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Armidale, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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FREN306 Women in French Texts

Updated: 10 August 2011

Unit Information
Additional Information

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2012
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.
Materials	Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

understand and appreciate a sample of important literary works, written in French;
analyse their content; and
relate this 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.
2	Communication Skills Students will be expected to write on texts of aesthetic and intellectual complexity.
3	Global Perspectives The study of literature of a foreign culture will give understanding and insight into such a society and culture.
4	Information Literacy Students are encouraged to access relevant web pages.
5	Life-Long Learning Ability to function in a foreign language paves the way for continuing association with other cultures.
6	Problem Solving As literature depicts issues of historical/societal/philosophical complexity, its analysis demands problem-solving skills of a high nature.
7	Social Responsibility Students are exposed to and consider ethical questions raised in the texts.