Undergraduate Course: Francophone Belgian Literature and Culture: The Last Hundred Years (Ordinary) (ELCF09024)
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 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | European Languages and Cultures - French |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Overshadowed by its larger neighbour to the West, Francophone Belgium (contemptuously and crudely dismissed in all respects, in the 1860s, by Charles Baudelaire - an attitude which is not unknown today) could none the less boast, less than forty years later a rich and diverse literature which it shared in some respects with France but which was, in other respects, uniquely its own. The authors chosen for study demonstrate to what extent Francophone Belgian literature has - in the last hundred years - been both inward and outward looking. Now clearly allied with the literature of its vaster neighbour (though still recognisably itself), now more concerned with its own specificity, the texts help to demonstrate the ebbs and flows of the Francophone Belgian identity. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Ordinary Students only |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Entry to any language course above introductory level is subject to a language test by the relevant subject area on arrival and at the discretion of the course organiser. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of these courses students will be expected to show the ability:
-to demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the chosen
specialism(s)
-to recognise and acknowledge the complexity of the subject
-to show a good understanding of and apply competently complex conceptual frameworks
-to construct coherent arguments which demonstrate an awareness of the problems posed by the texts/ issues studied
-to demonstrate a high level of expression in both written and oral presentations
-to carry out personal research under the guidance of the tutor and offer evidence of research initiative
-to offer alternative perspectives, identify and accommodate ambiguities and show an awareness of nuance
-to demonstrate an awareness of the research agenda relating to the topic. |
Assessment Information
| ONE 1500 WORD ESSAY (40%) AND ONE 90 MINUTE EXAM (60%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Peter Dayan
Tel: (0131 6)50 8424
Email: Peter.Dayan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Margery Accarino
Tel: (0131 6)50 8421
Email: M.Accarino@ed.ac.uk |
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