FF:FJI2B703X Life, Inst. and Geogr. of Fr. - Course Information

FJI2B703X Life, Institutions and Geography of French

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Beatrice Laurence Vicaire (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Fri 8. 10. 10:00–11:35 G25, Fri 5. 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

• French Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI)

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-linguistic 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
• - Woman in the French society
• - the French and the EU, etc.

Literature

• Sites InterNet recommandés
• Quid, 2007, RTL, Robert Laffont
• Francoscopie, Larousse, 2007,
• Další literatura bude průběžně doplňována.

Teaching methods

Active participation in the course (only one missing is accepted). Participation on class discussions and all written homeworks in time are requested.

Assessment methods

Credit - written test.

Language of instruction

French

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
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• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
  
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