Overview
French 305 will provide an historical overview of the development of children’s literature in French and allow students to explore the various genres. The units of the course will focus on specific problems such as the role of the narrator, the relationship between narrator and reader, the relationship between the text and the illustrations, the evolution of the “hero” and how childhood has been perceived over the years. The course aims to develop skills in literary analysis, written and oral expression in French and also to increase awareness of the complexity and diversity of children’s literature.
Evaluation
To receive credit for FREN 305, you must complete all written and oral assignments, achieve a minimum grade of 50 percent on the online examination and you must achieve a minimum composite course grade of D (50 percent). The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
| Activity | Weight |
| 5 Written Assignments (5 x 4%) | 20% |
| 2 Oral Presentations (2 x 10%) | 20% |
| 2 Essays (2 x 10%) | 20% |
| Final Exam | 40% |
| 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:
Demers, Dominique. Du Petit Poucet au Dernier des raisins. Boucherville: Éditions Québec/Amérique Jeunesse, 1994.
Dubé, Jasmine. Grattelle au bois mordant. Montréal: Les éditions de la courte échelle, 1998.
Solotareff, Grégoire. Mon petit lapin est amoureux. Paris: Éditions L’école des loisirs, 1989.
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:
Achdé et Gerra d’après Morris. Lucky Luke La Belle Province. Palaiseau, France: Lucky Comics, 2007.
Anfousse, Ginette. Un terrible secret. Montréal : Les éditions de la courte échelle, 2005.
Carrier, Roch. Le Chandail de hockey. Montréal: Éditions Livres Toundra, 1997.
Chabin Laurent. La Valise du mort. Montréal : Éditions Hurtubise HMH ltée, 2001.
La comtesse de Ségur. Les malheurs de Sophie. Paris : Gallimard jeunesse, 2008.
Hergé. Tintin en Amérique. Paris: Casterman, 1999.
Leblanc, Louise. Sophie. Volume 1. Montréal : Les éditions de la courte échelle, 2009.
Perrault, Charles. Contes de ma mère l’Oye. Paris: Gallimard, 2003.
Plante, Raymond. Le Dernier des raisins. Montréal: Éditions Boréal., 1991.
Websites
Claude Cloutier. Isabelle au bois dormant (YouTube Video)
Les frères Grimm. Hansel et Gretel.
Madame Leprince de Beaumont. La Belle et la Bête.
Carrier, Roch. Le Chandail. Office National du Film
Other Materials
All other course materials will be accessed online.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the FREN 305 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the online examination. You must achieve a grade of at least 50 percent on the oral presentation (10-minute presentation on-line).
| Activity | Weight |
| Oral presentation | 25% |
| Exam | 75% |
| Total | 100% |
Challenge for credit course registration form