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Erasmus and Visiting Student coordinator:

Dr James Hanrahan, room 4107, Arts Building
Email: hanrahaj@tcd.ie

How to register for modules in the Department:

  1. Students should first contact the relevant lecturer requesting permission to take a module.
  2. If permission is granted, students should go to Mary or Sinéad in the French dept. office with a print out of the acceptance email and ask to be put in a class group.
  3. Students taking modules in the French department go to Dr James Hanrahan's office during his office hours to have their module registration form signed.
  4. Students of Orléans, Paris 3, Bordeaux Montaigne and Lyon 2 should go to Dr James Hanrahan's office during his office hours to have their learning agreement and any other Erasmus documentation signed.
Modules open to full-year and one semester
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

(FRU11001 Written Language MT )

 (5 ECTS credits) MT & HT Minimum level: French A2; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 4 continuous assessment exercises; 1 x 2-hour composition exam 2 hours p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

A2 level course on French grammar and expression, written and oral. See JF Handbook for details.
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

(FRU11002 Written Language HT )

 (5 ECTS credits) HT FRU11002 Written Language HT 4 continuous assessment exercises; 1 x 1-hour grammar test; 1 x oral exam 2 hours p.w Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

Minimum level: French A2; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

(FRU11021 French and Francophone Cultures MT )

 (5 ECTS credits) MT Minimum level: French A2 2 x in-class comprehension tests 2 hours p.w Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

An introduction to aspects of the cultures of the French-speaking world.
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

(FRU11022 French and Francophone Cultures HT )

 (5 ECTS credits) HT Minimum level: French A2 2 x in-class comprehension tests 2 hours p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

An introduction to aspects of the cultures of the French-speaking world.
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

(FRU11011 Texts )

 (5 ECTS credits) MT Minimum level: French A2; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 1 x essay; 1 x essay plan 2 hour p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

Minimum level: French A2; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling)
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

(FRU11022 Texts )

 (5 ECTS credits) HT Minimum level: French A2; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 1 x essay; 1 x essay plan 2 hours p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

An introduction to French literature and cinema.
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

FRU22001 Oral & Written French MT

(5 ECTS credits) MT Minimum level: French B1; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 3 continuous assessment exercises; 4 x online quizzes; 1 x 1.5-hour Translation exam 3 hours p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

B1 level course on French grammar and expression, written and oral. See SF Handbook for details.
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

FRU22002 Oral & Written French HT

(5 ECTS credits) HT Minimum level: French B1; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 3 continuous assessment exercises; 4 x online quizzes; 1 x 1.5-hour Composition exam 3 hours p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

B1 level course on French grammar and expression, written and oral. See SF Handbook for details.
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

FRU22041 Early Modern French Literature MT

 (5 ECTS credits) MT Minimum level: French B1; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 1 x essay; 1 x presentation 2 hours p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

Classical Theatre. Corneille, Racine. See SF Handbook for details.

Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

FRU22012 Modern French Literature

 (5 ECTS credits) HT Minimum level: French B1; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 1 x essay; 1 x presentation 2 hours p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

Minimum level: French B1; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

(FRU22032 Political Thought in France (Revolution to Fifth Republic) )

 (5 ECTS credits) HT NA 1 x essay; 1 x presentation 2 hours p.w Edward Arnold (ejarnold@tcd.ie)

Description

Introduction to the history of ideas in France from the French Revolution to May '68. See SF Handbook for details.
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

FRU22051 Political Thought in France (Renaissance to the Enlightenment)

(5 ECTS credits) MT Minimum level: French B1; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 1 x essay; 1 x presentation 2 hour p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

Introduction to the history of ideas in France from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. See SF Handbook for details.)
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

(FRU33001 French Written Language 3 MT )

 (5 ECTS credits) MT Minimum level: French B2; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 1 x Translation exam. 1 hour p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

Written language skills. See JS Handbook for details.)
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

FRU33002 French Written Language 3 HT

(10 ECTS credits) HT Minimum level: French B2; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 1 x Résumé exam. 1 hours p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

Written language skills. See JS Handbook for details.
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

(FRU33011 Oral & Written Language Skills 3 MT )

 5 MT Minimum level: French B2; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 1 x essay exam 2 hours per week Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

Minimum level: French B2; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling
Modules open to one-term Erasmus and Visiting students only
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

FRU33012 Oral & Written Language Skills 3 HT )

 (5 ECTS credits) HT Minimum level: French B2; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 1 x oral exam; 1 x essay exam 2 hours p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

Oral and essay writing. See JS Handbook for details.
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

(FRU34061 How is Literature Possible? )

 (5 ECTS credits) MT Minimum level: French B2; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 1 x essay; 1 x presentation 2 hours p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

Literature and Thought of Maurice Blanchot. See JS/SS Handbook for details.
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

FRU34092 The Enlightenment and the Origins of Humanity )

 (5 ECTS credits) HT Minimum level: French B2; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 1 x essay; 1 x presentation 2 hours p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

Enlightenment ideas on politics and science. See JS/SS Handbook for details.
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

FRU34122 Sex, Sovereignty and Sacrifice F

 (5 ECTS credits) HT Minimum level: French B2; please meet with module co-ordinator before enrolling 1 x essay; 1 x presentation 2 hours p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

Georges Bataille and the Comedy of Literature. See JS/SS Handbook for details.
Module Code & Name ECTs credits Duration and semester Prerequisite Subjects Assessment Contact Hours Contact Details

(FRU44001 SS Written Language MT )

 (5 ECTS credits) MT Module is only open to students on direct exchange with French Department's partner universities: Paris III (Sorbonne Université); Lyon 2 (Lyon Lumière); Bordeaux III (Bordeaux Montaigne); Orléans. 1 x in-class exam on Translation/Résumé. 1 hours p.w. Alexandra Lukes LUKESA@tcd.ie

Description

Advanced language course on Translation and résumé.