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FREN2011: MODERNITY & DISENCHANTMENT: 19TH AND 20TH C FRENCH LITERATURE AND CULTURE

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Type Open
Level 2
Credits 20
Availability Available in 2024/2025
Module Cap 60
Location Durham
Department Modern Languages and Cultures (French)

Prerequisites

  • French Language 1 (FREN1011) OR an equivalent qualification to the satisfaction of the Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Corequisites

  • Modern Languages, Combined Honours and all Joint and 'with' programmes: French Language 2 (FREN2051). Other: see Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Excluded Combinations of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • To enable students to read representative texts in French which illustrate the ways this period has depicted and discussed the relationship between the individual and society.
  • To introduce students to representative films which illustrate the main themes in the module.
  • To promote their ability to discuss these texts and films in French with an appropriate critical vocabulary.
  • To improve their ability to think and write in French on literary and cultural topics.

Content

  • Prescribed texts and films (subject to change and revision).
  • The module is taught and examined in French.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

  • Acquire a broader understanding of the cultural context of the set texts, with a supplementary introduction to film studies.

Subject-specific Skills:

  • Students will be able to read representative texts and study representative films in French which illustrate the ways in which the period concerned depicted and envisaged the relationship between the individual and society.
  • Improve students' ability to think and write in French on literary topics

Key Skills:

  • The further development of general written communication skills.
  • The ability to discuss topical or general issues with fluency.
  • The ability to seek out and identify appropriate sources of evidence and information.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • The module is taught by means of a weekly lecture and fortnightly seminars. Students are required to attend all lectures and seminars and are expected to prepare themselves for classes and participate actively in discussions.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotalMonitored
Lectures201 Per Week1 Hour20Yes
Seminars10Fortnightly1 Hour10Yes
Preparation and Reading170 
Total200 

Summative Assessment

Component: Summative CommentaryComponent Weighting: 40%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Commentary1,500 words100Yes
Component: Summative EssayComponent Weighting: 60%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Essay2500100Yes

Formative Assessment

None

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