Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics

FREN 1599 Introduction to Literature in French

Pre-requisites: A' Level/CAPE French

Compulsory for students from the Faculty of Humanities & Education pursuing French Majors and Minors

This year-long course is designed as a foundation, overview course that will cover 3 genres (Theatre, Narrative Fiction, Poetry) through the study of texts from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Extracts from the leading poets of the Renaissance, Symbolist and Négritude movements will also be examined.

Method of Instruction: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week

Assessment: 50% in-course assessment, 50% final examination