Textes

• Steele, St. Onge. La civilisation française en évolution I
• Supplementary materials on web pages

Course Goals

The purpose of FL307, French Civilization is to introduce the student to the civilization of France, from its origins through the French Revolution. Through readings, lectures, Internet explorations, in-class as well as online discussions, the student will be exposed to the cultural heritage, the perspectives of the well-educated French citizen.

Although the primary aim of the course is to provide the student with insight into the rich heritage and world view of the French people, it also strives to continue perfecting the student's understanding of the spoken and written French language. For this reason, the course will be conducted in French.

Course Expectations

In order to be achieved successfully, the above goals require the student's full cooperation. Active class participation, timely completion of reading and writing assignments are key ingredients to success. Because the course is to be conducted in French, the student is expected to continue perfecting his/her reading, listening, and writing skills.

Course Structure

The course components include the following:

• Readings: in the text and (lectures) in the form of electronic texts
• Outlines of material and links to relevant resources in France
• Discussion list for posting questions and answers, for interactive discussion among the members of the class.
• E-mail for evaluation aand communication with the instructor and other members of the class.

Devoirs (Assignments)

Reading and Discussion Assignments: Each student will be expected to prepare each reading assignment in the text and on the web pages in preparation for discussion in class. For each topic studied in class questions will be posted on the class online discussion board (WWWBOARD or liste de discussion). Each week, 2 or more students will assume the responsibility for posting the answers to the discussion list for the benefit of the other students in the class.

Project: Each student will develop a web-pased project on a topic selected early in the quarter from a list of possible subjects. The students will conduct in-depth research of the topic throughout the quarter using a variety of resources. The student will write up the results of this research in a web page format. It may be written in English. (Assistance will be provided regarding HTML language, the formatting language for World Wide Web documents.)

Assessment: Three times during the quarter you will receive questions via e-mail asking you to assess your performance and to voice any concerns. You will be given points for completing these in a timely manner. Tests and final exam: There will be two tests and a final exam. Please consult the syllabus for the dates.

Note:Please read all the information carefully and frequently!

The Internet is a very flexible medium; nothing is fixed; everything can be easily changed. Please review the syllabus (horaire) frequently. Also check the "annonces", the annoucements document where I will post any new information or any changes.

Notes (Grading)

final exam = 1/3