Independent Study – Bordeaux, Summer 2010
Instructor: Nadiège Bartin-Yansen
Dates: May 30 – July 3, 2010
Class meets: T-W-Th, 10-12:30
Classes in Bordeaux:
The Alliance Française of Bordeaux. 
126, Rue Abbé de l'epée
33000 Bordeaux, France
+33 5 56 79 32 80

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This independent study in Paris is a 3-credit course designed for the post-intermediate level French student who would like to strengthen and renew their language skills while being immersed in the language and culture of France.  The goal of this course is to reinforce and review previously learned grammar and vocabulary, teach level-appropriate new structures and deepen the student's understanding of French language and culture through the exploration of a series of literary essays, monuments and museums of Paris.  The student will hone her writing skills through journaling and creative essays.  

Texte:
Tableaux culturels de la France, Glencoe, 1994.  

Grade Components    
Attendance and preparation for class    20%
Weekly presentations to Intensive Intermediate French class    15%
Weekly presentations in class    20%
Journals (3 per week)    15%
Essays (5)     20%
Oral Exit Interview    10%


ABSENCE POLICY:
The department considers that any absence over and above 2 (during the summer semester), are unexcused absences.  Subsequent missed classes, unless officially excused by the Dean's Office, will result in point loss from the Class Participation grade. Students are wholly responsible for making up any missed work promptly following an absence. Late work will NOT be accepted.  In order to excel in class participation and to make the most of this course, students must be present and must have prepared the items on the syllabus for a given day.

WEEKLY PRESENTATIONS:
- Students will present every week in the intermediate class. They will have a choice of topics which will be discussed both in the intermediate and advanced classes.
- Students will present once a week in the advanced class. They will pick a topic related to the material which will be covered in class and find more information on that topic.

JOURNAL:   
Students will keep a personal journal to be handed in twice a week. Three entries, of  8 to 10 lines each must be made for each journal. In the first two entries, students should talk about every day life, family, friends or other topics of interest to them. The third entry should be based on one of the following a French or Francophone film or the analysis of an aspect of French culture from an American perspective.

ESSAYS:
Students will choose a topic to write a 3 page essay to be handed in on Tuesday every week. The topic will deal with a cultural, literary, or historical aspect of France.

ORAL EXIT INTERVIEW:
The instructor will conduct 20-minute individual oral interviews with students, to beheld in the classroom.  Students will receive individual appointment times and all oral interviews will take place from 11:00 to 12:00 on Friday, June 25, 2010. The oral interview will be conversational in style and students will ask as well as answer questions on a variety of topics of personal interest, so that the instructor can provide feedback on each student's strengths and weaknesses orally. The goal of the oral interview is to assess each students progress towards oral proficiency on a global level.

Date	En classe	A faire
Lundi 24 mai	Lundi de Pentecôte (jour ferié en France) 15h rendez-vous au monument aux Girondins à Bordeaux pour une visite de la ville (2 heures) -20h - Dîner de bienvenu:  Chez Dupont, 45 rue Notre-Dame, Bordeaux
Mardi 25 mai	Introduction + La Gaule et la période Gallo-Romaine  (en classe) (1-4)
Mercredi 26 mai	Le Haut Moyen Age (7-16) + Le Moyen Age (19-34) 14h à 16h - Introduction à l'œnologie	Journal 1 à rendre
Jeudi 27 mai	La Renaissance et la Réforme au XVIè siècle (37-45)	Journal 2 à rendre Essai 1 à rendre
Mardi ler juin	La Monarchie Absolue et le Classicisme au XVIIè siècle (49-61)	Essai 2 à rendre
Mercredi 2 juin	Les Philosophes et la Révolution au XVIIIè siècle (65-79) 14h à 16h - École du vin	Journal 3 à rendre
Jeudi 3 juin	La Première Moitié du XIXè siècle (84-99)	Journal 4 à rendre
Mardi 8 juin	La Seconde Moitié du XIXè siècle (103-120)	Essai 3 à rendre
Mercredi 9 juin	La Troisième République et les deux Guerres Mondiales au XXè siècle (125-139) 14h à 16h - École du vin	Journal 5 à rendre
Jeudi 10 juin	Le  Vingtième siècle après la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale (143-167)	Journal 6 à rendre
Lundi 14 juin	La Géographie de la France (175-183) + Les industries françaises (187-205)	Essai 4 à rendre
Mardi 15 juin	Paris et ses environs (211-231)	Journal 7 à rendre
Mercredi 16 juin	La Province (235-255)	Journal 8 à rendre
Mardi 22 juin	Le Gouvernement et l'Administration (261-273) + L'Enseignement (277-287)	Essai 5 à rendre
Mercredi 23 juin	Les Français et la vie en France (291-305) + La France dans le monde (311-315)	Journal 9 à rendre
Jeudi 24 juin	Bilan + Examen oral	Journal 10 à rendre

       
Textes littéraires:
Chanson de Roland (mort de Roland)
http://french.chass.utoronto.ca/fre180/Roland.html

Tristan et Iseut (mort des amants)
http://french.chass.utoronto.ca/fre180/Mort.html

Roman de Renart (anguilles)
http://french.chass.utoronto.ca/fre180/Renart.html

Farce de Maître Pathelin (résumé)
http://www.ecolemlfbratislava.org/theatre.htm

Littérature médiévale (genres)
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/nvaget/230/cm11.html

Villon
http://www.chez.com/damienbe/villon.htm

Du Bellay (poésies)
http://poesie.webnet.fr/auteurs/dubellay.html

Rabelais (Quart livre)
http://un2sg4.unige.ch/athena/rabelais/rab_quar.html#8

Ronsard (poésie)
http://poesie.webnet.fr/auteurs/ronsard.html

Montaigne (Essais)
http://www.bribes.org/trismegiste/montable.htm

Le Cid (extraits)
http://www.alalettre.com/corneille-lecid.htm

Phèdre
http://www.alalettre.com/racine-phedre.htm

Molière
http://www.toutmoliere.net/oeuvres/index.html

La Fontaine
http://www.jdlf.com/lesfables

Discours de la méthode
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/browse-mixed-french?id=DesMeth&tag=public&images=images/modeng&data=/lv1/Archive/french-parsed

Candide
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dboudin/VOLTAIRE/Candide.htm

Rousseau Rêveries
http://abu.cnam.fr/cgi-bin/go?reveries3vvv

Du contrat social
http://pages.globetrotter.net/pcbcr/contrat.html

Encyclopédie
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/union.rationaliste44/Cadres%20Dossiers%20en%20Ligne/Dossiers_en_ligne/Philosophie/Encyclopedie/encyclopedie.htm

Hugo Contemplations
http://romantis.free.fr/Victor%20hugo/html/lessonte.html

http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/9847/contem.htm

Vigny
http://poesie.webnet.fr/auteurs/vigny.html

Baudelaire
http://www.poetes.com/baud/index.php

Rimbaud
http://www.poetes.com/rimbaud/index.php

Verlaine
http://www.poetes.com/verlaine/index.php

Mallarmé
http://www.poetes.com/mallarme/index.php

Éluard
http://www.paul-eluard.com/musee.php

Cimetière marin
http://www.feelingsurfer.net/garp/poesie/Valery.CimetiereMarin.html

Breton
http://www.adpf.asso.fr/adpf-publi/folio/breton/

Nouveau roman
http://www.hku.hk/french/dcmScreen/lang3035/lang3035_nouveau_roman.htm

http://www.ed4web.collegeem.qc.ca/prof/rthomas/textes/n_roman.htm

Char
http://www.pierdelune.com/char.htm