Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Textual semiotics provides a method to analyse texts, literary or not, based upon linguistic premises.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
1. Initiation to methods and practices of internal analysis, particularly of literary texts.
2. Inititation to theoretical problems about linguistic textual analysis.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Competence in French language is essential for an appreciation of the complexities of French texts.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Phase 1. Readings (at home) of semiotic interpretations. Discussion (in class) on these readings.
Phase 2. Semiotic analysis of texts : exercises (home). Questions and answers (in class) about these exercises.
Phase 3. Preparatory work for the examination.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Active face-to-face seminar. Class attendance is mandatory. Autumn term. Every Friday, 15:00-17:00, local A1/2/67.
First class : October 4th.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Handbook : RASTIER, François. Sens et textualité. Paris : Hachette, 1989, 286 p. Available in pdf format pdf at http://www.revue-texto.net/Parutions/Parutions.html
Written work / report
Further information:
A personal essay (10 to 20 pages) to be handed in on the first day of the exam session on paper in my letterbox (opposite the lifts, 3rd floor, A2 building) AND to be sent in pdf format to my email address (semir.badir@uliege.be).
This paper will present an argumented interpretation of a French literary text based upon a semiotic analysis.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Active participation in class is mandatory.
Contacts
Sémir Badir
Dpt of Romance languages and literatures
3 place Cockerill B-4000 Liège
4th floor
semir.badir@uliege.be
Secretariat : Ariane Nusgens 04 366 56 50
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Menaing and Textuality
Here are the pdf from François Rastier, Sens et Textualité (Paris, Hachette, 1989 [out of print; on line: http://www.revue-texto.net/1996-2007/Parutions/Parutions.html]).