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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module FREN2011: 19TH & 20TH CENTURY FRENCH LITERATURE

Department: MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES (FRENCH)

FREN2011: 19TH & 20TH CENTURY FRENCH LITERATURE

Type Open Level 2 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2005/06 Module Cap None. Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • French Language 1 (FREN1011) OR an equivalent qualification to the satisfaction of the Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Corequisites

  • Modern European Languages, Combined Honours and all Joint and 'with' programmes: French Language 2 (FREN2051) or French Language 2 and Year Abroad (FREN2071). Other: see Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • To enable students to read representative texts in French which illustrate the ways this period has depicted and discussed the relationship between the individual and society.
  • To promote their ability to discuss these texts in French with an appropriate critical vocabulary.
  • To improve their ability to think and write in French on literary topics.

Content

  • Prescribed texts (subject to change and revision).
  • The module is taught and examined in French.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
    Subject-specific Skills:
    • Students will be able to:
    • read representative texts in French which illustrate the ways in which the period concerned depicted and envisaged the relationship between the individual and society,
    • discuss these texts intelligently in French with the appropriate critical vocabulary.
    • Improve students' ability to think and write in French on literary topics
    Key Skills:
    • Skills in written argumantation and presenation.

    Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

    • The module is taught by means of a weekly lecture and fortnightly seminars. Students are required to attend all lectures and seminars and are expected to prepare themselves for classes and participate actively in discussions.

    Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

    Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
    Lectures 20 1 Per Week 1 Hour 20
    Tutorials 3 1 Per Term 1 Hour 3
    Seminars 9 Fortnightly 1 Hour 9
    Preparation and Reading 168
    Total 200

    Summative Assessment

    Component: Commentary Component Weighting: 40%
    Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
    1500 word commentary in French 100%
    Component: Examination Component Weighting: 60%
    Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
    two-hour exam written in French 100%

    Formative Assessment:

    1 commentary; 1 essay; 1 guided commentary.

    ■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University