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| Module Availability |
| Semester 2 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Unit(s) of Assessment
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Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)
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Two written assignments of 700 words each
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50%
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Two hour unseen examination
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50%
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Qualifying Condition(s)
A weighted aggregate of 40% is required to pass the module
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| Module Overview |
| Cinema has a special place in French cultural life. This introduction will prepare the students before they go on placement in their third year, and will give them a global view of cultural and social life in France. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| A pass in FRE1045 or equivalent |
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| Module Aims |
| To familiarise students with French cinema by learning history and themes relating to cinema, and analysing French movies. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module, students will:
- Have watched different kinds of movies and extracts and practised their listening skills;
- Have learned how to analyse and criticise French movies;
- Have learned how to write film reviews;
- Be able to appreciate the importance of the impact of cinema in French society;
- Have enhanced their knowledge of French society;
- Have improved their intercultural understanding.
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| Module Content |
Basic vocabulary for the study of cinema in French.
- The history of French cinema
- Why French cinema is different
- French culture and society through the cinema
- The successes of French movies
- The French cinema industry
- Movie analysis:
- Comedy
- Historical movies
- Le Polar
- Psychological movies
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
| Two contact hours per teaching week in semester 2. Interactive Lectures/Seminars: students will be expected to participate in class discussions, and to write film reviews outside class. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Auzel, D. Le cinéma, Editions Milan
Benghozi, P.J. ; Delage (2000) Histoire économique du cinéma français (1895-1995), L'Harmattan.
Bosséno, C. (1999) La prochaine séance: Les Français et leurs cinés, Gallimard.
Darré, Y. (2000) Histoire sociale du cinéma français, La Découverte
Jeancolas, J.-P. (2007) Histoire du cinéma français, Armand Colin
Larousse (2005) Une histoire du cinéma français, Larousse
Singerman, A.J. (2005) Apprentissage Du Cinéma Français: Livre De L'étudiant, Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Company.
Movies
Tanguy
36 Quai des orfèvres
Camping
Le couperet
Jean-Philippe
Didier
Astérix et Obélix contre César
Atomik circus
Ne nous fâchons pas
Bleu
Le placard
Le ciel au-dessus des nuages
La belle et la bête
La grande vadrouille
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| Last Updated |
| JULY 2009 |
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