Topics in French Culture I

Subject FREN30014 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 3 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 1 x 1.5-hour lecture and 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week
Total Time Commitment: 2.5 contact hours/week, 5.5 additional hours/week. Total of 8 hours per week.
Prerequisites: French Language and Culture 1B or French Intermediate Language & Culture B or equivalent
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Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Corequisites: none
Recommended Background Knowledge: none
Non Allowed Subjects: Students who have completed 116-213 French Travel Writing or the following subject may not enrol in this subject.
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Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements for this entry.

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Coordinator

Dr Jacqueline Dutton

Contact

jld@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

This subject is designed to allow students to explore in depth a particular theme, issue or movement in the cultural development and history of France. Topics will vary according to current research and teaching interests of academic staff and various approaches and methodologies will be used to analyse a particular “cultural object”. These cultural objects may include, for example, the emergence of gastronomy as an expression of French bourgeois cultural norms and identity, French language policy since the Revolution, or French travel writing in theory and practice.

Objectives:
  • have acquired a good understanding of a particular theme, issue or movement in the cultural development and history of France.
  • be able to apply various approaches or methodologies to their object of study.
Assessment: Tests and written assignments totalling 2000 words 40%, a 2000 word research essay 50% (due at the end of semester) and tutorial participation throughout the semester 10%.
Prescribed Texts:

Materials supplied by the department

Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • Communicating knowledge intelligibly and economically: through essay and assignment writing, tutorial discussion and class presentations.
  • Written communication: through essay and assignment preparation and writing.
  • Public speaking and confidence in self-expression: through tutorial participation and class presentations.
  • Attention to detail: through close reading and textual analysis, essay preparation and writing, and examination revision.
  • Time management and planning: through managing and organizing workloads for required and recommended reading, essay and assignment completion and revision for examinations.
Related Course(s): Diploma in Modern Languages (French)
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: French
French
French
French Major

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