Undergraduate Course: French 1B (ELCF08006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | French Higher, grade A or B (SCE);
French A level, grade A or B;
EITHER 70% in Foundation French 2 OR 50% in Foundation French 3 at the first attempt;
OR equivalent.
If your entry qualification for French is a Scottish Higher, you will automatically be admitted to 1B. However, if you enter the course more than twelve months after you took your Higher, we recommend you take our Diagnostic Test. If this tells us that you are better suited to 1A than to 1B, you will be given the option of switching to 1A. The Diagnostic Test is also open to students who have done a crash Higher, whether or not it was in the past twelve months.
For entry qualifications other than a Scottish Higher:
If your qualification entitles you to admission to 1B but is over three years old you may take our Diagnostic Test. If this tells us that you are better suited to 1A than to 1B, you will be given the option of switching to 1A. (We recommend that you take the test if you have not engaged in language learning activities since you gained that entry qualification.)
To take the Diagnostic Test, please contact your 1B Course Organiser as soon as possible.
Please note that changing from 1B to 1A is not allowed in any other circumstances, and is not possible after week 2 of semester 1. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 210 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 27,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 66,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Other Study Hours 12,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
262 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
40 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Class work 60%; degree exam 40%.
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | |
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)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
The contact hours include 2 lecture hours a week and tutorials on Monday (Language); Tuesday or Wednesday (Oral) and Thursday (Literature). Times and venues of tutorials as indicated on your personalised timetable. Additional one hour a week (for 20 weeks) of assessed e-learning exercises (GLO) |
| Keywords | DELC French 1B |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Claire Boyle
Tel: (0131 6)50 4024
Email: claire.boyle@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elsie Gach
Tel: (0131 6)50 8421
Email: Elsie.Gach@ed.ac.uk |
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