Fr-270-002
Automne
Course Description
(The remainder of the linked
pages are in French)
In this discussion course we will read some French texts of the 18th &
20th centuries as well as discuss some famous French scientific discoveries.
One of the themes of the course will be ‘the voyage’, journeys, both real
and virtual, depicted in literature, and in science which may be portrayed
as a voyage of discovery. What is a stranger, un étranger ?
In addition we will discuss some of the fundamental differences between the culture of ‘science’ and that of ‘literature’. Literature creates something that might otherwise never have existed, while science discovers a reality that pre-existed its finding, a truth that always existed. One of the goals of the course will be to improve your ability to express ideas in French verbally and you will be encouraged to participate in frequent open discussion, debate and occasionally in acting out a text or illustration. Your grade
will be determined by your participation in class discussion, an oral presentation
you make with a colleague and two short papers, one involving a virtual
journey with the course web page.
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