Specialization in French Literature
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 15
- Teaching semesters Spring
- Course code
- FRAN206
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- French
- Resources
- Schedule
- Reading list
Course description
Objectives and Content
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing the course, the student is expected to:
Knowledge
- have a solid understanding of the selected syllabus texts and the issues related to the literature and literary theory that have been covered.
Skills
- be able to utilize terms learned in independent analyses of the curriculum texts
- discuss orally and in writing issues related to the curriculum
- be able to analyze the texts thematically and through theoretical perspectives that have been covered
General competence
- be able to transmit knowledge in French within the academic field orally or in writing
- know the norms of academic language
- be able to further develop knowledge and skills in the discipline in an independent manner
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching is normally conducted in the form of three-hour lectures, seminars and supervision over a twelve-week period. Teaching can be conducted digitally.
At the beginning of the term, the department normally organizes a four-week course for the students at the Norwegian Study Center in Caen, with a focus on oral and written French. The course is free, but students must pay for travel and accommodation themselves. It is possible to stay with a French host family.
If less than five students sign up for the course, the teaching may be adjusted to fit the number of students, e.g. by making lectures into seminars or other forms of individually suited teaching. If this should be the case, students will be notified on the nature of the alternative teaching arrangements before the registration deadline 1 Feb/1 Sep.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Students must attend at least 75 % of the lectures/seminars (including digital teaching) in order to be eligible for assessment in this course.
In consultation with the course instructor, students determine an individual reading list.
During the semester the students must write a French-English word list (minimum 50 words) based on a given text from the curriculum to be published on the platform for the use of the group.
No later than four weeks prior to the exams, students are required to get approval of an approximately 15 minute oral presentation on a topic related to the curriculum. The presentation is prepared in collaboration with the instructor, and the manuscript must be submitted at the same time as the presentation.
Mandatory assignments are valid for one additional semester following the semester of instruction.
Forms of Assessment
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Reading List
The curriculum consists of one literary component (3-5 literary works), and one theoretical component (50 - 100 pages).
The reading list will be ready by July 1st for the fall semester, and December 1st for the spring semester.
Any subsequent changes to the reading list will be announced at the beginning of the semester.