Advanced(B2+/C1)
1.5 hours per week on Wednesdays at 12:00pm for 10 weeks Starting September 20, 2023
At Online via Zoom
Time Slots
About this Class
In this course, you’ll discover great works of French and Francophone literature while you work on your language skills. Over the course of five weeks, you will be introduced to both modern and classic literary works. You will engage in lively book discussions that will focus on furthering your understanding of not only literature but also the French language. Three books and plays are discussed throughout the course. Books are available for purchase by clicking on the links in the list below. Class is taught by Cassandre.
Fall 2023 Session Reading List
1- Françoise Sagan: Bonjour Tristesse2- Emile Zola: Le ventre de Paris
3- Yasmina Reza: Art
4- Patrick Chamoiseau: Texaco
OBJECTIFS DU COURS:
1) Comprendre les contextes culturels, historiques et géographiques des écrits
2) Identifier les thèmes importants et parler intertextualité et interculturalité
3) Analyser le style littéraire de chaque auteur et les styles de narration
4) Utiliser le lexique d’analyse littéraire
5) Travailler l’argumentation orale et écrite à travers des débats, compte-rendus et exercices de création littéraire