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Aug 24, 2025
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2025-2026 Franklin & Marshall College Catalog
French Major (French Studies Track)
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The study of French opens the door to diverse cultures around the globe, from France itself to other French-speaking countries and regions in Europe, North and West Africa, Quebec, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific and Indian Oceans. French provides useful links to many parts of the world and to many areas of the liberal arts curriculum. Students interested in the arts, in government and business, in public health, environmental studies and international studies across the disciplines, benefit from the practical skills, the cultural knowledge and awareness and the intellectual connections that studying French can provide.
The Department of French and Francophone Studies offers language courses for beginners and for those who want to build on their knowledge of French. The introductory-level courses stress communicative competency and the acquisition of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The intermediate courses reinforce and extend those skills through an interactive exploration of contemporary French and Francophone culture using a variety of authentic print and electronic sources.
We offer a major with two tracks: French and French Studies, each consisting of a minimum of 10 courses.
The French Studies track is designed for students with a strong interest in French and Francophone culture but may include fewer courses taught entirely in French than the French track. This track emphasizes the development of upper-intermediate level French language proficiency as well as background and insights into aspects of the French-speaking world. Starting with FRN 102 , this major requires a minimum of six courses taught in French, up to three courses taught in English that focus on French and Francophone topics, and a capstone experience at the 400-level comprising a portfolio of work they have created and a longer research project in French or English on a French or Francophone topic of their choice.
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French and Francophone Studies Department Faculty
Professor Nadra Hebouche, Chair L. Scott Lerner
Arthur and Katherine Shadek Professor of Humanities and French and Italian Nadra Hebouche
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies Carrie Landfried
Associate Professor of French Vanessa Borilot
Adjunct Assistant Professor of French Major Requirements:
The French Studies track consists of the following ten courses: Note:
Possible cognates draw from a number of departments and programs across the College curriculum including, but not limited to: art history, business, comparative literary studies, economics, government, history, international studies, linguistics, philosophy, and theatre. Students who begin their studies beyond FRN 102 are still required to complete ten courses from their point of placement. Off-Campus Study:
Most of our majors and minors spend a semester or year abroad. We strongly recommend this immersion experience to all of our students, believing that travel alone is not enough to learn about other cultures. Only by living, working, relaxing and even dreaming in French will students acquire an advanced command of the language and a fuller appreciation of French and Francophone cultures. Students may normally transfer up to three courses per study abroad experience to their major and up to two courses per study abroad experience to their minor, with approval of the chair. Majors and minors in the Department of French and Francophone Studies have studied abroad in the following programs in recent years: Institute for Field Education (IFE); Institute for American Universities in Aix-en-Provence (IAU); IES Abroad Paris; IES Center and University of Nantes. See the International and Off-Campus Study section of the Catalog for further information. |
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