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Identical coursesFrench: Culture II A (B-KUL-HFT23C)
Peeters Isabelle (coordinator) | Peeters Isabelle Aims
Students are able to:
- acquire knowledge about France's position in the world, understand it, and contextualize it in all its aspects;
- locate, correctly interpret, assess, and process sources on the covered topics;
- deliver an oral presentation on a topic closely related to the covered material;
- actively follow current events related to France and the Francophonie and report on them orally.
Previous knowledge
Students must have passed the course French: Culture I.
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Activities
3 ects. French: Culture II A (B-KUL-HFT23c)
Content
This course is dedicated to "La France dans le monde" (France in the World). The first part delves into France's foreign relations. Students will acquire a number of general concepts and mechanisms, which will then be applied to France. Specific topics that will be covered include: the French grandeur as an ideal of De Gaulle; Franco-German relations and France's European policy; attitudes towards the United States and NATO.
The second part addresses the Francophonie, an asset for France in terms of "soft power." The following topics will be discussed: French colonization and the relationship between France and its former colonies; the concept of Francophonie and the controversy surrounding it; la “Françafrique”; DROM-COM (French overseas departments and territories), etc.
Students are expected to give an oral presentation on a topic related to the covered material. Furthermore, they will prepare for the lectures and actively follow current events related to France and the Francophonie.
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French
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Presentation - Traditional lecture
Interactive lectures.
Students give an oral presentation during a lecture.
Evaluation
Evaluation: French: Culture II A (B-KUL-H75862)
Explanation
Oral exam (80% of the grade) and oral presentation during the lectures (20%).
Information about retaking exams
Oral exam (100%).