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Fall 2017 | FREN 1502 Section 001: Gateways to French and Francophone Studies: Bilingual (18131)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Field Work
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, East Bank
Burton Hall 120
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course, taught mainly in English by a member of the department's regular faculty, will introduce students to French and Francophone Studies today. Students will complete some reading assignments in French. Prerequisite: French 1004. Students who have not yet completed 1004 should enroll instead in French 1501. The course has several components. To learn about the historical breadth of French culture and the way it informs cultural and political topics today, students will read at least one significant, complete text from the period before the French Revolution and one from the period after it, discussing them in small groups. An ongoing series of guest presentations throughout the semester will introduce students to the various fields of French and Francophone Studies and the faculty in the Department. In addition, students will participate in two major activities: a "Reacting to the Past" role-playing game set during the French Revolution, and an "Encountering the Present" activity in which they will gather oral histories of French-speaking immigrants.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?cherbuli+FREN1502+Fall2017
- Class Description:
- Prerequisites: NO FRENCH NEEDED! No prereqs for 1501 (all work in English); French 1004 or LPE for 1502 (some reading/writing in French)
What does it mean to study the Humanities? Why are the French obsessed with grammar and spelling? What's the best way to convince someone of your opinion? What's the power of "alternative facts?" Why did the French Revolution happen, and why does it matter to us today? Where did we get the idea of "human rights"? What do people study in the Program in French and Francophone Studies?
This class, taught in English, will answer these questions and inspire many more. You will engage with instructors who teach in French and Italian, learn about effective speaking and writing, engage in a role-playing game set during the French Revolution, and consider the impact of French Studies on your live in the Twin Cities.
You can take French 1501/1502 as a freestanding class or at the same time as a language class (French 1001 - 1004 or 3015 - 3016, depending on your level).
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Anyone wanting to satisfy LE requirements in an innovative classroom setting, anyone curious about French/Francophone cultures and philosophical traditions, everyone majoring/minoring in French
- Exam Format:
- One short-essay midterm, no final exam.
- Class Format:
- Lecture, small group discussions, on-line forum, some group work, simulated revolutionary assembly
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/18131/1179
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 26 April 2017
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