CUEFUniversity Center for French Studies
The French language and civilization course is aimed at students who wish not only to improve their command of the French language, but also to discover and deepen their knowledge of French society and culture.
Students from all backgrounds, from B1 to C1
Minimum B1 level required
| Week 1: Visual arts: painting Isabelle Marchionini 10h |
Educational objectives : - Introduce students to French and French-speaking artists, placing the works and their authors in their historical, artistic and cultural context. - Acquire the linguistic skills needed to describe a work of art and express feelings and opinions about it. Description: The course will focus on oral expression and work in small groups. The analysis and interpretation of works of art are carried out collectively with the teacher and the class through the activities proposed. Preparation may be required before or after certain sessions. Individual creative work may be exhibited at the CUEF. Most of the works will be presented in the course booklet and on a Padlet. Evaluation Assessment will be based on participation in the course, collective work and a short final test. |
| Week 2: Reading and writing workshop to discover contemporary literature Sophie Régnat 10h |
Teaching objectives: - Introduce students to contemporary French-language literature through the reading of short stories. - Encourage the appropriation of texts through personal reading and writing activities. Description : This workshop introduces students to some of today's authors through the reading of short stories and poetry. Reading and analysis activities will alternate with writing proposals based on or preceding the texts read. Participants will be asked to read or reread the works studied, and to present a short story or poem, either orally or in writing. Evaluation - A piece of writing produced in class. - An oral or written presentation of a personal analysis of a text proposed by the teacher (short story or poem). |
| Week 3: France in revolt since 1789 Vincent Hardy 8h |
Teaching objectives : - Acquire a few political and social landmarks in French history from 1789 to the present day. - Understand how certain events have transformed French society - Learn to study historical documents (images or texts) Description : - Major events of the French Revolution (1789-1799) - The 19th century, the century of revolutions (1830, 1848 and 1871) - May 1968: the emergence of current moral, political and social values - Current crises in peripheral France (2005 riots and 2018 Gilets jaunes) Assessment - individual writing assignment in class - group work on a thematic presentation prepared at home - recognition of the quality of participation in class |
| Week 4: Discovering French cinema Xavier Espinosa 10h |
Educational objectives: - Discover French cinema, its history, richness and variety. - Acquire a few historical and artistic points of reference on its evolution and current situation. - Explore the representation of the amorous encounter in contemporary cinema. - Practice language skills through cinema, express emotions, give opinions and justify them. - Produce a short film extract in French as a group. - Give students a taste for French cinema and the desire to continue discovering it! Description : 1 - Discover French cinema - Overview of French cinema - Travelling history - Supporting film on the Nouvelle Vague period: Breathless by Jean Luc Godard - 1960 2 - The amorous encounter in contemporary cinema - All the films chosen for this section are award-winning contemporary comedies. - Supporting film: Les émotifs anonymes by Jean Pierre Amèris - 2010 - Supporting film: Je vous trouve très beau by Isabelle Mergault - 2005 3 - Make your own cinema Collectively produce a short film clip in French Write synopsis, storyboard and dialogue Shooting and editing Presentation and screening Evaluation - A writing project produced in class. - An oral or written presentation of a personal analysis of a text proposed by the teacher (short story or poem). |
Week 1: Discovery of Grenoble + Annecy
Week 2: Petanque / Vercors
Week 3: National holiday (July 14) /Vizille: visit to the château and the Museum of the Revolution.
Week 4: International cuisine
Language courses: continuous assessment of 4 skills (oral and written comprehension, oral and written expression)
Thematic courses: assessment method specified in the course description
