Undergraduate Course: Childhood and Adolescence in Modern and Contemporary French Fiction (ELCF10035)
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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| 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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| Course description |
The course will study the treatment of childhood and adolescence in modern French fiction. By close analysis of a selection of texts the course will introduce students to a range of narrative treatments of childhood and family experiences and to the methodologies appropriate to a critical reading of them. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
French 2 (ELCF08001)
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Entry to Honours in French
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
FLUENCY IN FRENCH AND PROOF OF SATISFACTORY STUDY AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL OF AN APPROPRIATE AREA OF FRENCH CULTURE (LITERATURE, CINEMA, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS). |
| Prospectus website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, 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 | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. First Class Meeting in room G.A11 Forrest Hill |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the themes of childhood and adolescence in 20th century French literature. They will have the appropriate methodolical skills to analyse and interpret these themes. They will have acquired transferable cognitive skills such as the adoption of constructively critical perspectives and a willingness to reexamine assumptions. They will have acquired transferable practical skills such as the use of proper registers for witten and oral presentations and argumentation; the collection and analysis of data; time-management; IT skills; interpersonal communication skills. |
Assessment Information
| ONE 2,000 WORD ESSAY (40%) AND ONE 90 MINUTE EXAM (60%) |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Jean Duffy
Tel: (0131 6)50 8410
Email: Jean.Duffy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Margery Accarino
Tel: (0131 6)50 8421
Email: M.Accarino@ed.ac.uk |
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