Methodology Literary Exercises

(2 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course is designed for international students who are in the department of comparative literature and modern letters/languages. The work will be based solely on literary texts. The course will teach students how to write literary commentary and essays on literary topics according to the French academic university system. The work will be based on: literary texts, exam and competitive exam topics (high school diploma, CAPES, ENS, etc.). It will focus on guided learning of certain literary exercises from the French secondary and higher education curriculum. The goals of this course are for students to be able to distinguish between the literary exercises practiced in the French system, understand the expectations specific to each exercise, and practice certain exercises.