammar; form focus versus meaning focus; interference and error analysis; feedback on errors. Students will be asked to critique and create teaching materials.

This course allows students to explore innovative pedagogical approaches such as the Action Oriented and Plurilingual & Pluricultural Approaches, building on knowledge and skills acquired in FRE227H5 Teaching and Learning a Second/Foreign Language. This is accomplished through the examination of the linguistic and cultural diversity observed in French Language classes today, and the discovery of innovative and current teaching approaches followed by the creation of pedagogical materials. Particular emphasis is placed on students’ abilities to transfer knowledge into practice.

This course provides an introduction to real-time language interaction in multilingual comprehension and production. A primary focus will be on language development, spoken and written language processing, the organisation of multilingual memory, and the main experimental methods in psycholinguistics.

This course explores topics in 17th century French culture and Versailles as the expression of the major cultural achievements of this period. Students will apply their oral and written competences in French to the study of a variety of texts, art forms, and media. Particular emphasis will be placed on extending attentive interpretive skills as ways to reflect on the development of 17th century classical taste and its relationship to its political, social, and artistic context.

This course explores the tension between love and pain in a range of French literary works from 1800 to the contemporary era. Students will apply their previous knowledge in literature, and oral and written competences in French, to the study of multiple autobiographical and literary genres. Particular emphasis will be placed on extending attentive reading skills as ways of reflecting on first- and third-person writing and its relationship to love, social context and expectations, and gender.

This course explores the representation of social issues in French literature, from the 19th century to the contemporary era. Students will apply previous knowledge in literature, and their oral and written competences in French to the study of social exclusion and marginality, class consciousness, and social identities as literary themes. Particular emphasis will be on extending attentive reading skills as ways of thinking about storytelling and its relationship to character, the interplay between documentary and fictional genres, and commitment through authorship.

This course allows students to explore French fiction of the 20th Century. Students apply previous knowledge in literature and cultural studies, and their oral and written competences in French to the study of works. Particular emphasis will be placed on extending attentive reading skills as ways of reflecting on memory and the telling of war experiences, the lives of women, and crime and guilt in the French context.

This course explores contemporary French literature. Students will apply previous knowledge in literature, and their oral and written competences in French to the study of key trends in contemporary fiction and autobiography. Particular emphasis will be placed on extending attentive reading skills as ways of reflecting on storytelling and its relationship to critical social commentary, the creative power of language, and testimony.

Contemporary literature written in the French language offers a rich and fertile ground for writers of various origins, cultures and languages who are united by several common factors: exile, immigration, transculturation, identity and alterity, and relationship with French, among others. This course explores these topics while relating them to literary and cultural contexts as well as students' real life through extensive reading and analysis of ultra contemporary novels and short stories by authors such as Dany Laferrière, Ying Chen, Aki Shimazaki, Kim Thúy, Marco Micone, Abla Farhoud, Sergio Kokis, Agota Kristof, Dai Sijie, or Nancy Huston.

A study of the phonological system of modern French based on actual samples of speech taken from different regional varieties and socio-economic groups.