Fall 2018 - FREN 332 D100
Social Approaches to French (3)
Class Number: 6300
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Cecile Vigouroux
cvigouro@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5968
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Prerequisites:
FREN 275 or 270 or LING 222.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
The aim of this course is to offer students a comprehensive view of a set of issues pertaining to the French language in society. The topics studied in class include: social categories and language variation, new technologies and language evolution, language and identity, and language ideology.
COURSE DETAILS:
L’objectif de ce cours est de sensibiliser l’étudiant-e à la langue française dans son contexte social en abordant des questions aussi diverses que celles liées à la variation inhérente à toute langue naturelle, à la performance des identités sexuelles, raciales, ethniques ainsi que celles liées aux idéologies linguistiques.
Ce cours qui se déroulera sous forme de séminaire et d’exercices pratiques sur la langue vise aussi à fournir à l’étudiant-e des outils théoriques pour l’étude des variétés diachroniques, diastratiques, diaphasiques et diatopiques du français.
Le cours reposera en grande partie sur l’analyse de corpus oraux (films, vidéo) et écrits. L’étudiant-e développera une pensée critique à travers une lecture attentive de textes théoriques fondamentaux de la sociolinguistique.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
À la fin du semestre, l’étudiant-e pourra :
- Identifier les enjeux sociolinguistiques liés à la langue français
- Décrire l’utilisation de la langue dans son contexte social
- Procéder à une analyse minutieuse de certains phénomènes de variation
- Discuter et critiquer, à travers des études de cas, différentes recherches sociolinguistiques
- Esquisser un projet de recherche sociolinguistique
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:
SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/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
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS