FJI2B703X Life, Institutions and Geography of French

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Beatrice Laurence Vicaire (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ladislava Miličková, CSc.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Dagmar Holoubková
Timetable
Fri 10. 10. 10:00–11:35 G25, Fri 7. 11. 10:00–11:35 G25
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The lecture is aimed to present life, institutions and geography of French:geographic conditions, administrative division, folk customs, etc.). The knowledge of life, institutions and culture is considered to be a necessary part of the study of a language because it enables better orientation in the given "milieu" and better understanding of the extra-lingustic reality. This knowledge is important especially for future translators and interpreters.
Syllabus
  • Guiding lines: analysis of founding criteria of a nation and its evolution
  • - France - physica and economic aspect
  • - Regions
  • - Standard French and dialects
  • - Water policies
  • - Woman in the French society
  • - the French and the EU, etc.
Literature
  • Quid, 2007, RTL, Robert Laffont
  • Francoscopie, Larousse, 2007,
  • Sites InterNet recommandés
  • Další literatura bude průběžně doplňována.
Assessment methods
Credit -- seminar essay.
Language of instruction
French
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: .
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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