French 428: Castles, Cathedrals, and Common People: The

French428:Castles,Cathedrals,andCommon
People:TheFoundationsofFrenchCultureU/G
Spring2016,Monday/Wednesday2-3:15p.m.,Curtin103
Instructor:Prof.NicolasRussell~Office:Curtin788~E-mail:[email protected]
OfficeHours:MondayandWednesday1-1:50p.m.andbyappointment
Requiredtexts
J.Bédiered.,TristanetIseut,Paris:UnionGénéraled’Éditions,1981
ISBN:2264003790
L.Harf-Lancnertrad.,LaisdeMariedeFrance,Paris,LibrairieGénéraleFrançaise,1990
ISBN:225305271X
FrançoisRabelais,Gargantua,G.Demersonéd.,Paris,ÉditionsduSeuil,1996
ISBN:202030032X
ChrétiendeTroyes,LeChevalierauLionouleromand’Yvain,Ed.andTrans.ByDavidHult
Paris:LibrairieGénéraleFrançaise,1994 ISBN:9782253066521
CourseReader–availableatClarkGraphics:2915 North Oakland Ave Milwaukee, WI 53211
Otherassignedreadingswillbeavailableonourcoursewebsite(D2L):http://d2l.uwm.edu/
Prerequisites
Anytwo300-levelFrenchliteratureorculture/civilizationcoursesorconsentofinstructor.This
courseisthefirstpartofathree-coursesequence(428,429,430)onFrenchculture.Frenchmajors
mustcompletetwooutofthethreecoursesinthissequence.IfyouareaFrenchmajorwhowants
tocompletetheresearchrequirementinthiscourse,pleaseinformtheinstructoratthebeginning
ofthesemester.
WorkLoad
Inthiscourse,youcanexpecttospend2.5hoursperweekinclass(participatinginlectureand
discussion,aswellasleadingclassdiscussion)andbetween6-9hoursperweekathomepreparing
forclass(reading,preparingvarioushomeworkassignments),writingessays,studyingforquizzes.
Overthecourseofthesemesteryouwillspend37.5hoursinclassandapproximately50hours
doingreadingassignments,20hoursdoinghomework,12hoursstudyingforquizzes,and30hours
researchingandwritingthevariousdraftsofthefinalpaper.Totaltimerequiredforthiscourseis
approximately149.5hours.
CourseOverview
Continuetoimproveyourreading,listening,speaking,andwritingproficiencyinFrenchandlearn
aboutthefoundationsofFrenchcultureandsociety.Wewillfollowtheevolutionofart,ideas,
literature,politics,andsocietyduringtheMiddleAgesandRenaissanceandstudythedifferent
relationshipsbetweentheseaspectsofthecountry’shistory.
AttendanceandParticipation
Ahighlevelofparticipationisexpectedofallstudentsinclass.Pleasecomepreparedtodiscussthe
materialforeachdayandtoanswerstudyquestionsinclass.Youshouldparticipateactivelyinclass
discussioneverydaywehaveclass.Participationwillbegradedonadailybasis.Youwillreceivea
runningparticipationgradeatacoupleofpointsduringthesemester.
Regularattendanceisrequired.Afterthesecondabsence,anyunexcusedabsencewilllowerthe
finalparticipation/attendancegradeby5%.Anyuseoflaptops,cellphonesorotherhandheld
devicesduringclass(unlesswehaveaclassemergencyorneedtocalltechnologyservices)isnot
permittedandwillnegativelyaffectyourparticipationgrade.Notextingortapping-eventolookup
awordinadictionaryapp.
YouwillbeexpectedtocheckyouremaildailyandaccessthecourseD2Lsiteonaregularbasisto
stayinformedabouttheworkforeachweekandanypotentialchangestotheprogram.
ReadingsandStudyQuestions
Theschedulebelowgivesageneralsenseofwhatwewillbecoveringeachweek.Thespecific
readingassignmentforeachclasssession,alongwithstudyquestions,willbepostedonourD2L
website.Reviewthestudyquestionsbeforeyoustartthereading.Youwillbeaskedtoanswersome
ofthestudyquestionsinwriting(seebelow).Thestudyquestionswillalsobethestartingpointfor
classdiscussion.Beingpreparedtodiscussandgiveanswerstoallormostofthestudyquestionsin
classiscentraltoclassparticipation.Thisispartofbeingpreparedforclassandispartofthe
participationgrade.
