Overview
Description
What is culture? What is French culture…or cultures? What are Francophone cultures? In this class, we will study literary and nonliterary documents including books, articles, newspapers, websites, video clips, films, and music. Taught in French.
Requirements
Prerequisites
FREN 305
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): FREN 305
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Core
CO11
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify and critically analyze the major social, political, historical and artistic currents that make up France and the French-speaking world.
- enrich their perspective of French and Francophone cultures through the examination of diverse documents including literary texts, films, websites, newspapers, music clips, etc.
- contextualize texts and events in France and French-speaking countries in relation to their historical contexts, in the international context, as well as in relation to the student’s home country.
- critique what constitutes French culture, develop nuanced perspectives of French culture and the cultures of French-speaking countries, and apply them in diverse contexts.
- present intelligent and articulate analyses of and lead discussions on French-language literary and non-literary texts in oral and written forms.
- perform scholarly research and produce a scholarly paper and presentation on a major theme of the course.
- demonstrate preparatory knowledge needed to act and interact equitably in the global French and Francophone settings.