FREN 220-001 - Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

FACULTY OF CREATIVE AND CRITICAL STUDIES
FREN 220-001
Introduction to Early French Literature and to Textual Analysis
Professor:
Office:
Telephone:
Email:
Office hours:
Ramine Adl
Arts 242
(250) 807-9343
[email protected] (Do NOT use the email function in Vista.)
Monday 11:30-12:30, Wednesday & Friday 2:00-3:00 or by appointment.
CALENDAR ENTRY:
Students will familiarize themselves with techniques of literary analysis, as applied to representative
works from the Middle Ages to the 17th century, including theatre, fiction, poetry and non-fiction prose.
Prerequisite: FREN 123 or FREN 12 Immersion.
FORMAT: Lecture
REQUIRED TEXTS:
 FREN 220 Course pack available at the bookstore.
 Bédier, Joseph. Le Roman de Tristan et Iseut.
 Essential course material will be posted on UBC’s e-learning VISTA website
(https://www.elearning.ubc.ca/home/index.cfm?menuClicked=16%2F&p=main/vistaauth/login.ht
m). Students must be registered in the course and have a CWL account to login.
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND GRADING:
2 group reports
10%
Individual assignment
15%
6 vocabulary quizzes
15%
In-class exam
20%
Essay (1250 words)
20%
Final exam
20%
Letter-grades are defined as follows:
A+ = 90-100
B+ = 76-79
A = 85-89
B = 72-75
A- = 80-84
B- = 68-71
C+ = 64-67
C = 60-63
C- = 60-63
D = 50-54
F = 0-49
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
The academic enterprise is founded on honesty, civility, and integrity. As members of this enterprise, all students
are expected to know, understand, and follow the codes of conduct regarding academic integrity. At the most basic
level, this means submitting only original work done by you and acknowledging all sources of information or ideas
and attributing them to others as required. This also means you should not cheat, copy, or mislead others about what
is your work. A more detailed description of academic integrity, including the policies and procedures, may be
found at http://learningcommons.ubc.ca/get-study-help/academic-integrity/
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT
UBC Okanagan is a place where every student, staff and faculty member should be able to study and work in an
environment that is free from human rights based discrimination and harassment. If you require assistance related to
an issue of equity, discrimination or harassment, please contact the Equity Office, your administrative head of unit,
and/or your unit’s equity representative. Unit Equity Representatives:
http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/equity/welcome.html ; Equity Advisor, Kamilla Bahbahani: ph. 807-9291; email
[email protected] ; Web: www.ubc.ca/okanagan/hes
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FACULTY OF CREATIVE AND CRITICAL STUDIES
ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS
Assignments (group and individual)
Some of the lectures will be dedicated to guided group discussions and to producing group reports/critical
paragraphs. Groups should consist of either two or three students. The group reports will serve as practice
fo the individual assignment, the exams and the essay. The individual assignment will be similar in format
to the group reports.
Vocabulary quizzes
These quizzes will monitor that students are learning the vocabulary from the assigned readings. All the
vocabulary to be learned is available in the course pack. Quizzes will be at the start of class and will last 10
minutes. Quizzes include French to English, as well as English to French translation of words and
expressions. See VISTA for online vocabulary learning tools.
In-class exam
Students will be expected to comment on two passages drawn from their readings. They should be able to
demonstrate their understanding of the main themes and literary techniques used in these passages, as well
as be able to relate each passage to its relevant literary genre and period. Students may use a dictionary and
a verb conjugation book during the in-class exams.
Essay
Students will have to write one final essay (1250 words). Details will be made available in a separate
document.
Final exam
The final exam will test students’ knowledge of the literary terminology learned during the course; require
students to demonstrate their grasp of the structures, themes and issues associated with some of the readings
discussed in class; and test student’s ability to approach a text critically by answering questions about a text
that has not been discussed in class. Students will be given the text prior to the final exam date. Students
may use a dictionary and a verb conjugation book during the final exam.
LATE ASSIGNMENTS
All assignments must be submitted in class on the day that they are due, or as specified on VISTA for online
assignments. The instructor reserves the right to refuse late assignments. If accepted, late assignments will receive a
penalty of 10% per day (including weekends and holidays). No assignment will be accepted once the answers to it
have been discussed in class.
MISSED EXAMS
Missed exams or quizzes will receive a grade of zero unless there is a documented medical or compassionate reason
to justify an out-of-time sitting.
FINAL EXAM PERIOD
Students are expected to be available during the entire final examination period, December 7-21. Do not make any
travel plans until the official exam schedule is posted on the UBCO website. Out-of-time examinations are only
granted for documented medical or compassionate reasons.
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A NOTE ABOUT READING TEXTS
Students are expected to read the texts before coming to class and to be ready to discuss them. Each text should be
read at least twice. Read the first time without looking up every word. Try not to interrupt the flow of your reading:
just go with the flow and try to understand as much as possible without stopping. Take note of difficult vocabulary
on a separate sheet and look them up after you've gone through the whole text. On your second reading, pay
attention to any theme, literary technique (symbolism, metaphor, simile, implied meanings, etc.) that seem important
or interesting. Also note your reactions to the text as they are a good starting place for any discussion or essay that
will be based on that text.
R.ADL FREN 220-001 2010 Winter I
FACULTY OF CREATIVE AND CRITICAL STUDIES
Horaire du cours:
Jour
Date
Contenu
Merc.
8 sept.
Introduction au cours
Vend.
10
Merc.
15
Vend.
17
Exercice de groupe : explication de texte
Merc.
22
Le moyen-âge – le fabliau, le rire
La Bourse pleine de sens
Vend.
24
La Bourse pleine de sens
Merc.
29
er
Le moyen-âge – le lai, l’amour courtois
Le Rossignol
Le Rossignol
1 oct.
Merc.
6
Vend.
8
Exercice de groupe : explication de texte
Merc.
13
Le XVIe siècle – la poésie, la versification
Ronsard
Vend.
15
Merc.
20
Le XVIe siècle – la nouvelle, la réforme
Marguerite de Navarre, nouvelle LXII
Vend.
22
Examen de mi-semestre
Merc.
27
Marguerite de Navarre, nouvelle LXII
Vend.
29
Exercice de groupe : analyse thématique
Merc.
3 nov.
Vend.
5
Tristan et Iseut VII-XII
Merc.
10
Tristan et Iseut XIII-XIX
Vend.
12
Armistice – pas de classe
Merc.
17
Le XVIIe siècle – la nouvelle historique
La Comtesse de Tende
Vend.
19
La Comtesse de Tende
Merc.
24
La Comtesse de Tende
26
Exercice : analyse thématique
er
Merc.
1 déc.
Vend.
3
Déc. 7-21
Vocab quiz 1 (Rossignol)
(Rapport de groupe)
Vocab quiz 2 (Bourse)
Exercice de groupe : analyse thématique
Vend.
Vend.
Examens, devoirs
(Rapport de groupe)
Le moyen-âge – la chanson de geste, l’épopée
La Chanson de Roland I-XLVI
La Chanson de Roland LXVIII- CLXXVI
Vocab quiz 3 (Roland)
Devoir individuel
Ronsard
Vocab quiz 4 (Navarre)
(Rapport de groupe)
Tristan et Iseut I-VI
Vocab quiz 5 (Tristan)
Vocab quiz 6 (Tende)
Le XVIIe siècle – la fable
Les Animaux malades de la peste
Les Animaux malades de la peste
Dissertation
Examens de fin de semestre.
Les étudiants sont requis d’être disponibles durant
toute la période des examens.
R.ADL FREN 220-001 2010 Winter I