Module Information
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
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Tutorial | 6 x 1 Hour Tutorials |
Lecture | 4 x 1 Hour Lectures |
Seminar | 10 x 1 Hour Seminars |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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Semester Assessment | Two essays of 2000 words. Only the better of the two marks will be taken for the continuous assessment element. This is to allow some assessment to be formative as well as (or instead of) summative. If a student fails to submit one piece of the two required, and does not supply the tutor concerned with valid reasons/evidence in writing, the mark for the one piece of work submitted will be carried forward as a continuous assessment mark, but divided by two. If no assessed work is submitted, the mark for the continuous assessment element (which will be fed into the overall module assessment) will be zero. | 50% |
Semester Exam | 2 Hours written examination (2 questions, equally weighted) | 50% |
Supplementary Assessment | Resubmit all failed or missed elements | 50% |
Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Resit the exam if failed or missed | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate a better grasp of French and its registers
2. Develop and demonstrate analytical skills in relation to French literary texts, and in general.
3. Understand short texts of secondary literature within the field.
4. Historically contextualize the studied texts.
5. Express themselves clearly both in speaking and in writing.
6. Demonstrate a cultural awareness of the relevance of narratives in contemporary French culture.
7. Be able to develop a structured plan and argument.
8. Show a good awareness of the various types of literary analysis as encountered in secondary literature and as used in their essays (this outcome is only for FR33320)
Aims
The second key ambition of the module is to provide an in-depth introduction into techniques and methods of formal literary analysis. Throughout the semester, students are gradually trained to work with literary texts, from the spotting of elements worthy of analysis, through regrouping them into question, to the structuring and phrasing of the analysis.
Brief description
This module, taught in French, will introduce students to different forms of narratives, how they (re)define, manipulate and create reality and realism. Through the combined study of short novels and short stories, students will explore and develop their understanding of realist writing, its varied facets (fantastic and realism; parody; didactism; the place of women, etc.) and its functions. The module will provide a wide set of critical tools to understand these forms of narratives.
Content
2. Maupassant – Introduction (1 lecture, 1 seminar)
3. Maupassant’s fantastic (1 seminar, 1 tutorial)
4. Maupassant’s realism 1 (1 lecture, 1 seminar)
5. Maupassant’s realism 2 (1 seminar, 1 tutorial)
6. Methods of the ‘commentaire composé’ (1 seminar, 1 tutorial)
7. Mauriac: introduction; flashback (1 lecture, 1 tutorial)
8. Mauriac: the non-place and the movement (1 seminar, 1 tutorial)
9. Duras: introduction; interaction strategies (1 lecture, 1 seminar)
10. Duras: stylistic renewal; Conclusions (1 seminar, 1 tutorial)
Module Skills
Skills Type | Skills details |
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Application of Number | Very limited (calculation of occurrences of expressions of a word in a text possible). |
Communication | Development of clear and accurate expression, assessed for writing. |
Improving own Learning and Performance | The quality of independent thinking will be assessed in the essay assignment. |
Information Technology | Students have to find on-line and printed secondary literature. |
Personal Development and Career planning | Ability to work independently, identifying research questions. Awareness of the changing nature of various text forms. Capacity to structure in coherent form, and present in clear style |
Problem solving | Students have to find relevant secondary literature for the essay assignment. |
Research skills | Yes – students have to do independent research in preparation for their essays. |
Subject Specific Skills | Yes – students learn to follow specific techniques of literary analysis, and apply these to texts studied in class and of their own choice. |
Team work | No |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6