FJ3019 Canadian French

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zdeňka Schejbalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdeňka Schejbalová, Ph.D.
Department of French Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Barbora Hůrková
Supplier department: Department of French Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The subject Canadian French focuses on the diversity of French beyond the borders of France. The aim is to introduce the specifics of Canadian French, more precisely its queue variants. After a brief introduction to French outside France, a brief outline of Canada's history and the origins and position of French in this area, students will be acquainted with its phonetic, phonological, morphological and, above all, lexical traits. On the basis of listening (monologues, songs) and analysis of texts, its characteristic features will be presented.
Learning outcomes
After the course student will be able to: - give basic information about French in the international context and its status; - briefly discuss about the history of Canada; - identify specifics of the Canadian variant of French and learn to recognize them; - analyze spoken and written text with linguistic (phonological, phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical) specifics; - perceive the linguistic diversity of the Francophone world; - apply acquired knowledge in practice.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus of seminars 1. French outside of France. 2. Structural Overview of Canada's History. 3. Origin of Canadian French. 4. Specifics - phonetic, morphological, syntactic. 5. Specifics - lexical. 6. Listening and analysis of Quebec monologues (Deschamps, Y. . 7. Listening and analysis of Quebec songs 8. Analysis of Comics La Belle Province.
Literature
    required literature
  • KADLEC, Jaromír. Francouzština v Kanadě. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci. Filozofická fakulta, 2005, 384 s. ISBN 8024409763. info
  • FOREST, Jean. Anatomie du québécois. Montréal, Québec: Triptyque, 1996, 342 s. ISBN 2890312488. info
    recommended literature
  • Reinke, K., Ostiguy, L. (2016). Le français québécois d'aujourd'hui. Berlin: De Gruyter. Romanistische Arbeitshefte, Band 62.
  • Deschamps, Y. (1991). Yvon Deschamps. 1969 à 1973. Québec: PolyGram.
  • Gerra, L., & Achdé. (2004). Lucky Luke. La Belle Province. Paris: Lucky Comics.
  • Guévin, M.-L., Gazaille, M.-P. (2011). Les 1000 mots indispensables en québécois. Paris: First Editions.
  • Léard, J.-M. (1995). Grammaire québécoise d’aujourd’hui. Comprendre les québécismes. Montréal: Guérin.
  • MENEY, Lionel. Dictionnaire québécois-français : mieux se comprendre entre francophones. 2e éd., rev. et corr. Montréal (Québec): Guérin, 2003, xxxiv, 188. ISBN 2760165728. info
  • ROVNÁ, Lenka and Miroslav JINDRA. Dějiny Kanady. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2000, 436 s. ISBN 80-7106-211-1. info
  • Les origines du français québécois. Edited by Raymond Mougeon - Édouard Beniak. Sainte-Foy: Presses de l'Université Laval, 1994, x, 332. ISBN 2763773540. info
Teaching methods
Seminar. Discussion. Presentation.
Assessment methods
Credits: test on discussed topics.
Language of instruction
French
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinované studium 4 hod. konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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