<p>Does anyone have opinions on either of these classes? I have heard that Comp Lit was harder than some of the other English classes. I have searched the forums and I haven't seen French R1A mentioned. Is it a lot of work, or not too bad?</p>
<p>Bump…</p>
<p>Does anyone know? My CalSO is soon.</p>
<p>Generally speaking, any R&C class you take outside of the English, Comparative Literature, or Rhetoric departments probably gives out A’s to a majority of the class. However, if you’re up for a challenge or want to improve your writing skills, I’d suggest one of the “harder” departments. You may be stuck taking one of these as they don’t fill up as quickly (because of their reputation for being harder). Personally, I took Comp Lit R1B and found it to be interesting and not too difficult. Just pick a class with a theme or readings that you’re interested in - they should be listed on the department websites.</p>
<p>Thanks, French R1A seems to only have one class and it has tons of space. I was kind of curious why no one had signed up for it yet.</p>
<p>It’s possible that the reading may not be as “easy” as some like to think. French writers in translation are wonderful – Sartre, Camus, de Beauvoir – but I think you must have some appreciation for the literature and the ability to sometimes think deeply or philosophically. Not saying that you don’t with other reading/writing courses, but for some it is more of a challenge with French lit than Scandinavian or Italian.</p>
<p>lol, reviving a thread after 2 years, not sure if anyone will reply…but I’m wondering, all of the RXA classes like French R1A, German R5A, etc… Are these classes appropriate for students who were not in the language immersion in high school. I.e. for me, I took French IB SL in high school. This was not the course with intensive writing and such, but rather French as a second language style. Are these courses just like College Writing R1A, English R1A, but in a different language? Plz help, Calso coming soon</p>
<p>all the r&c classes are in english. french r1a will discuss work of french authors that have been translated into english</p>