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 116-027 French, Foreigners and Aliens

Note

Formerly available as 116-234/334. Students who have completed 116-234/334 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr Bernadette Dejean de la Batie

Prerequisites

116-007 French I: Cultural Perspectives and 116-008 French I: Language in Context II or 116-015 Post-beginners French IIB or equivalent.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Two 1-hour seminars and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

This subject covers topics such as: French identity, assimilation and integration of the regions, colonisation and de-colonisation, early and contemporary immigration in France, immigration policies, North-African migrants, their sons and daughters, racism and anti-racism, nationality and citizenship. On completion of this subject, students should be able to: analyse critically and synthesise coherently the arguments in the current debate on immigration in France; and discriminate among statements of evidence, interpretation, opinion, and fact, regarding the definition and redefinition of the notions of culture, identity, and Frenchness.

Assessment

A 15-minute classpaper totalling 1000 words, an essay of 2000 words, and a 1-hour class test (document analysis).

Prescribed Texts

Materials prepared by the Department.

  • A Begag, Béni ou le paradis privé. Points Seuil 1987.


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