FF:FJI1A009X French History and Culture II - Course Information

FJI1A009X French History and Culture II

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michaela Krejčířová (assistant)

Guaranteed by

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

Prerequisites (in Czech)

FJI1A005X French History and Culture I

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

Student should be able to speak on any general theme from french history and culture from the beginning to the present.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to understand and explain the most important notions from french history;
to recognize and explain the basic dates and names of french history and place them in french and european historical context
Student should be able also to read and understand a short document in french, to identify the author and the persons. He should be able also to say the importance of the document.

Learning outcomes

The student will be able to:
- identify and synthesize the important characteristics of the history of France until the middle of the 20th century;
- identify and describe the major events in French history and the societal changes influencing the development of language;
- analyze texts relating to key moments fr. history from beginnings to today.

Syllabus

• Survey of Historical constitution of France 1. De la pierre au fer 2. Formation de la Gaule 5e-2e siècle av. J.-C 3. La Conquête de la Gaule 4. La Gaule romaine 5. La Civilisation galloromaine 6. Royaumes barbares 7. Les Mérovingiens 8. Les Carolingiens 9. Naissance de la France 10. Société féodale 11. Les Capétiens 12. La guerre de Cent Ans 13. Les Campagnes et villes du 15e au 18e s. 14. Le 16e siècle, de Charles VIII à Henri II 15. La crise des guerres de Religion (1559-1610) 16. La France de Richelieu et de Mazarin 17. Le règne personnel de Louis XIV 18. LE SIECLE DES LUMIERES 19. La FRANCE de LOUIS XV et de LOUIS XVI 20. LA REVOLUTION ET L'EMPIRE I. La Crise révolutionnaire 21. LA REVOLUTION ET L'EMPIRE II. L'Empire, épopée et cons 22. La monarchie constitutionnelle au temps des notables 23. La révolution de 1848 et le Second Empire 24. République parlementaire et lïcité 25. Naissance d'une France nouvelle 26. L'Expansion française dans le monde au 19e s. 27. La guerre de 1914-1918, L'après-guerre, la crise des 28. La France dans la Seconde Guerre mondiale

Literature

recommended literature
• DYTRT, Petr. Učební texty k francouzským dějinám od počátku k dnešku (Textbook of French history: anthology of complementary texts). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 148 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6535-2. Digitální knihovna FF info

not specified
• FRYČER, Jaroslav. Úvod do dějin a kultury Francie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1965, 128 s. info
• KUDRNA, Jaroslav. Dějiny Francie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1988, 727 s. URL info
• A. Maurois, Dějiny Francie, Praha, Lid. noviny, 1994

Teaching methods

Lectures. Students are supposed do have read the study materials which are the basis of the course.

Assessment methods

Exam: written test (the limit of success in the test is 60%) is followed by oral part - analysis and commentary of texts from anthology. Attendance at the lecture is not compulsory, but it is highly recommended.

Language of instruction

French

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.

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