The Rise of the Novel

In this subject students will read a selection of novels in French (from the Middle Ages to nowadays) in order to understand the evolution of the French novel. They will have to analyse the narrative structures and demonstrate critical awareness of the social, political and ideological context of each novel. The subject is taught in French.

• 1Acquire an appreciation of academic French through the confident use of sophisticated oral and written French at level B2/C1 of the Common European Framework for Languages
• 2Gain comprehensive knowledge of five specialized fields (Middle Ages, Classics, Siècle des Lumières, Modernity, Contemporary) in at least one of the three core areas of French literature, linguistic and cultural (cinema) studies;
• 3Gain in-depth understanding of literary or linguistic methods used in the specialist fields of French Studies (eg close reading) as well as of general research and analytical skills
• 4Gain the capacity to engage in intercultural dialogue taking into consideration the diverse needs of the French Studies academic community
• 5Learn to do self-directed small research projects in the field of French Studies and to locate and critically analyse pertinent research literature in both French and English
• 6Proficiently employ learning and research technologies in French and English.