Topics in French language and culture, taught and examined in French.
| Paper title | Topics in French |
|---|---|
| Paper code | FREN341 |
| Subject | French |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $929.55 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- FREN 211 or 232
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Eligibility
Suitable for students with good French language skills as texts and a proportion of the lectures will be in French.
- Contact
- languages@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- Paper Structure
In addition to theoretical texts about the genre of the detective novel, FREN 341 features four of the novels which exemplify Simenon's contribution to the genre and also explores film and TV adaptations of the phenomenally successful Maigret detective novels. The paper will be a combination of lectures (many delivered in French) and seminars (where student participation is expected).
- Teaching Arrangements
- Three lectures per week.
- Textbooks
La Tête d'un homme (Livre de Poche, 2003)
Mon ami Maigret (Livre de Poche, 2003)
Maigret tend un pie ge (Livre de Poche, 2000)
Maigret aux assises (Livre de Poche, 2004)- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication,
Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete FREN 341 will:
- Be familiar with the development of the genre of the detective novel and the contribution of Georges Simenon to the genre
- Be capable of close analysis of a French literary text and engaging with secondary critical material
- Have improved information literacy skills, as well as having engaged in research and scholarship at an advanced level in the course of the written assessments
Timetable
Topics in French language and culture, taught and examined in French.
The Magical Beauty of French Poetry: A Voyage Through the Centuries is open to both students of French and interested students from other programmes/departments with a basic French linguistic background. The paper will explore the beauty of poetry through a selection of French lyrical texts.
We will start with Middle Ages, we will continue with the modern times exploring some of the most influential poets of the French Symbolism, and we will end our voyage with some representative authors of the 20th Century and the Postmodernity. Understandably, we will aim to analyse the original French versions of the proposed texts. However, out of programme students may also consider English translations for reading/analysis.
While students will have to read, discover and analyse the metaphorical complexity of these wonderful poems, together, we will also discuss particular links to love, freedom, solitude, hope, suffering and healing, looking at cultural bridges between the literary text and music or visual arts.
| Paper title | Topics in French |
|---|---|
| Paper code | FREN341 |
| Subject | French |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2023 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- FREN 211 or 232
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Eligibility
Suitable for students with good French language skills as texts and a proportion of the lectures will be in French.
- Contact
- languages@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- Paper Structure
- Teaching Arrangements
- Three lectures per week.
- Textbooks
A selection of electronic texts (poems) and web links will be provided on Blackboard. According to the subject chosen for research, critical bibliography may be provided to students upon request.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication,
Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Express an understanding of the relevance of the critical Humanities in approaching the modern/contemporary French/Francophone cultural space.
- Understand and Engage with poetry and modern criticism.
- Understand culturally and historically diverse approaches within literature and other forms of art.
- Recognise and discuss critically themes, motifs and symbols in poetry.
- Critically engage with both theory and method in the development of an advanced reflective analysis.
