French Cinema Research Seminar

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

170 hours

Admission to the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) or fourth-year honours in French.

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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This subject is designed to allow students to develop their analytical and research skills in a particular area of French cinema. Students may choose to analyse a French film, the work of a French film director, French film criticism, a French film genre, or specific themes or theoretical issues in French cinema. Students will present their research in French in both oral and written form by means of class presentations, class discussions, online discussion forum contributions and essay writing. The subject is taught and assessed in French.

On successful completion of this subject, students should:

• be able to initiate and conduct a research project on an aspect of French cinema;
• have familiarity with the practices and theoretical concerns of French filmmakers;
• be able to conduct analysis of the social and cultural processes represented in the films studied;
• have awareness of critical approaches to French film.

• One 20 minute in class oral presentation during semester [30%]
• Contributions to online discussion forum during semester totalling 1000 words [20%]
• One 2000 word research essay due at the end of semester [50%]

All assessment for this subject is to be completed in French.

This subject has the following hurdle requirements:

• Regular participation in tutorials is required with a minimum of 75% attendance.
• All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day and in-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Students who successfully complete this subject should:

• be able to communicate knowledge intelligibly and economically: through essay and assignment writing, tutorial discussion and class presentations;
• have developed written communication skills: through essay and assignment preparation and writing;
• have developed public speaking skills and confidence in self-expression: through tutorial participation and class presentations;
• be able to pay attention to detail: through close reading and textual analysis, essay preparation and writing, and examination revision;
• be able to time manage and plan: through managing and organizing workloads for required and recommended reading, essay and assignment completion and revision for examinations.