The history and culture of French-speaking countries for language teachers

obligatory courses

Blended learning

The classes are aimed at future teachers of French as a foreign language. They

will enable students to become familiar with selected aspects of French

and Francophone culture. The course also intends to present the issues of

including culture and civilization in the glottodidactic process.

The main theme of the course will be literary, film and other works presenting three heroes: Arsène Lupin, Commissioner Maigret and Commissioner Adamsberg. During classes, we will look at their images created by writers, as well as creators of comics, songs, film directors and series authors. These different incarnations of heroes will include: a starting point for reflection on popular culture and high (elite) culture at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and today. The stories of the mentioned characters will also become a pretext for learning selected aspects of culture and history of Francophone countries.

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with selected aspects of culture o fFrench-speaking countries and to develop the ability to interpret cultural

phenomena. The course also aims to present the issues of including culture and civilization in the glottodidactic process. It will discuss, among others:

such issues as the definition of culture, popular and high culture, as well as the role of authentic documents in education, the diversity of materials related to culture and civilization, the criteria for selecting this type of materials, the type of exercises and activities that can be offered to foreign language learners, the

possibility of parallel developing language skills and cultural competence while working with culture and civilization in the language classroom.

The main theme of the classes will be literary, film and other works presenting

three heroes: Arsène Lupine, Commissioner Maigret and

Commissioner Adamsberg.

Through these three characters, created by French-speaking popular

culture, and more precisely - crime literature, students will have the opportunity to learn about various elements of the culture and history of Francophone countries. They will also enable students to reflect on the concepts of popular culture and high (elite) culture at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and today.

With Arsène Lupine, for example, students will discover the secrets of Paris

in the Belle époque period, get to know Normandy in its cultural and artistic

dimension (the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th

century), as well as other important characters – Arsène Lupin's "contemporaries" created by the literature and popular culture of the time. Together with Commissioner Maigret, students will visit various regions of France (e.g. Brittany, Auvergne, New Aquitaine - mainly the

Dordogne department). The character created by Georges Simenon will also

become a starting point for taking up the topic of cinema. Finally, thanks to

Commissioner Adambsberg, students learn, for example, various French traditions and legends.

Student workload:

16 hours = reading the materials posted on the platform and completing

related sentences

14 hours of participation in classes (contact hours)

30 hours of own work (preparation for the final test, work necessary to

achieve the expected learning outcomes).

ECTS points (total 2.5 points) will be awarded:

- for attending classes and active participation in them, for a presentation or speech during classes on a previously assigned topic (concerning contact hours): 1 ECTS point

- regular own work with materials posted on the platform (all activities and

exercises must be completed) 0.75 ECTS points

- test in the form of a quiz at the end of the semester (including basic information about the history, culture and civilization of France provided during in-class meetings and posted on the platform): 0.75 ECTS points

Selected bibliography:

1. Jean-Baptiste Baronian, Maigret, docteur ès crimes, Bruxelles, Les Impressions nouvelles, 2019.

2. Jacques Baudou, Jean-Jacques Schleret, Le Polar, Paris, Larousse, 2001.

3. Jacques Cantier, Histoire culturelle de la France au XXe siècle, Ellipses, Paris, 2011

4. Ghislaine Cotentin-Rey, Les Grandes étapes de la civilisation française, Paris, Bordas, 1991.

5. Francis Lacassin, Mythologie du roman policier, nouvelle édition augmentée et mise à jour, Paris, Bourgois, 1993.

6. Marc Lits, L’énigme criminelle. Vade-mecum du professeur de français, Bruxelles, Didier Hatier, 1991.

7. Yves Reuter, Le Roman policier (3e ed.), Paris, Armand Colin, 2017.

Jean-Pierre Rioux, Jean-François Sirinelli (éds.), La Culture de masse en France de la Belle Epoque à aujourd'hui, Fayard, 2002

After completing the course, the student:

1. Knows the terms: popular culture, high (elite) culture, popular literature, crime

literature, can discuss them and give examples of works.

2. Knows the various incarnations of the title characters of the classes (literary, film, musical, etc.), is able to discuss and compare them.

3. Has basic knowledge of selected aspects of culture and history of Francophone countries discussed during classes (e.g. regions, writers and artists and their works - iterary, painting, film...); can discuss these issues in

Polish and French and use them during further university studies.

Knowledge

The graduate knows and understands:

S_W02: essential terminology relating to: history, culture and religion studies, relevant to the teaching of foreign languages

S_W03: innovative ideas and techniques of integrated teaching of languages and content subjects

S_W21: the core curriculum for teaching French at the third educational stage and language teaching requirements in higher education

Skills

The graduate is able to:

S_U01: search, analyse, evaluate, select and use information, using a variety of sources and methods, including advanced information and communication techniques, in Polish and English or French

S_U02: individually plan and implement, using also communication and information techniques, typical and innovative projects connected with teaching foreign languages in secondary schools, vocational schools, in adult and higher education and in other educational institutions involved in teaching foreign languages

S_U04: apply the assumptions and equirements of the core curriculum for teaching French at the third educational stage, and the requirements for language teaching in higher education

S_U18: communicate in Polish and in French, conduct a debate using a variety of channels and techniques, with all participants in the teaching-learning process and experts in those academic disciplines that are relevant to the field of studies - foreign language teaching, both in Polish and French

Social competences:

The graduate is prepared to:

S_K03: take responsibility for the promotion and preservation of the cultural heritage of the region, country, Europe, and the world

S_K09: participate in cultural and social issues through the use of a variety of media

Zaliczenie zajęć na podstawie:

- obecności (dopuszczalne 1 nieobecność w semestrze podczas godzin w sali, niezależnie od ich statusu; po przekroczeniu tego progu nieobecności student traci prawo do zaliczania przedmiotu i musi go powtarzać. W przypadku choroby przewlekłej student może wystąpić do BONu o zwiększenie liczby dopuszczalnych nieobecności)

- przygotowania do zajęć i systematycznego wykonywania zadań domowych

- aktywności podczas zajęć (czynne uczestnictwo w zajęciach, praca w grupach)

- regularnej pracy z materiałami zamieszczonymi na platformie

- ocena końcowa na podstawie: aktywności podczas zajęć w sali, oceny uzyskanej za wystąpienie/prezentację na zadany wcześniej temat, regularną pracę z materiałami zamieszczonymi na platformie (realizacja wszystkich aktywności i zadań) oraz za test w formie quizu (obejmujący podstawowe wiadomości na temat historii, kultury i cywilizacji Francji podawane podczas zajęć). Test odbędzie się na ostatnich zajęciach odbywających się stacjonarnie (w sali).