Homeworkassignments
Homeworkwilltaketheformofwrittenresponsestoourstudyquestions(asmentionedabove).
Youwillwritea200-300wordresponsetoonequestionaboutonceaweek,eitherfortheMonday
classortheWednesdayclass,andyouwillpostitonourD2Ldiscussionboard.Inordertocount,
responsesmustbesubmittedtothediscussionboardby12pmonthedayoftheclassforwhich
theywereassigned.Theboardwillnolongeracceptpostsafter12pm.Ifotherstudentshaveposted
aresponsetothesamequestionbeforeyou,youmustreadtheirresponsesbeforeyouwriteyours.
Youcanrespondtoaclassmate’ssubmissionorgoinadifferentdirection,butineithercaseyou
shouldaddsomethingnewtothediscussion.Youshouldnotrepeatwhatothershavealreadysaid.
ThegoalofthehomeworkassignmentistohaveyoupracticeyourwrittenFrenchthroughoutthe
semesterinpreparationforthepaperyouwillwriteandhandinattheendofthesemester.With
thisinmind,yourhomeworkassignmentswillbegradedonbothlanguageandcontent(aswillbe
thecaseforyourfinalpaper).Yourpostsshouldbebasedonyourattentivereadingandanalysisof
theassignedreading.Iencourageyoutoquotethetexttoillustrateyourargument.Thisservesto
demonstratehowyouranalysisandanswersaregroundedinthetext.
Quizzes
Therewillbetwoinclassexamscoveringmaterialfromthelecturesandreadings.Theexamsserve
asagaugeofyourlisteningandreadingcomprehensionaswellasyourengagementwiththe
readingsandshortlectures.Besuretotakenotesduringtheclassroomlectures.
ResearchPaper
ThepaperwillbewritteninFrenchandmustbeonatopicconcerningMedievaland/or
RenaissanceFrenchculture(literature,thearts,society,etc).Thecorefocusofthepaperwillbethe
analysisofaspecificprimarydocumentorseveralprimarydocumentsrelatedtothetopic.Topic
suggestionsandformatwillbeprovidedseparatelyandyouwillbeabletomeetwiththeinstructor
orexchangeemailstohelpyouchooseatopic.
Standardpaperrequirementsforundergraduates:Threesecondaryprintsources(in
additiontotheprimarydocumentthepaperwillbeanalyzing)shouldbeconsulted.Atleast
twoofthesecondarysourcesmustbeinFrench.Theminimallengthofthepaperis1500
words(atleast5pagesdoublespaced);
PaperrequirementsforgraduatestudentsandstudentswhowishtocompletetheL&S
researchrequirementinthisclass:fivesecondaryprintsources(inadditiontothe
primarydocumentthepaperwillbeanalyzing)shouldbeconsulted.Atleastthreeofthe
secondarysourcesmustbeinFrench.Theminimallengthforthepaperis3000words(10
pagesdoublespaced).
Thepaperwillbedoneinseveralstagesincluding(1)topicproposal,(2)thesisandabstract
proposal,(3)firstdraft,(4)finaldraft.Moreinformationontheformatofthepaperandduedates
willbedistributedinclassandonD2Lsoon.Mostofthedatesareonthesyllabus(seebelow).
ExtraCredit
Youwillhavetheopportunitytocompleteuptothreeextracreditassignmentsrelatedtothe
FestivalofFilmsinFrench(12-21February):onetothreefilmreviewsinFrenchoffilmsinthe
festival(200-300wordsforeachreview).Iwillaccepttheseextracreditassignmentsuntil
February29th.
LearningObjectives
Throughcriticalinvestigationofcoursecontent,studentswill:
–engageinunrehearsedandsubstantiveconversationsaboutthecultural(literary,historical,
linguistic,esthetic)contentofthecourseusingconnectedsentencesthatdisplaymasteryofpast,
present,andfuturetimeframes(interpersonalcommunicationstandard).
–demonstratecomprehensionofextendedspeechoncoursecontentthroughavarietyofmedia,
includingcourselectures,video,classdiscussion(interpretivelisteningcommunicationstandard).
