Junior Sophister

In the Junior and Senior Sophister (third and fourth) years a wide variety of optional subjects leading on from courses previously undertaken in the Freshman (first and second) years are available. These range from classical and contemporary French literature to politics, society and identity in France and other Francophone countries, French travel writing. If you elect to study French in your final year you will research and write a dissertation in English or French on a subject of your choice in consultation with a supervisor.

Language

The convener for JS language for the academic year 2012/2013 is Dr Sarah Alyn Stacey.

Please consult the JS Handbook on the Local Access Page for up to date information

Options

All students, whether taking Moderatorship Part 1 or Moderatorship Part 2 in French, select two options, one in each of the Michaelmas and Hilary terms.

In place of one (and only one) of these two options, students may select one of the options in theoretical and applied linguistics offered by the Centre for Language and Communication Studies. The rules governing courses taken in the CLCS will be published by the CLCS, and may differ in some particulars from regulations in force in the French Department.

All students submit an assessment exercise (which MUST BE WORD-PROCESSED) in respect of each option taken within the French Department (see CLCS regulations for CLCS courses). Except where otherwise specified in the course-description, this exercise will take the form of an essay of approximately 2,500 words, the first to be submitted to the departmental secretary in room 4109 by 12.00 noon on Monday 14 January 2013, and the second by 12.00 noon on Friday 22 March 2013. One of the two essays must be in French. Where an essay is submitted in French, 70% of the credit will be awarded on the basis of content, and 30% on the basis of language. CLCS essays may not be submitted in French, the corollary of which is that where courses in the CLCS are taken for part of the year, the essay submitted in conjunction with a French Department course must obligatorily be in French. Some courses include an obligatory exercise in French, and this requirement is in addition to the general requirement for one essay to be submitted in French.

Essay-titles are available in the course handbook). It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that s/he obtains a copy of these titles. Extensions to the deadline will be permitted only for exceptional reasons, and with the prior consent of the Head of Department. Failure to return the assessment exercise by the due date without prior permission will result in the award of a zero mark.

The copy of the essay submitted will be kept by the department for possible scrutiny by extern examiners, and students are advised to keep a photocopy.

Please contact the French Department for up-to-date details on options for 2012-2013