Area Studies in French
- Credits: 6
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2P + 2C
- Semester: summer
- Year: 1
- Faculty of Applied Languages
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
Knowledge:
• acquiring theoretical knowledge about the history, culture, politics, economy, demography, social and legal system of France
• acquiring fundamental knowledge about the political and economic system, and knowledge about the basic context of the formation of modern society in France from the perspective of historical and cultural development
Competencies:
• acquiring foreign language communication competence in professional (political and economic) language
• learning openness and tolerance and breaking down prejudices against foreign countries and cultures and languages
Skills:
• expanding and using of common communication vocabulary with terminology in areas such as politics, economics, demographics, social and legal systems, as well as culture
• ability to communicate in an international environment at a highly professional level
• acquiring skills in analysis and synthesis of the content of historical and contemporary texts
Indicative content
Lectures:
Society, demographics, administrative division
Political system and current political contexts
Economic system
Historical evolution
Cultural evolution (history of ideas, arts, literature, architecture)
Regions and cultural heritage
Seminars:
Current social issues
Political parties and significant political figures
Economic contexts
Important personalities and events in history
Important personalities of culture life
Selected topics from culture (gastronomy, music, traditions and customs)
Support literature
Required:
1. AUGER, Antoine – FONTAINE, Marion – PICON, Guillaume. L’Histoire de France à travers ses personnages. Paris: Hachette Éducation, 2021. 322 pp. ISBN 978-2-01-715116-6.
2. CANTIER, Jacques. Histoire culturelle de la France au XXe siècle. Paris: Ellipses, 2020. 167 pp. ISBN 978-2-340-04349-7.
3. CARROUÉ, Laurent (éd.). La France des 13 régions. Paris: Armand Colin, 2017. 320 pp. ISBN 978-2-200-61536-9.
4. LABRUNE, Gérard – TOUTAIN, Philippe – ZWANG, Annie: L’Histoire de France. Paris: Nathan, 2020. 159 pp. ISBN 978-2-09-167164-2.
5. MÉNY, Yves. Le système politique français. 7e édition. Paris: LGDJ, 2019. 155 pp. ISBN 978-2-275-06599-1.
6. MONTOUSSÉ, Marc (éd.). 100 fiches pour comprendre l’économie et la société françaises. Paris: Bréal, 2020. 308 pp. ISBN 978-2-7495-3890-7.
Optional:
1. BERN, Stéphane. Le patrimoine de la France pour les nuls. Paris: First, 2020. 565 pp. ISBN 978-2-412-04707-1.
2. CLAVÉ, Yannick (éd.). Populations, peuplement et territoires en France. Paris: Ellipses, 2021. 633 pp. ISBN 978-2-340-05466-0.
3. CHUPIN, Ivan – HUBÉ, Nicolas – KACIAF, Nicolas. Histoire politique et économique des médias en France. 2e édition. Paris: La Découverte, 2012. 128 pp. ISBN 978-2-7071-7371-3.
4. DESCOURS, Sophie. Le Grand Larousse de l’Histoire de France. Paris: Larousse, 2020. 670 pp. ISBN 978-2-03-599339-7.
5. GOUBERT, Pierre. Initiation à l’histoire de la France. Paris: Hachette Pluriel, 2013. 490 pp. ISBN 978-2-8185-0352-2.
6. GUÈDE, Fabien. La France avec culot et sans-culotte. Tome II – Analyse du système politique français. Paris: Le Lys Bleu Éditions, 2020. 516 pp. ISBN 979-10-377-0927-1.
7. JULAUD, Jean-Joseph. L’Histoire de France pour les nuls. 3e édition. Paris: First, 2019. 825 pp. ISBN 978-2-7540-9058-2.
8. RUGGERI, Charlotte. La France. Géographie des territoires. 2e édition. Paris: Ellipses, 2021. 350 pp. ISBN 978-2-340-04659-7.
9. YON, Jean-Claude. Histoire culturelle de la France au XIXe siècle. 2e édition. Paris: Armand Colin, 2021. 400 pp. ISBN 978-2-200-62367-8.
Requirements to complete the course
Interim evaluation: 30%
Final evaluation: 70%
Student workload
Full-time study: 156 hours. Of which:
52 hours – attendance at seminars
32 hours – preparation for seminars and for the interim evaluation
72 hours – preparation for the final exam
Language whose command is required to complete the course
French
Date of approval: 09.02.2023
Date of the latest change: 19.05.2022