Literary Seminar
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 15
- Teaching semesters Spring
- Course code
- FRAN308
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- French
- Resources
- Schedule
- Reading list
Course description
Objectives and Content
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcome:
Knowledge
The student
- has solid insight into issues related to literature (and possibly other artistic expressions), literary theory, and methods that have been covered
- is familiar with recent research in the relevant field
Skills
The student
- can communicate knowledge within the subject area to fellow students, in an educational context or to a broader audience
- can further develop topics, for example in a master's thesis
General competence
The student
- can demonstrate skills in the correct use of sources, accurate presentation of references, and use of relevant literature databases
- can plan and carry out guided tasks over a certain period
- can work independently with a research question, locate relevant background material, and present findings from this work in an academic form
- has basic experience with the principles and practice of digital source criticism
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Due to certain overlaps in content, credits for completing FRAN308 will be reduced by 10 ECTS if combined with FRAN308L and 15 ECTS if combined with FRAN303/304.
Any potential overlap in syllabus content with FRAN206/FRAN206L or FRAN256/FRAN256L will, in consultation with the course instructor, be replaced (e.g., with other theoretical texts) at the beginning of the semester.
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.
Teaching methods that facilitate student activity are used, for example, problem-based learning where students must find solutions together with one or more fellow students. If resources allow, seminars will be held in smaller groups - combined with teacher and / or fellow student feedback.
If less than five students sign up for the course, teaching may be adjusted, e.g. by replacing some lectures with seminars or by tailoring the course to each student´s needs and interests. When this is the case, students will be informed about the revised course structure at the beginning of the semester, prior to the semester registration deadline:
1 February / 1 September
There may also be some shared classes with students at the ENS in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
In consultation with the course instructor, students determine an individual reading list contributing to the textual foundation of the semester assignment.
During the first 7 weeks of lectures, students must have received approval for an oral presentation (approximately 15 minutes) related to the syllabus in the course. The presentation is prepared in collaboration with the instructor, and the manuscript must be submitted at the same time as the presentation.
Students must attend at least 75 % of the sessions in order to be eligible to take the final exam.
Approval on mandatory assignments is valid only for the semester in which the course was held, as well as the following semester.
Forms of Assessment
The exam is a term paper of around 4000 words (four weeks). The students attend one supervision meeting during the exam period.
At the end of the course, there is an oral examination including questions about the term paper as well as the curriculum lasting approximately 20-30 minutes.
The written exam counts 70% and the oral exam counts 30 % of the final grade in the course. The grades are announced shortly after the oral exam. Both tests must be taken in the same semester.
Students are not eligible for receiving supervision the following semester.
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Reading List
The curriculum consists of one literary component (3-5 literary works), and one theoretical component (approx. 100 pages).
Any subsequent changes to the reading list will be announced at the beginning of the semester.
The reading list will be ready by 1 Jul for the fall semester, and 1 Dec for the spring semester.