Mr Christophe Millart, CMK. C803, Email: c.millart@lse.ac.uk

For all undergraduate students as an outside option . This course is capped at 12 students.

For undergraduates who have either successfully completed the programme (LN230) or can show other evidence of the necessary degree of proficiency which will be close to native speaker competence. Students can take this course in any year of their studies. Please contact the teacher responsible before registering for this course.

Further advanced study of French language within the framework of art, literature, power politics, gender, race, and social classes including:

a) Speaking: individual and group oral presentations; (b) Writing: text analysis and short essay; (c) Reading: topical texts; (d) Listening: TV, video and audio tapes; and (e) Transferable skills.

Two hours per week, which will feature: (a) Lectures; (b) Oral Classes; (c) Workshops; (d) Tutorials; and (e) Guided study using Language Showroom, IT and web-based material including a virtual learning environment supported by Moodle.

Weekly language exercises.

Students are encouraged to make full use of the resources of French books in the Library as well as reference books. Students are also strongly advised to use the resources available on the World Wide Web. The following works are core texts: D Pennac, La fée carabine (1987); M Wieviorka & J Ohana, La différence culturelle (2001); J F Dortier, Philosophies de notre temps (2000); J C Ruano-Bordalan, L'identité, L'individu, Le groupe, La société (1998); P Bréchon, Les grands courants de la Sociologie (2000); Michel Herreria, Qui répète l'histoire (2003).

(a) Three-hour examination (60%); (b) Oral presentation (20%); and (c) Dossier of language work (20%).