BA (Hons) in French

Students are expected to acquire the following skills at the end of the course: ? In-depth knowledge in linguistics and literature ? Competence in understanding and producing French text and discourses of good academic standard. The B. A. (Honours) French programme may lead to: ? Further studies in language and literature fields, but also following experience of our former students, in International Relations, Journalism, Human Resource Management ? Professional fields such as education, communication, public administration.

Rationale

The programme aims at providing the students with knowledge and analytical skills in linguistics and literature.

Linguistic modules are an introduction to:

1. Basic theoretical developments in language studies such as structuralism, “linguistique de l’énonciation” and text linguistics.

2. Various language studies disciplines, namely, sociolinguistics, “didactologie des langues et cultures”, lexicology, and fields of studies such as “plurilinguisme”, creole studies and francophone studies.

Literature modules include studies of French and Francophone literatures as well as texts translated into French. These modules are designed to provide students with a sound cultural background and skills in text analysis through awareness of:

- various literary genres and movements in their historical, socio-cultural, and economic contexts

- major literary concerns/topics

- various critical approaches to literary texts

Electives modules from other programmes are offered to widen the scope of knowledge of our students.