Proseminar: Introducing Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (Intro)
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Enseignement
Détails
Faculté Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines Domaine Anglais Code UE-L06.01298 Langues Anglais Type d'enseignement Proséminaire
Cursus Bachelor Semestre(s) SA-2022 Horaires et salles
Horaire résumé Lundi 10:15 - 12:00, Hebdomadaire (Semestre d'automne)
Enseignement
Responsables - Blanc Aurélie
Enseignants - Blanc Aurélie
Description This course is aimed at first-year students. It is designed to introduce them to the Middle English language, essential for them to read medieval English texts during the rest of their studies. Grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation will be studied, and the students’ language skills will be developed through the careful reading of the Canterbury Tales.
The course’s second aim is for students to use their knowledge of Middle English to acquire a deeper understanding of Chaucer’s text. Close-reading and in-class discussions will develop the students’ analytical skills and enable them to explore the Canterbury Tales. At times courtly and solemn, at others irreverent, fun, or even obscene, the Tales’ diversity offers students a look at various genres of medieval literature, various themes (such as fate, love, revenge, or the role of women), and at the varied society of fourteenth-century England. It also addresses more general themes—storytelling, for instance, and the role of the author.
Requirements
Credit requirements are active participation and written work, which students need to submit at the end of term time. This written essay will be graded.
Course Registration
Please do not forget to register on MyUnifr (both for the “Proséminaire” and the “Examen”). For the official registration deadlines of the Faculty of Arts, see:
https://www.unifr.ch/lettres/fr/etudes/cours-et-examens/inscription-aux-cours-et-examens/
Objectifs de formation - Knowledge of basic grammar of Middle English
- Basic training in reading Middle English
- Training in analysing texts through close reading and through in-class discussions.
- Introduction to fourteenth-century English literature and culture
- Awareness of the questions surrounding authorship in the Middle Ages
Softskills Non Hors domaine Non BeNeFri Non Mobilité Oui UniPop Non Documents
Bibliographie Students are asked to acquire the following book:
Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales: Seventeen Tales and the General Prologue edited by V.A. Kolve and Glending Olson (New York; London: W.W. Norton & Company, 2018).
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Dates et salles
Date Heure Type d'enseignement Lieu 19.09.2022 10:15 - 12:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 26.09.2022 10:15 - 12:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 03.10.2022 10:15 - 12:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 10.10.2022 10:15 - 12:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 17.10.2022 10:15 - 12:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 24.10.2022 10:15 - 12:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 31.10.2022 10:15 - 12:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 07.11.2022 10:15 - 12:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 14.11.2022 10:15 - 12:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 21.11.2022 10:15 - 12:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 28.11.2022 10:15 - 12:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 05.12.2022 10:15 - 12:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 12.12.2022 10:15 - 12:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 19.12.2022 10:15 - 12:00 Cours MIS 02, salle 2122 -
Modalités d'évaluation
Séminaire - SA-2022, Session d'hiver 2023
Mode d'évaluation Par note, Par réussi/échec Séminaire - SP-2023, Session d'été 2023
Mode d'évaluation Par note, Par réussi/échec Séminaire - SP-2023, Session d'automne 2023
Mode d'évaluation Par note, Par réussi/échec Séminaire - SA-2023, Session d'hiver 2024
Mode d'évaluation Par note, Par réussi/échec -
Affiliation
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