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Laurea in Lingue e culture per il turismo e il commercio internazionale - Enrollment from 2025/2026

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2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023

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S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S002906

Credits

9

Language

French fr

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/03 - FRENCH LITERATURE

Period

I semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 26, 2022 al Dec 23, 2022.

Learning objectives

In accordance with the specificities of the course of study, lessons aim at providing information and critical analysis concerning French history and culture. The course will equally focus on deepening the interrelation existing between society, culture and literature taking into consideration literary texts by representative authors. Lessons will be held in French. The critical bibliography is also in foreign language. This will contribute to improve the students' language skills. At the end of the lessons, students will acquire socio-cultural, historical and literary knowledge specific to the chosen tourist and commercial orientation. They will also demonstrate that they can apply, in an autonomous way and in French, the acquired knowledge to the analysis of literary texts concerning the central subject of the course.

Prerequisites and basic notions

French language 1
French literature and culture 1

Program

Que notre joie demeure. The French novel of the end of the post-war period
The course offers the tools for the study of the twentieth-century French novel and aims to strengthen skills in the analysis of narrative texts. In particular, the course aims to provide the critical awareness necessary for the study of the theory and history of the twentieth-century French novel, as well as the basic methodologies for reading, analyzing and comparing narrative texts.
Books
Blaise Cendrars, La main coupée, Paris, Denoël, 1946 Raymond Queneau, Les derniers jours, Paris, Gallimard, 1936 Jean Giono, Que ma joie demeure, Paris, Grasset, 1935 Robert Brasillach, Le Marchand d'oiseaux, Lausanne, La Guilde du Livre, 1957 Georges Bernanos, La France contre les robots, Paris, Plon, 1970
Critical Essays
Mamadou Faye, “Décroissance” et “déconsommation” face aux enjeux du “vert” dans les territoires fictionnels de Jean Giono, in Contemporary French and Francophone Studies, 2020, vol. 24, n. 5, p. 635-643
Michel del Castillo, Georges Bernanos. L'insurrection de la vie, in Revue des Deux Mondes, mai 1998, pp. 11-25
George Bernard, Brasillach and Happiness, in Revue des Deux Mondes, 1968, p. 359-369
Claude Debon, Queneau horticulturist, Europe, 1983, vol. 1 (650)
The essays will be provided by the teacher on the Moodle platform

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

Attending students: The course will be held in French and through lectures with moments reserved for students' independent reflection and sharing in the context of the lessons. Support material will be published on the dedicated e-learning platform. Non-attending students: Non-attending students are requested to contact the teacher. Support material (common with attending students) will be published on the dedicated e-learning platform. Attending and non-attending students: The teacher will be available to clarify doubts and / or to provide further bibliographic information during office hours in the manner and on the days indicated on the web page. Methods of teaching support: The supplementary and supporting teaching materials will be uploaded to the teaching Moodle platform. The teacher remains available for support during his reception, which can also be agreed via ZOOM where necessary.

Learning assessment procedures

The lessons will be in French. The exam will consist of an oral test in French on the topics of the course and on the texts in the program

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

The assessment will take place through an oral assessment of the knowledge relating to the course. The following will be assessed: the quality of the oral expression in French, the clarity and coherence of the argumentation, the completeness of the information and the ability to critically deepen the knowledge acquired.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Votes expressed out of thirty, where 18 represents sufficient. The exam is not divided into parts and therefore the final grade will be determined by the oral exam

Exam language

Francese