Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in ancient and modern languages and literatures | 5 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
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 : Casanova and Rétif). The second part will synthesize an aspect of a general literary question relating to the first part of the course (this year : the utopia in the late eighteenth-century).
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 may present their research orally to the class. A written outline (1 page then no more than 5 pages, bibliography included) must be submitted.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
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
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
See notes and slide presentations on e-Campus.
Assessment subjects
The examination will deal with course material (see e-Campus).
Assessment methods
Students will present an individual written research work on a subject of their choice (which must have been approved by the Professor). See instructions on e-Campus.
Contacts
Enseignant titulaire Françoise TILKIN, Professeur Département de Langues et littératures romanes Place Cockerill, 3 à B-4000 Liège E-mail f.tilkin@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
The examination will deal with course material (see e-Campus).
Assessment methods
Students will present an individual written research work on a subject of their choice (which must have been approved by the Professor). See instructions on e-Campus.
Contacts
Enseignant titulaire Françoise TILKIN, Professeur Département de Langues et littératures romanes Place Cockerill, 3 à B-4000 Liège E-mail f.tilkin@uliege.be