COURSE APPROVAL DOCUMENT Southeast Missouri State University Department: Modern Languages, Anthropology, and Geography Course No. FR 400 Title of Course: Special Topics: French Date: 5 February 2018 Please check: X New Revision I. Catalog Description (Credit Hours of Course): Topics of specialized nature or current interest in the French-speaking world which are not part of the established French curriculum. May be repeated once for credit. (3) (Missouri Quality Indicator 1.1). II. Prerequisite(s): FR 220 or equivalent. III. Purposes or Objectives of the Course (optional): A. To provide flexibility in French curricular offerings at the advanced level. B. To facilitate transfer of consortium courses offered by partner universities. IV. Course Learning Outcomes (Minimum of 3): A. Student will compile a bibliography of a minimum of five sources (books, periodicals, and online sources) pertaining to the topic under study. B. Student will identify two or more major scholars in the field under study and summarize their contribution to the field. C. Student will identify three or more current trends in the study of the field V. Names of Faculty Qualified to Teach the Proposed Course: A. Dr. K. Rochelle Compaoré VI. Course Content or Outline (Indicate number of class hours per unit or section): A. A course outline of the course topic will be provided to students. (an example is attached) Attach the following: copy of example class syllabus and course schedule. memo from Library Dean assessing available and needed library holdings and resources. memo(s) from Department Chairs in affected departments stating possible issues and/or conflicts are resolved. Signature: Date: Chair Signature: Date: Dean Revised 05/25/2017 2 Southeast Missouri State University Course Syllabus Department of Foreign Languages, Anthropology, and Geography Course No. FR 400 Revised__ New__ X___ Special Topics: French I. Catalog Description and Credit Hours of Course: Topics of specialized nature or current interest in the French-speaking world which are not part of the established French curriculum. May be repeated once for credit. (3) (Missouri Quality Indicator 1.1). II. Prerequisites: FR 220 or consent of instructor III. Purposes or Objectives of the Course: A. To provide flexibility in French curricular offerings at the advanced level. B. To facilitate transfer of consortium courses offered by partner universities. IV. Course Learning Outcomes A. Student will compile a bibliography of a minimum of five sources (books, periodicals, and online sources) pertaining to the topic under study. B. Student will identify two or more major scholars in the field under study and summarize their contribution to the field. C. Student will identify three or more current trends in the study of the field V. Expectations of Students: A. Student will attend class regularly and/or access online material as expected. B. Student will complete required assignments as outlined in the syllabus for a specific course. C. Student will successfully complete course assessments. VI. Course Content or Outline: An individual course outline will be provided to students. (See a sample course outline & Sample course syllabus attached) VII. Textbook and course materials: Materials will be determined by the instructor of the specific course and will vary according to the content of the course. VIII. Basis for Student Evaluation: The instructor will determine the work required for the course. The student will be evaluated on the quality of the work completed. Sample Course Outline: A. FRENCH LANGAUGE THROUGH THE STUDY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1. Description: a. Designed to aid students in continuing to build their linguistic skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing in French. b. These skills will be addressed through the reading of authentic texts written during the French Revolution, the study and presentation of historical happenings and key figures of that time, and in-class discussion in French about the main events of the French Revolution. c. The course is reading and speaking intensive. Each student will give several mini- presentations, introducing the class to key historical figures and their role during the French Revolution. d. Study will begin with discussion of Louis XIV and the Ancien Régime and end with the rise of Napoléon Bonaparte. e. This topic will satisfy one of the following components of the major program: Skill Courses, Culture, or Electives. 2. Objective: This course is a content-based approach to helping students continue to build their French language skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing. Students will become aware of the major causes and effects of the French Revolution, build a strong vocabulary to discuss the happenings of the French Revolution in French, and identify major players in France’s revolutionary history. 