Français 308 : Introduction to Literary Texts
Professeur : D. Kress
Tel. 869-5252
| Courriel: dkress@centenary.edu |
Heures de bureau: 3:30-4:30 lundi et mercredi
Texts: Jean-Paul Sartre, Huis-Clos.
Jean Cocteau, Orphée
Camara Laye, L'Enfant noir
This course is designed to introduce you to some of the works produced during the last eight centuries of French cultural development. It has been extremely difficult for me to choose the works for this class. I regret that 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries are so poorly represented as is nearly the entire body of Francophone litterature. How can an introductory course on French literature fail even to mention Rabelais, Montaigne, Racine, Corneille, Molière, La Fontaine, Diderot, Voltaire, and Beaumarchais? How can we skip Balzac, Sand, Stendhal, Flaubert, Gide, Malraux....
Policies:
1. Make ups: No make-ups for an unexcused absence are given. In case of excused absences, I may choose not to give a make-up; instead I may choose not to count that quiz or examination.
2. You are expected to come to class prepared every day. Study the material specified on the syllabus or in class! There may be a quiz even though there is not a written assignment.
3. Every quiz and examination will stress oral comprehension. Keep in mind that all class work will be conducted orally in French and your attendance and participation will have a definite impact on your grade. The activities of listening to a language, speaking a language, and writing a language all demand active skills. This class will require your active participation.
A language course is different from other courses at the college because you work on oral communication skills. The only place you can work on these skills is in your French class. Other classes may not require your attendance because you can learn the material from the book; however, there is no substitute for the dynamic interaction that takes place between you and your teacher—a trained language acquisition specialist. For this reason this course has a strong policy on absences. Students who have 5 absences will have their final grade lowered one full letter. For additional absences there will be a penalty of 2 points per day before the letter grade is dropped.
4. Your grade in this class will be given as follows:
| Quizzes https://www.eztestonline.com/514121/index2.tpx | 40% |
| 3 Exams | 60% |
EMPLOI DU TEMPS:
I. Semaine du 7 au 11 janvier
| lundi: | Introduction |
| mercredi: | Florian, Jean-Pierre Claris de, « L’Enfant et le Miroir » |
II. Semaine du 14 au 18 janvier
| lundi: | Baudelaire, « Au lecteur », Lamartine, « Le Lac » |
| mercredi: | Guy Tirolien, « Prière d'un petit enfant nègre », Marie de France, Le Laüstic |
III. Semaine du 21 au 25 janvier
| lundi: | MLK Day Pas de classe! |
| mercredi: | Montaigne, « Que philosopher, c'est apprendre à mourir » |
IV. Semaine du 28 janvier au 1er février
| lundi: | Montaigne, « Des cannibales » |
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V. Semaine du 4 au 8 février
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VI. Semaine du 11 au 15 février
| lundi: | Mardi Gras! |
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VII. Semaine du 18 au 22 février.
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VIII. Semaine du 25 février au 1er mars.
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| mercredi: | Examen I |
IX. Semaine du 4 au 8 mars
| lundi: | Joanni Questy, « Monsieur Paul » |
| mercredi: | Camus, Le Mythe de Sisyphe |
X. Semaine du 11 au 15 mars
| lundi: | Camus, Le Mythe de Sisyphe |
| mercredi: | Camus, Le Mythe de Sisyphe |
XI. Semaine du 18 au 22 mars
| lundi: | Camus, Le Mythe de Sisyphe |
| mercredi: | Examen II |
XII. Semaine du 25 au 29 mars
| lundi: | Spring Break! |
| mercredi: | Spring Break! |
| vendredi: | Spring Break! |
XIII. Semaine du 1er au 5 avril
| lundi: | Orphée |
| mercredi: | Orphée |
XIV. Semaine du 8 au 12 avril
| lundi: | Orphée |
| mercredi: | Orphée |
XV. Semaine du 15 au 19 avril
| lundi: | Orphée |
| mercredi: | Huis-Clos |
XVI. Semaine du 22 au 24 avril
| lundi: | Huis-Clos |
| mercredi: | Huis-Clos |