In accordance with the specificities of the course of study, lessons aim at providing an introductory knowledge of French history and culture. The course will equally focus on deepening the interrelation existing between society, culture and literature during the twentieth century taking into consideration literary texts by canonical authors. Lessons will be held in French. The critical bibliography is also in foreign language. This will contribute to improve students' language skills. At the end of the lessons, students will acquire socio-cultural, historical and literary knowledge specific to the chosen tourist and commercial orientation. They will also demonstrate that they can apply, in an autonomous way and in a foreign language, the acquired knowledge to the analysis of literary texts concerning the central subject of the course.
The course aims to present and consider the influence of human and social sciences (especially economics, sociology and anthropology) on the knowledge of the literary and artistic object.
Further material will be uploaded to the Moodle platform
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN | Note |
| Georges Bernanos | La France contre les robots | Paris, Plon, 1970 (I ed.) | |||
| Boris Vian | L’Arrache-cœur | Paris, Gallimard, 1953 (I ed.) | |||
| Boris Vian | L’Écume des jours | Paris, Gallimard, 1947 (I ed.) | |||
| Raymond Queneau | Les Fleurs bleues | Paris, Gallimard, 1965 (I ed.) | |||
| André Gide | Retour de l’URSS | Paris, Gallimard, 1936 (I ed.) | |||
| André Gide | Souvenirs de la Cour d’Assises | Paris, Gallimard, 1913 (I ed.) |
The evaluation will take place by verifying the knowledge of the course.
The following will be evaluated: the quality of the oral expression in French, the clarity and consistency of the argumentation, the completeness of the information and the ability to critically deepen the knowledge acquired.
Non-attending students are invited to contact the teacher for the necessary additions to the program.
