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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: FRE1061 Module Title: CONTEMPORARY FRANCE I
Module Provider: Language & Translation Studies Short Name: FRE1061
Level: HE1 Module Co-ordinator: MARLEY D Dr (Lang & Trans)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 2
Assessment Pattern
Unit(s) of Assessment (SITS MAB)
Weighting Towards Module Mark ( %)
Written assignment 1000 words
40
Two hour Examination
60
Qualifying Condition(s) 
A weighted aggregate of 40% is required to pass the module
Module Overview
This module is taught in the target language in Semester 2.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
A/ B at A level French or equivalent.
Module Aims
To equip students with a broad general knowledge and understanding of the society and culture of France and the French-speaking world, including an introduction to the historical background that has shaped the contemporary society and culture in these regions.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module, students will:
  • Be able to follow and take notes from lectures delivered in French
  • Be able to participate in seminars in French
  • Have acquired basic and specialised vocabulary related to social and cultural issues
  • Have gained an understanding of the relevance and value of a historical perspective within the study of modern languages and cultures
  • Be able to describe the development of France and the French-speaking world
  • Be able to read and critically evaluate authentic sources on a range of cultural and social issues
  • Be able to write critically in French on cultural and social issues
  • Have developed communicative skills in French.
Module Content
The following areas are indicative of topics to be covered:
  • Historical overview of France
  • Colonial expansion and development of the French-speaking world
  • Overview of society: changes in family life; role of women; youth culture; class
  • Aspects of everyday life in France.
  • Aspects of cultural production and cultural policy
  • The media
  • Immigration and multiculturalism
  • Minorities
Methods of Teaching/Learning
Three contact hours per week over Semester 1. Classes will include lectures and seminars; students are expected to read extensively outside classes in order to follow lectures and participate in seminars.
Selected Texts/Journals
Essential Reading
Labrune, Gérard, Toutain, Philippe, L'Histoire de France, Fernand Nathan, 2004
Guène, Faïza, 2005. Kiffe kiffe demain, Paris : Livre de Poche.
 
Recommended Reading
Ager, D. ‘Francophonie’ in the 1990s. Problems and Opportunities, Clevedon: Multilingual Matters, 1996.
Albert, C. 1999. Francophonie et identite"¢s culturelles
Freedman, J. & Tarr, C. 2000. Women, immigration and identities in France
Hargreaves, A. 1995. Immigration, ‘race’ and ethnicity in contemporary France
Hughes, A., Reader, K. 2002. Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture
Julaud, J.-J., L’histoire de France pour les nuls, Editions First, 2004.
Hughes, A., Reader, K. 2002. Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture
Price, R., A Concise History of France (2nd ed.), CUP, 2005.
 
 
Background Reading
Benguigui, Y. 1997. Mémoires d’immigrés - l’héritage maghrébin
Bencheikh, S. 2003. Marianne et le prophète: l’islam dans la France laïque 
Hargreaves, A and M. McKinney 1997. Post-colonial cultures in France 
Jones, C. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France, CUP, 1999.
Julaud, J.-J., Les grandes dates de l’histoire de la France, Editions First, 2006.
Julaud, J.-J., Les petits et grands personnages de l’histoire, Editions First, 2007.
Kedward, Rod,   La Vie En Bleu: France and the French Since 1900, Penguin, 2006.
Volkmann, J.-C., Généalogies des rois et chronologie de l’histoire de France, Gisserot, 2001.
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