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FREN306 Women in French Texts

Updated: 04 January 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites FREN202 or FREN250 or equivalent
Co-requisites None
Restrictions FREN290 or FREN390 or FREN406 or FREN490
Notes

offered in odd numbered years
Combined Units FREN406 - Women in French Texts
Coordinator(s) To be advised
Unit Description

The theme of the unit is the portrayal of women in three widely differing French texts.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Madame Bovary
ISBN: 9782070413119
Flaubert, G., Editions Flammarion
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Phedre
ISBN: 9782070414031
Racine, J., Editions Larousse
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Therese Desqueyroux
ISBN: 9788877546937
Mauriac, F., CIDEB
Note: Or Therese Desqueyroux (ISBN 9788877541581)
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Therese Desqueyroux
ISBN: 9788877541581
Mauriac, F., CIDEB
Note: Or Therese Desqueyroux (ISBN 9788877546937)
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1: Essay 50% 2000
Assessment Notes
Essay in French or English on one of the three set texts.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Assessment Notes
An examination, consisting of two essays of equal weight, in French or English, on the two texts not treated in the essay. No pre-written notes, books or dictionaries of any kind permitted.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of a sample of important literary works, written in French;
  2. demonstrate skills in analysing French literary works; and
  3. relate literary forms to the social and political context in which the works were conceived.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will be able to demonstrate awareness of some of the main French literary texts that focus on women. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be expected to write on texts of aesthetic and intellectual complexity. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The study of literature of a foreign culture will give understanding and insight into such a society and culture. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are encouraged to access relevant web pages. 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
Ability to function in a foreign language paves the way for continuing association with other cultures. 		True
6 Problem Solving
As literature depicts issues of historical/societal/philosophical complexity, its analysis demands problem-solving skills of a high nature. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students are exposed to and consider ethical questions raised in the texts. 		True
   

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