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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, Unit Catalogue 2011/12


PL10787: Introduction to French culture: form and genre

Click here for further information Credits: 6
Click here for further information Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Click here for further information Period: Semester 1
Click here for further information Assessment: CW100
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Click here for further information Requisites:
Click here for further information Description: Aims:
To analyse a wide range of French cultural activities; to examine different genres to discover how they relate to each other and to contemporary society; to introduce principal critical concepts; to examine the relationship between language and reality, in relation to the novel and to cinema; to analyse narrative point of view in theatre, novel, and film.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this unit, students will be able to:
* Demonstrate an understanding of French literary and visual genres in the modern period
* Analyse and account for the shifting relationship between visual and literary genres
* Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of critical concepts.
* Demonstrate the ability to formulate and articulate critical opinion of a range of modern and contemporary French literary and visual texts.

Skills:
Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument, teamwork and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are taught and assessed in this unit. Skills in effective learning and language skills are developed in this unit.

Content:
Introduction to and analysis of the work of selected French-language writers, dramatists and filmmakers in the modern period which may include Carax, Duras, Ernaux, Goretta, Ionesco, Lainé; introduction to selected critical theories.
Click here for further informationProgramme availability:

PL10787 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • UHPL-AYB13 : BA (hons) French and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 1
  • UHPL-AYB08 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 1
  • UHPL-AYB09 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 1
  • UHPL-AYB05 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and German) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 1
  • UHPL-AYB04 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 1
  • UHPL-AYB18 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 1

NB. Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.