A new (me)tissage: weaving black Francophone literature into the curriculum
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French teachers who wish to incorporate the Francophone literature of sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean into their teaching face a challenge but not an insurmountable one if they are from smaller language departments with room for few specialized courses. The teachers may also not have much training in these texts but wish to underscore their uniqueness along with the usual texts of the French literature canon. Values espoused by black Francophone literature include the community, linguistic irregularity and the supernatural. In such literature female protagonists predominate.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 1996
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Surveying the survey course: a practical guide
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A model for an introductory French literature survey course is presented. The course includes instructor- and student-led activities, written assignments and oral presentations, audiovisual materials, and an interdisciplinary approach to the arts.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 2001
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An applied linguist in the literature classroom
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Research and theories of second language acquisition can affect the study of literature. French and other language teachers and literature teachers need to help each other to reestablish studying literature in the foreign language curriculum.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 2001
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