ML French Independent Study Module (online)

Module overview

This module involves an in-depth study of a particular area in the History, Culture or Linguistics of France drawing from the resources available for the following final year modules which are delivered in Southampton.

FREN 3028 Gender and desire in French Literature and Culture. FREN 3029 Fragmented France : Cultures and identities in transition

FREN3025 An ambivalent asylum : Histories and Memories of Refugees of early Twentieth Century France FREN3024 Flaubert’s France

FREN3027 Empire and after: France and Algeria, 1830 to the present.

Subject areas are chosen in collaboration with the module coordinators of the relevant FREN modules and the MLang Coordinator. The focus of the study is negotiated between the student and the FREN module coordinator and recorded on the student’s module selection form by the end of week 3. This module provides students on MLang French programmes with a highly supervised “bite” of research on a topic of their

choosing within the scope of the available FREN modules and with access to the full of resources which are available to students studying those modules face to face.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

demonstrate originality of thought and approach which moves beyond a simple synthesis of secondary materials.
where applicable, make connections between different critical methodologies and use interdisciplinary modes of approaching the subject;
analyse/synthesise secondary, as well as primary sources;
engage with critical debate through a sustained argument over an extended piece of work;
evaluate and critically assess previous work on the chosen subject;

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

demonstrate specific, as well as general, research skills, such as information retrieval and library searches (which may include external libraries and archives);
demonstrate an appropriate use of web-based research and general competence in using electronic research methods and data.
write an extended essay under deadline conditions which is logically structured, coherently argued, supported by a detailed bibliography and, where applicable, illustrations;

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

the topic you have selected in a particular area in the History, Culture or Linguistics of France and Francophone countries;
relevant theoretical approaches applicable to your chosen area of study.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include

online support from the module coordinator
on line group discussion (where student numbers permit)

Learning activities include

individual research
use of local resources
completion of the independent study assignment Description

Study time
Type	Hours
Project supervision	12
Follow-up work	100
Preparation for scheduled sessions	100
Completion of assessment task	88
Total study time	300

Assessment

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Project	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External