Upon completing the course, the student is expected to:

Knowledge

• have intimate knowledge of the works on the reading list
• have knowledge of the works' cultural and historical context
• have knowledge of narratology and central technical terms concerning the novel

Skills

• be able to utilize terms learned in independent analyses of the curriculum texts
• be able to analyze the texts thematically and in a cultural and historical perspective
• discuss orally and in writing research questions related to the curriculum

General competence

• be able to transmit knowledge in French within his/her own academic field orally or in writing
• be equipped to work independently with a research question and find relevant background material
• be able to plan and execute supervised tasks for a certain amount of time and to present results from this work in a written, academic form

Teaching is normally conducted in the form of three-hour lectures, seminars and supervision over a twelve-week period.

If less than five students sign up for the course, the teaching may be adjusted to fit the number of students, e.g. by making lectures into seminars or other forms of individually suited teaching. If this should be the case, students will be notified on the nature of the alternative teaching arrangements before the registration deadline 1 Feb/1 Sep.

Students must attend at least 75 % of the lectures/seminars (including digital teaching) in order to be eligible for assessment in this course.

In the course of the semester, students are required to get approval of an oral presentation on a topic related to the curriculum of approx. 15 min. Students devise their presentations in conjunction with the instructor. Manuscripts of the presentation are to be handed in at the time of the presentation.

Students are required to have at least one session of academic advisement with a supervisor while writing the term paper.

Mandatory assignments are valid for one additional semester following the semester of instruction.

The exam is a term paper on French literature of approx. 4000-5000 words, written in the course of the semester. The paper is written in French, and fulfills the requirement for independent research as part of a BA degree.

At the end of the course, there is an oral examination approx. 20-30 minutes in the literature curriculum. The test is also meant to show the candidates proficiency in oral French.

Oral and written exams each count 50 % of the final grade in the course. Both tests must be taken in the same semester.

Students are not eligible for receiving supervision the following semester.

The curriculum comprises four novels, as well as an introduction to the theory of the novel. The student engages with one representative novel from four of the five past centuries, as well as literary and historical background materials with bearing on the works in question. The student also reads an introduction to the theory of the novel/narratology, which is in line with the theoretical aim.

The reading list will be ready by 1 Jul for the fall semester, and 1 Dec for the spring semester.

Student councilor: studierettleiar@if.uib.no

Exam administration: eksamen@if.uib.no