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Global French Studies (Advanced) (FREN30024)

Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Understanding French in a global context is an essential competency for students of French in today’s intercultural and transnational societies. Global French Studies (Advanced) is therefore our capstone subject for French major and Diploma in Languages students who have completed French 7. It offers students the opportunity to activate their knowledge of advanced French through applying their research and analytical skills to topics of contemporary relevance for both academic and professional pathways. Drawing on the current research of French Program staff, seminars will provide students with a space to learn from staff research expertise and to develop their own collaborative and individual research projects. Areas of staff research specialisation include French and Francophone literature, cinema, theatre, translation, applied linguistics, travel writing, food and wine, medieval French, postcolonialism and decolonisation. The subject will be taught and assessed in French.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should:

  • Use sophisticated oral French at level B2/C1 of the Common European Framework for Languages
  • Use sophisticated written French at level B2/C1 of the Common European Framework for Languages
  • Identify and engage with areas of research specialisation in French Studies across the French-speaking world, such as literature, cinema, theatre, linguistics and translation, in the context of Global French Studies
  • Demonstrate knowledge of literary or linguistic methods used in the specialist fields of French Studies (eg close reading) as well as of general research and analytical skills
  • Locate and critically analyse pertinent research literature in both French and English
  • Engage in intercultural dialogue taking into consideration the diverse needs of French-speaking communities around the world
  • Proficiently employ learning and research technologies in French and English.

Generic skills

Students who successfully complete this subject should develop:

  • Time management and planning skills - through managing and organising workloads for required and recommended reading, essay and assignment completion
  • Research skills – through frequent and systematic use of the library and other information sources, the definition of areas of inquiry and familiarisation with research methods
  • Critical thinking and analytical skills – through required and recommended reading, project work, essay writing and small-group discussion, and by assessing the strength of arguments
  • A deeper understanding of social, political, historical and cultural contexts and international awareness/openness to the world - through the contextualisation of opinions and knowledge, developing a critical self-awareness, being open to new ideas, and by formulating arguments
  • Written, verbal and non-verbal communication
  • Reflective and analytical skills through the completion of a dedicated task.

Last updated: 28 August 2024