FREN 3306 Narrative and Identity: The Story You Tell Yourself
Conducted in French<br>Fulfills one of the 3000-level requirements for the French major. Satisfies Foreign Language Proficiency core requirement.. This course is designed to help students with a good background in French to progress to the next level. Students in this course will continue to solidify their mastery of French grammar through structural exercises tied to readings, discussion, and written analysis of selected short stories, novels, and narrative film. The stories have been chosen and presented to allow students to progress substantially both in their basic reading skills in French and in their awareness of critical aspects of storytelling such as narrative voice, point of view, and plot structure.
Course overview
- Department
- French
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Biannually in the Fall, Biannually in the Spring
Catalog details
Requirements fulfilled
- French: Electives (two courses, 6 credits: FREN2209/FREN2210 as entry-level courses only, or additional French courses at the 3000 or 4000 level) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- French: Foundation courses (four courses, 12 credits, chosen from the 3000-level foundation list) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- French Studies: 6 credits (two foundation courses) to be chosen from among the following categories (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.17 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.53 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Ana Cristina Celestino Montenegro | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 7 |
| Fall 2025 | Kevin Newmark | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 11 |
| Spring 2025 | Celia Abele | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | — | 8 of 8 |
| Fall 2024 | Kevin Newmark | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 12 |
| Spring 2024 | Ana Cristina Celestino Montenegro | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | — | 6 of 8 |
| Fall 2023 | Kevin Newmark | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 of 12 |
| Spring 2023 | Ana Cristina Celestino Montenegro | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 1 of 2 |
| Fall 2022 | Kevin Newmark | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 5 of 7 |
| Spring 2022 | Joseph Breines | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 11 |
| Fall 2021 | Kevin Newmark | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | — | 7 of 8 |
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Instructors
Sections
- Section 01