Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The first part will deal with an author from the 17th or the 18th century, his writing, different aspects of his life, his actions and his topicality (this year : Voltaire). The second part will synthesize an aspect of a general literary question relating to the first part of the course (this year : the heritage of the Enlightenment).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Students will be encouraged to develop a deeper view of the seventeenth and eighteenth-century French literature, of its historical background and favorite forms. This will mean direct contact with various texts written by one or more authors and possibly with various documents.
- Students will be encouraged to become familiar with basic strategies used in literary research.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
A good background knowledge is required, particularly in the history of France and in French literature.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Students will individually research a component of any one of the topics proposed and present their research orally to the class. A written outline (no more than 2 pages, bibliography included) should have been submitted in advance.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires Face to face.
Recommended or required readings
A bibliography, an anthology and a list of books to read will be provided at the beginning of the four-month period.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Françoise Tilkin, chargée de cours Département de Langues et littératures romanes Place Cockerill, 3 B-4000 Liège Tél. 04 366 56 47 - Fax 04 366 58 16 E-mail : F.Tilkin@ulg.ac.be