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FREN405 Representations of War

Updated: 10 December 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	FREN302 or FREN350 or equivalent
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	FREN305 or FREN389 or FREN489
Notes	offered in even numbered years
Combined Units	FREN305 - Representations of War
Coordinator(s)	Klem James (kjames29@une.edu.au)
Unit Description	The theme of the unit, and the framework for the three literary texts set, is war and the occupation of France by enemy forces.
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 appreciation at an advanced level of important literary works, written in French or their equivalent, in areas of French and Francophone culture and civilisation;
demonstrate sophisticated skills in analysing French literary works; and
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 war and the occupation of France by enemy forces.
2	Communication Skills Students will be expected to write on texts of aesthetic and intellectual complexity and this attribute will be assessed directly in both set assessment tasks.
3	Global Perspectives The study of literature of a foreign culture will give understanding of and insight into such a society and culture.
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/societal/philosophical complexity, its analysis demands problem-solving skills of a high nature.
7	Social Responsibility By developing students' intercultural awareness this unit will also develop their social responsibilities. Students will be exposed to and consider ethical questions raised in the texts.