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2014/15 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

FREN3681 The French Novel in the Nineteenth Century

20 creditsClass Size: 24

Module manager: Dr Paul Rowe
Email: P.Rowe@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2014/15

Pre-requisite qualifications

Successful completion of Level 2 French

This module is mutually exclusive with

FREN3680

The French Novel in the Nineteenth Century: From the Mill to

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module features three canonical texts of nineteenth-century French literature. Thematically, each of the texts recounts the struggles of an ambitious outsider seeking to succeed in society: the protagonists of Le Rouge et le Noir and Le Père Goriot are young, impoverished, provincial men, seeking to establish themselves in Paris, while Emma Bovary longs to escape the confines of her dull provincial life, and is further excluded by her gender. These themes will be studied in conjunction with reflection on formal aspects of the novels, to explore the ways in which each of these texts raises subtle questions about the relationship between literature and 'reality'.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should have acquired some understanding of the nature and main features of the French novel in the nineteenth century.

They will be able to describe and evaluate representative themes and the principal techniques and stylistic features of the texts studied, and be able to relate them as appropriate to the social, political and intellectual context.

Learning outcomes
Students will acquire knowledge of the set texts, of the aesthetic theories of the authors, and of a range of critical approaches to the set texts.

Skills outcomes
Students will enhance:
- their analytical skills,
- their ability to conduct personal research,
- their oral and written communication skills in French,
- and their written communication skills in English.

Syllabus

- Stendhal, Le Rouge et le Noir (1830)
- Balzac, Le Père Goriot (1834)
- Flaubert, Madame Bovary (1857)

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	6	1.00	6.00
Seminar	14	1.00	14.00
Private study hours			180.00
Total Contact hours			20.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

- Reading set texts and selected secondary matter
- Researching and preparing class presentation
- Researching and writing assessed essay.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Progress is monitored through feedback on the class presentations, through contributions to seminars, and through contributions to the peer-assessment process.

Students are also encouraged to consult the academic tutor about their plans for their assessed essay.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	3,000 words in English to be handed in before Easter	70.00
Presentation	10-15 minutes in class, in French. Set at start of the course and to be presented between week 5 and last week of semester	30.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Essay - hand in before Easter Presentation - set at start of course to be presented between Week 5 and last week of semester The presentation will be assessed in the following ways: - Content: an annotated presentation outline, in French, which may be revised in light of class discussion, together with any supporting materials, will be submitted by an agreed time within 1 week after the presentation (2/3 of the mark for the presentation). - Presentation skills: the tutor, in consultation with the rest of the class, will evaluate the clarity and professionalism of the presentation, using a simple marking grid (1/3 of the mark for the presentation) Presentations will be recorded

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 25/03/2015

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