Best French course I'very taken at UCLA. She's so smart, she understands the literary period so well and can explain the meaning behind the extraits with such ease, she made it easy to read Victor Hugo and Proust. She's incredibly caring and made it clear from the get go that participation was a huge part of the grade. Well, in order to participate you have to do the readings, and believe me, they're not ridiculously long but instead, they're excerpts from huge books that you'll enjoy because she breaks it down for you. She puts literature into context and makes you question current social issues as well. Loved her class, would take her again.

Professor Murat is the most intelligent woman I have ever met. She will never ever waste your time. You do a fairly short reading prior to each class, analyze 20 or so lines (you can do fewer), and discuss it in class. It is important to participate in class discussion since that is a large part of your grade, but she will always encourage you to speak and welcome new ideas. The mid term is unbelievably easy if you go to class. She will write about 20 things down on the chalkboard throughout the first part of the quarter and choose the 10 things you discussed the most to be questions. Attendance is also a big part of your grade, which will force you to do well on the mid term. There is no final, just an eight page paper on the topic of your choosing within 18th and 19th century French literature. I probably spent a couple hours a day for four days writing it and she loved it. You can almost count on getting an A if you just show up, write down whatever she puts on the board, and participate!

I love Madame Murat so much! She is very straightforward and a great lecturer. She is so into her subject matter that we are a few weeks behind but this just made the midterm cover fewer texts. The midterm is super easy. I highly recommend her.

Madame Murat is truly an INCREDIBLE professor-- one of my favorites in the department. She is an amazing lecturer and picks very interesting readings that will not waste your exam. Straightforward, understanding, and gorgeous.

I love her.

As a French major, I've taken a lot of French classes with different professors. Laure Murat is my favorite in the department. She is passionate and wants to interest you in whatever she's talking about. She doesn't waste time in lecture and tries to pick interesting topics.

The class of hers I first took was a survey of 19th/20th century French literature. She picked interesting authors and works. Her midterm is very straightforward and, if you go to her office house, she is eager to help you with any concerns you have. She helped me figure out what I was going to write my final paper about and, after working out some kinks in the outline, I got an A- in the class.

She's very reasonable and made French literature interesting. I think she's very underrated. Take a class or two with her if you can! :)