Undergraduate Course: Childhood and Adolescence in Modern and Contemporary French Fiction (Ordinary) (ELCF09026)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
French 2 (ELCF08001)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Ordinary Students and Visiting Students only |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | In order to be eligible to take 4th Year Options, Visiting Students should have the equivalent of at least two years of study at University level of the appropriate language(s) and culture(s).
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 8 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 1.5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
ONE 1500 WORD ESSAY (40%) AND ONE 90 MINUTE EXAM (60%) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 1:30 | |
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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | DELC O Childhood |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jean Duffy
Tel: (0131 6)50 8410
Email: Jean.Duffy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elsie Gach
Tel: (0131 6)50 8421
Email: Elsie.Gach@ed.ac.uk |
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