12/26/2024 4:15:33 PM	FREN 39.1 Course Outline as of Summer 2004	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  FREN 39.1	Title:  LIT/ENGL TRNSLATION
Full Title:  French Literature in English Translation
Last Reviewed:4/26/2004

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  FREN 39A

Catalog Description:

Lectures, collateral reading, analytical discussion and critical essays of representative works in English translation; survey of specific period or movement in literature.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Completion of ENGL 100B or ENGL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Lectures, collateral reading, analytical discussion, and critical   essays of representative works in English translation; survey of   specific period to movement in literature.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Completion of ENGL 100B or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 1981	Summer 2004
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3B	Humanities		Fall 1981	Summer 2004
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  The aim of this course is designed to present a chronological

 survey of French literature in English translation so that students

 having little or no knowledge of French can appreciate French

 literary masterpieces. The 39/39A courses will cover the period

 from the year 1100 to the French Revolution. It will primarily

 focus on complete works by major French authors who are universally

 known and whose writings still have considerable relevance to

 Twentieth Century readers.

 The main focus of the course will be on the works themselves as

 literature, and lectures will aim at helping students to understand

 and appreciate works read. Students will be encouraged to ask

 questions and to share and critique each other's ideas to class

 discussions.

 The instructor will try to show what is specifically "French" (as

 well as universal) in French literature and to foster a sensitivity

 to ideas and values within a culture that is in many respects very

 different from their own.

Topics and Scope

  The course will provide an introduction to each historical period

 so that students can understand the context within which the various

 authors wrote. Students will be made familiar with the main social,

 political, and artistic trends of each period, and these will be

 related to such questions as the author's motivations in writing and

 the content and style of his or her works. Significant biographical

 details will be provided for each author.

 There will be three tests (one on each of the first three chapters)

 as well as a final (cumulative, but with an emphasis on the final

 time period). The tests will contain an initial factual component

 (multiple choice, quote identification, brief informational

 questions). This will test the student's knowledge of historical

 background, author's biographies, and the contents of works read.

 A second part will consist of several essay questions which will

 allow students to exercise their critical abilities by analyzing

 and interpreting aspects of works that have been read.

Assignments:

  Students will write four papers, one on each historical period

 covered. Papers should be clearly organized and should show an

 ability to think critically and to support thesis with reason

 and arguments. Students should be able to analyze an author's

 main themes and show some sensitivity to nuances of style.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 30 - 50%
Written homework, Reading reports, Lab reports, Essay exams, IN CLASS DICTATIONS
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30%
Class performances, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 20%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 10%
COMPLETION OF SEMESTER'S LANGUAGE LAB HOURS.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

  All representative text of the French origin.

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