Modern Languages and Cultures |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: THE FRENCH SHORT STORY | ||
Code | FREN122 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr PE Bromilow Modern Languages and Cultures Pollie.Bromilow@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2020-21 | Level 4 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements): |
Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite: |
Co-requisite modules: |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
22 |
22 | |||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 128 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Exam There is a resit opportunity. This is an anonymous assessment. | 2 hours | 50 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Coursework There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. | 1500-1750 words | 50 |
Aims |
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This module will introduce students to a variety of short narratives in French written in a range of periods which may include the Middle Ages to the present day. Whilst providing a general historical overview of the importance of short forms in French-language literature, the module will concentrate on selected texts to develop students’ reading skills as well as their sensitivity to specific generic, literary, cultural, historical and social issues. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Read unfamiliar and challenging texts, showing specific knowledge about the contexts in which those texts were produced. |
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(LO2) Develop their French language skills, expanding their vocabulary and enhancing their sensitivity to issues of idiom, syntax, register and rhetoric. |
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(LO3) Identify and discuss major features of the short narrative in French and develop an awareness of related issues of genericity. |
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(LO4) Understand the social and historical situations from which the selected texts emerged. |
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(LO5) Detect affinities between the prescribed texts from different historical moments by analysing common themes whilst making comparisons between authors and contexts. |
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(S1) Improving own learning/performance - Reflective practice |
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(S2) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis |
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(S3) Information skills - Critical reading |
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(S4) Time and project management - Personal organisation |
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(S5) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills) |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Seminar Attendance Recorded: Yes |
Syllabus |
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The module covers a range of short narratives in French which may range from the Middle Ages to the present day, late twentieth century. After an introduction to the short narrative as a genre and to its pre-history, the module tracks its French origins and charts its development through diverse stories. Texts will be read both individually and from a comparative and transhistorical perspective. The module syllabus will be provided on VITAL and in the module handbook at the start of the course. |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |