Course GFR26U

French III: History of the French Language

7.5 Credits
First Cycle

Main field of study: French

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Learning outcomes for the course

On completion of the course, students shall be able to:

  • discuss the main features of the development of the French language from a historical and cultural perspective
  • discuss the features and characteristics of today‘s French
  • distinguish and describe different features in the development of the French language based on texts from different eras
  • demonstrate a good linguistic competence in French both in writing and orally
  • reflect on different genres and trends in medieval and renaissance literature
  • analyse a selection of novels, plays and poems from the Middle Ages to the end of the 17th century.