Overview
FREN 358 is designed for students who have a reasonably good mastery of French grammar and French written expression, and who wish to study French literature in a cultural context. In FRENCH 358, you will acquire a basic knowledge of French texts that are important in French literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century.
Outline
Module 1 : Introduction
- Leçon 1 : Qu’est-ce que la littérature ?
- Leçon 2 : Les genres littéraires
- Leçon 3 : La versification française
Module 2 : Le moyen âge
- Leçon 4 : Le moyen âge – généralités
- Leçon 5 : Marie de France
- Leçon 6 : François Villon
Module 3 : La Renaissance
- Leçon 7 : La Renaissance
- Leçon 8 : Rabelais et « L’abbaye de Thélème »
- Leçon 9 : Joachim du Bellay
- Leçon 10 : Pierre de Ronsard
Module 4 : Le 17e siècle – le Grand Siècle
- Leçon 11 : Le 17e siècle – généralités
- Leçon 12 : Jean de La Fontaine – fabuliste
- Leçon 13 : Molière – biographie et les premiers actes de L’Avare
- Leçon 14 : L’Avare – actes III, IV, et V
- Leçon 15 : L’Avare – discussion
Module 5 : Le 18e siècle – le Siècle des Lumières
- Leçon 16 : Le Siècle des Lumières (1715–1789)
- Leçon 17 : Voltaire et « Histoire d’un bon bramin »
Evaluation
To receive credit for this course, you must achieve a minimum of 50 percent on the written examination and a minimum composite grade average of D (50 percent) for the course. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
| Activity | Weight |
| Devoir No. 1 | 10% |
| Devoir No. 2 | 10% |
| Devoir No. 3 | 15% |
| Devoir No. 4 | 15% |
| Online Final Written Exam | 50% |
| Total | 100% |
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Digital course materials
Links to the following course materials will be made available in the course:
Hirsch, Bette G., and Chantal P. Thompson. Moments Littéraires: An Anthology for Intermediate French. 2nd ed., Heinle, Cengage Learning, 2006.
Physical course materials
The following course materials are included in a course package that will be shipped to your home prior to your course’s start date:
Molière. L’Avare. Beauchemin, 2000.
All other course materials, including a Course Information and a Study Guide, are available online through the course home page.