Instructor: Harlan R. Patton
Office: 235J, Furman Hall
Phone: 3178
Office hours: 9:30-10:00 A.M. MWF
& by appointment at any time

Course meets: MWF 10:30 – 11:20, Johns Hall 212

Textbook:
R-J Berg, Littérature française, textes et contextes, Tome 1.
Copies available at the university bookstore.
Other course readings on history, art, geography, etc., will be linked
to the on-line course syllabus and assignment sheet at
facweb.furman.edu/~hpatton
Check it every day for assignments and readings.

Catalogue description:
331 French Literature and Civilization I: Middle
Ages and Renaissance (formerly FR-31)
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: FRN-215
An interdisciplinary introduction to French civilization,
literature and fine arts from their beginnings to 1600.
Helps satisfy the pre-fall 2008 general education requirement in
humanities (literature) or may satisfy the pre-fall 2008 general
education requirement in upper-level humanities. 4 credits.

French 331 is the first of three courses in the “Survey of French Literature,” incorporating literary selections with other readings in French history, culture, art, geography, and civilization. While the literary content of the course is limited to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, some art, history, and civilization readings will take their topics from much earlier. (French 332, which continues the course sequence in the Classical period and the Enlightenment, will be taught in the following term.)

Course policies:

1) Grading scale:
The following grading scale has been adopted by the CML Department for language classes above the intermediate level

2) Attendance policy:
Class attendance essential and required. Students are expected to participate at every class meeting. Any student who must miss a class is expected to inform the instructor in advance, and to arrange to make up any work missed. 2 unjustified absences will mean a reduction in course grade of 2 pts. 3 will mean a reduction in course grade of 4 pts. 4 will mean a reduction in course grade of 7 pts. 5 will mean a reduction in course grade of 15 pts.

3) Course requirements:
- daily reading and preparation;
- 2 scheduled examinations, a midterm on all course material through medieval literature, and a final on the second half of the course, through the Renaissance;
- 3 short essays (3-5 pages, thematic studies of some element in one work or
writer in each period studied);
- individual projects and presentations as assigned;
- some daily quizzes over recent reading materials.

4) Approximate final grade determination for course:
Midterm exam: 25% of final grade
Final examination: 25% of final grade
Projects/papers/reports: 40% of final grade
Class participation: 10% of final grade

5) Winter weather cancellations: If a class is cancelled either by the instructor or by the university (as sometimes happens with winter weather), ignore the dates in the assignment sheet and plan on doing the next lesson in sequence at the next class meeting. The on-line syllabus will be amended as required.

6) Americans with Disabilities Act:. If a student with a disability desires an accommodation, it is the student's responsibility to identify himself or herself as having a disability and to make a formal request for appropriate accommodations. The Disability Services office is located in the Administration Building, Room 207. Office hours are Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.