Undergraduate Course: French 1B (ELCF08006)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
| Home subject area |
European Languages and Cultures - French |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.selc.ed.ac.uk/french/undergd.html
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course examines a number of key issues relating to the Literature, Film and Politics of France since 1940. Based upon an integrated approach, the course examines the interaction among the three principal areas studied. Particular attention is paid to a number of common themes which recur in the literature, cinema and political discourse of the period. These common themes include the following: World War II, collaboration and the Holocaust; ideology; colonialism and francophonie; childhood, adolescence and education; political and personal identity; history, memory and knowledge; gender, race, religion and society; mechanisms of repression, persuasion, and subversion. The course also analyses political and institutional change, the evolution of certain key philosophical and intellectual movements (Existentialism, Feminism), formal developments in French and Francophone literature and film. Students who are qualified for admission to French 1B are not admissable to French 1A. Transfers by such students from French 1B to 1A are not permitted. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
French Higher Grade A or B (SCE) or equivalent. A level A or B, or equivalent
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | | | | | 15:00 - 15:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. David Hume Tower Lecture Theatre B |
| Additional information |
The contact hours include 2 lecture hours a week and tutorials on Monday (Language); Tuesday or Wednesday (Oral) and Thursday (Literature). You are to sign up for these tutorials on WebCT.
Additional one hour a week (for 20 weeks) of assessed e-learning exercises (GLO) |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | 8 sides / paper fastener | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | 8 sides / paper fastener | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Course Aims:
- To provide a language course which enables students to produce accurate spoken and written French, and which consolidates and extends knowledge of French grammar and idiom
- To introduce students to a range of styles, genres and registers in French
- To provide opportunities for independent study and to promote the effective use of reference resources and authentic language materials
-to encourage consistency in application and quality of work through use of the exemption system
By the end of the course students should be able to:
- participate and interact effectively in tutorials in French
- demonstrate the ability to produce accurate written and spoken French
- identify different styles and registers in French
- identify and understand complex grammatical structures and their uses in French
- demonstrate use of self-study material (dictionaries, grammar books, websites) |
Assessment Information
From Sep 2007: 2 essays (approximately 1200 words); 7 language exercises. Class work 60%; degree exams 40%.
End of year exam: one three-hour paper (Language, Literature and Civilisation) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Claire Boyle
Tel: (0131 6)50 4024
Email: claire.boyle@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Alison Mccracken
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635
Email: alison.mccracken@ed.ac.uk |
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