3. Program: The course will meet twice a week for seventy-five-minute sessions. Material will be divided as follows: Week 1: Introduction to the course and assigning of presentations. Basic timeline and outline of the “French Revolution.” Discuss the geography of France and its influence in the 18th century. (3 hours) Week 2: Louis XIV, the Ancien Régime, Le Château of Versailles (3 hours) Presentations: The Louvre Palace, Madame de Maintenon, Versailles, Week 3: The death of Louis XIV and the ascension of Louis XV. (3 hours) Presentations: Louis XV, Madame du Barry, Versailles sous Louis XV Week 4: Unit Exam 1. The ascension of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette; Du Contrat social; The war in the United States. (3 hours) Presentations: Jacques Turgot, Jean-Jacques Rousseau Week 5 : Versailles sous Louis XVI & Marie-Antoinette ; Financial hardship & harsh winter of 1788. Presentation: Jacques Necker & Le Petit Trianon (3 hours) Week 6: Summer 1789- October 1789: What is the third estate le Serment du jeu de paume ;the storming of the Bastille; La Declaration des droits de l’homme; October Days Presentations: Jean Sylvain Bailly; Theroigne de Mericourt ; Abbé Sieyès (3 hours) Week 7: Summer 1789- October 1789 CONTINUED (See Week 6) (3 hours) Week 8: Unit Exam 2. House Arrest - The royal family at the Louvre; Civil Constitution of The Clergy (3 hours) Presentations: Madame Campan; Week 9: Flight to Varennes, The Champs de Mars Massacre (3 hours) Presentations: Le Patriot Français (Jacques Pierre Brissot) ; General Lafayette Week 10: The Constitutional Monarchy Presentations: Georges Danton; Camille Desmoulins (3 hours) Week 11: La déclaration des droits de la femme and Hatiain slave revolt (3 hours) Presentations : Olympe de Gouges ; Jean-Paul Marat ; Charlotte Corday ; Toussaint Louverture Week 12: Unit Exam 3. The trial of the king & the king’s defense team (3 hours) Presentations: The charges against Louis XVI; Philippe d’Orléans Week 13: Execution of the king & the summer of 1793 (3 hours) Presentations: les emigrés; Jean-Baptiste Cléry, The Temple Prison ; les girondins ; les jacobins Week 14: Execution of the queen & the Reign of Terror (3 hours) Presentations: Marie-Antoinette, The Conciergerie Week 15: The Reign of Terror, continued; The after-math; the rise of Napoléon Presentation: Maximilian Robespierre, Committee of Public Safety (3 hours) 4. Textbooks Required: a. In lieu of a textbook, we will use Open Access Materials provided on Moodle. b. Access to: www.wordreference.com while you are reading your homework (either through a computer or using the app on your smart phone) and/or a French to English / English to French dictionary. c. A French to English / English to French dictionary for use during exams ` 5. Basis for Student Evaluation: a. Participation/Preparation 10% b. Homework 10% c. Three Compositions 15% d. In-Class Presentations 25% (number of presentations depends on number of students in the class) e. Three Unit Exams 25 % f. Final Exam 15 % *See next page for a detailed course syllabus* FRENCH SPECIAL TOPICS: FRENCH LANGAUGE THROUGH THE STUDY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION Course Number: FR 400 - 01 Description: Designed to aid students to continue to build their linguistic skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing in French, through the reading of authentic texts written during the French Revolution and the study of historical happenings and key figures of that time. Study will begin with discussion of Louis XIV and the Ancien Régime and end with the rise of Napoléon Bonaparte. Prerequisite: FR 220 or equivalent Credit Hours: 3 Semester: Fall 2018 Class Meeting Times and Location: TBA Tuesdays & Thursdays INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Instructor: Dr. Rochelle Compaoré Email: [email protected] Office Phone: 573-651-2477 Office Location: Art Building 201 A Office Hours: TBA Course Moodle Site: TBA COURSE-SPECIFIC REQUIRED MATERIALS 1. In lieu of a textbook, we will use Open Access Materials provided on Moodle 2. Access to: www.wordreference.com while you are reading your homework (either through a computer, or using the app on your smart phone) 3. A French to English / English to French dictionary for use during exams 4. One-subject spiral notebook for your responses to daily assignments not to be turned in 5. A small binder or folder to keep your class handouts and graded assignments organized 6. Loose-leaf paper on which to write any assignments that you will hand in COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. Student will compile a bibliography of a minimum of five sources (books, periodicals, and online sources) pertaining to the topic under study. (assessed in presentations & exams) 2. Student will identify two or more major scholars in the field under study and summarize their contribution to the field. (assessed in presentations & exams) 3. Student will identify three or more current trends in the study of the field (assessed in presentations & exams) WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS COURSE: 1. You will use newly acquired vocabulary to present about key figures and moments during the French Revolution. 2. You will continue working to identify French literary tenses and translate them into English. 3. You will be able to identify several key figures (authors, revolutionaries, monarchs, orators) and summarize their role at key moments during Revolutionary France.