–demonstratecomprehensionoforiginaltextsofvaryinglengthandcomplexityandrecognize
perspectivesexpressedinliteraryandnonliterarytexts(interpretivereadingcommunication
standard)
–expressideasoncoursecontentinclear,well-organized,polishedtextsandadjusttheirwriting
forspecificpurposes(presentationalwritingcommunicationstandard)
GradingBreakdown*
U
G
Attendance&Participation 25% 15%
WeeklyHomeworkAssignments(lowestgradedropped)
25% 15%
InClassExams(twoinall) 15% 10%
FinalPaper(thesisandabstract/outline,dueMarch9th)
5% 10%
FinalPaper(firstdraft,dueApril13th) 10% 20%
FinalPaper(finaldraft,dueMay9th)
20% 30%
*StudentsareexpectedtocomplyfullywithUWM’spoliciesonacademichonesty(forguidelinessee
http://www4.uwm.edu/dos/conduct/academic-misconduct.cfm).
UniversityPolicies
PleaseseethefollowinglinkforotherUWMcoursepolicies:
http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/SyllabusLinks.pdf
Distributionofgrades: A
93-96 B-
80-82
A-
90-92 C+
77-79
B+
87-89
C
73-76
B
83-86
C-
70-72
D+
D
D-
F
67-69
63-66
60-62
0-59
Calendrier
Lesmodificationsauprogramme,sinécessaires,
serontannoncéesenclasse,parcourrierélectroniqueetsurnotresiteD2L.
25janvier
27janvier
1février
3février
8février
10février
Présentationducours
TristanetIseut,chapitres1-3;LaFrance,connaissez-vous?p.3-8CP
TristanetIseut,chapitres4-6;LaFrance,connaissez-vous?p.9-16CP
TristanetIseut,chapitres7-10;Zink,«Latinetlanguevulgaire»CP
TristanetIseut,chapitres11-15;LaFrance,connaissez-vous?p.17-25CP
TristanetIseut,chapitres16-19
15février
17février
22février
24février
Visitede«SpecialCollections»avecMaxYela(GoldaMeirLibrary–4thfloor)
Zink,«Manuscrits»CP
MariedeFrance,PrologueetLanval;Balard,«Croisades»CP;Morrisson,«Croisades»CP
MariedeFrance,GuigemaretFresne;LaFrance,connaissez-vous?p.25-32CP
ChrétiendeTroyes,Yvain,51-167;LaFrance,connaissez-vous?p.33-36CP
29février
2mars 7mars 9mars 21mars
23mars
28mars
30mars
ChrétiendeTroyes,Yvain,167-271
ChrétiendeTroyes,Yvain,271-367;Régnier-Bohler,«Amourcourtois»CP
ChrétiendeTroyes,Yvain,369-471
Visitede«SpecialCollections»avecMaxYela(GoldaMeirLibrary–4thfloor)
Ménager,«Unmoyendecultureetd’action:lelivre»CP;ArletteJouanna,«Imprimerie»D2L
Sujetetplandeladissertationdefindesemestreàrendre(Thesisandabstract/outlinedue)
Vacances(13-20mars)
PoésieduMoyenÂgeetdelaRenaissanceCP
PoésieduMoyenÂgeetdelaRenaissanceCP;Jouanna,«RéformeetRéformation»CP
PoésieduMoyenÂgeetdelaRenaissanceCP;LaFrance,connaissez-vous?p.37-40CP
Interrogation1(sociétéféodale,artetlittérature,l’égliseauMoyenÂge)
4avril 6avril 11avril
13avril
18avril
20avril
25avril
27avril
2mai 4mai 9mai Rabelais,Gargantua,prologue,chapitres1,3,4,6,7,11,13
ArletteJouanna,«Humanisme»(p.253-66)D2L
Rabelais,Gargantua,chapitres14-15,21-24
Rabelais,Gargantua,chapitres25,26,27,28,46,52-57
LaReineMargot(film–NetflixStreaming&àlaréservedelabibliothèque)
LaFrance,connaissez-vous?p.41-43CP;Jouanna,«SaintBarthélemy»CP
Premièreversiondeladissertationàrendre(firstdraftofpaperdue)
MargueritedeValois,MémoiresetDiscours(sélections)CP
MargueritedeNavarre,L’Heptaméron,nouvelles4,25CP
MargueritedeNavarre,L’Heptaméron,nouvelles11,21CP
Montaigne,Essais(AulecteuretDel’oisiveté)
Montaigne,Essais(sélections)
Examen2(humanisme,manuscritsetlivresimprimés,laRéforme)
PrésentationsetVersionfinaledeladissertationàrendre(finaldraftofpaperdue)