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FREN307 Writing the Self

Updated: 12 October 2012

Unit Information
Additional Information

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2013
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	FREN288 or FREN388 or FREN407 or FREN488
Notes	offered in even numbered years
Combined Units	FREN407 - Writing the Self
Coordinator(s)	Jane Southwood (jsouthw5@une.edu.au)
Unit Description	This unit focuses on the topic of 'Writing the Self' in three French and/or Francophone texts and/or anthologies.
Materials	Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
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:

demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of important literary works, written in French, or their equivalent in other areas of French or Francophone culture and civilisation;
demonstrate skills in analysing French literary works; and
relate literary forms to the context in which the works were produced.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Students will be able to demonstrate an awareness of some of the main French literary texts that focus on the self in fiction. The unit will enhance their knowledge of French language and literature.
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 of and insight into such a society and culture.
4	Information Literacy Students will engage in the LMS discussions, and access material posted on the website.
5	Life-Long Learning The appreciation of literature encourages further reading and feeds into later literary studies.
6	Problem Solving As literature depicts issues of historical/society/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.