Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Summer 2020 - FREN 341 D100

Survey of French Literature to 1600 (3)

Class Number: 1364

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 11 – Aug 10, 2020: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    FREN 245 or 230 or 240.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Survey of works, themes, or movements in French Literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

COURSE DETAILS:

Dans le cadre de ce cours, nous nous pencherons sur quelques œuvres phares issues de la France durant le Moyen-Âge et la Renaissance : Tristan et Iseut, Gargantua de François Rabelais et Les Essais de Michel de Montaigne. À ces textes en prose s’ajouteront divers extraits tirés de L’Anthologie de la littérature d’expression française : des origines au romantisme. Pour bien apprécier chacun des textes étudiés, nous nous intéresserons à leur époque de publication. Quelques notions historiques de base portant sur le Moyen-Âge et la Renaissance serviront donc à mettre la table à ces œuvres emblématiques. La plupart des cours feront place à une partie magistrale, destinée à contextualiser les œuvres étudiées et à en proposer une analyse globale, puis une partie pratique, où les étudiant·e·s seront appelé·e·s à analyser les œuvres en sous-groupes autour de questions précises. Les étudiant·e·s auront deux analyses littéraires de 500 mots à rédiger en classe autour d’extraits fournis puis une dissertation de 1000 mots à remettre à la fin du cours. À la fin de ce cours, les étudiant·e·s comprendront mieux les valeurs et l’organisation socioculturelle du Moyen-Âge et de la Renaissance et seront en mesure d’en apprécier quelques textes majeurs.

Grading

  • Analyse littéraire en classe (X2) 50%
  • Dissertation finale 40%
  • Participation 10%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

ANONYME, Tristan et Iseut, CEC.
ISBN: 2761726308

MONTAIGNE, Michel de, Les Essais, Bibliolycée.
ISBN: 2011690293

RABELAIS, François, Gargantua Pantagruel, Bibliolycée.
ISBN: 2011685443

THÉRIEN, Céline (2013), Anthologie de la littérature d’expression française : des origines au romantisme, CEC.
ISBN: 2761761987

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Code of Academic Honesty
The Department of French applies the university's policy and procedures governing matters of academic dishonesty in all French courses. Students registered in French courses are expected to respect the standards laid out in SFU's Code of Academic Honesty, published at the university website http://www.sfu.ca/policies/teaching/t10-02.htm. Evidence of any of the various forms of Academic Disonesty described in this policy document (section 3.0) will be dealt with accordingly to the specified Procedure and Penalties (section 5.0). Students should therefore read this policy document carefully.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2020

Please note that all teaching at SFU in summer term 2020 will be conducted through remote methods. Enrollment in this course acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.