30082 - French Language (LM)

Learning outcomes

The student has an in-depth knowledge of linguistic and discursive aspects of the French language, from both a synchronic and diachronic perspective, including its applications to textual analysis and translation. Through practical exercises, his/her communicative skills in all skills, both active and passive, progress towards level C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference, which enables him/her to effectively interpret the socio-linguistic and cultural codes of the subjects involved in a communicative relationship.

Course contents

Bilingual and intercultural teaching.

Teaching Italian to a French-speaking audience socio-linguistic and cultural approach.

“Learning a language is living in a new soul”. - Adapted Italian proverb.

General objectives:

This course trains bilingual experts who can:

1. Master French at C2 level (linguistic approach, translation, cultural analysis);
2. Teach Italian to French-speaking people from a socio-linguistic and intercultural perspective;
3. Analyze interferences and synergies between French and Italian (linguistic contact, cultural transfers);
4. Design teaching tools adapted to a multicultural audience.
Target audience:

Future language teachers, master's students (FLE/Italian), bilingualism professionals.

The detailed program of the course is available on Virtuale (structured over 10 weeks).
Semaine 1 : Fondements Socio-Linguistiques Comparés
Semaine 2 : Histoire des Langues et Transferts Culturels
Semaine 3 : Méthodologies d’Enseignement Bilingue
Semaine 4 : Traduction et Interculturalité
Semaine 5 : Culture et Pédagogie
Week 6: Techniques d'Évaluation
Week 7: Translation Technique Workshops
Week 8: Pedagogical Projects
Week 9: Practice and Simulation
Week 10: Evaluation Finale

Readings/Bibliography

Brief bibliography
Each student will have to study some extracts from the texts proposed in the bibliography.
*(Priority to French and Italian authors)*
1. Pédagogie/Enseignement
- **Français** :
- Bourdieu, *The Distinction*
- Candel, *L'enseignement des langues*.
- Leclercq, *Langue et culture : Une approche interculturelle*.
- **Italian** :
- De Mauro, *Language and society* | Piazza, *L'italian et les Italiens*.
- **International** :
- Byram, *Teaching Intercultural Competence*
- Kramsch, *Language and Culture*.
2. Linguistics/Traduction
- **Français** :
- **Italian** :
- Rey, *Histoire de la langue française*
- Mounin, *Problems of translation*.
- Colombo, *French: language, history, culture*
- Osimo, *Translator's Manual*.
3. Cultures
- **Français** :
- Berthelot, *La culture italienne*
- Demoule, *On a retrouvé l'histoire de France*
- Cavana, Les Ritals
- Grataloup, *Atlas historique de la France*
- Schnapp, *Une Histoire Universelle des Ruines* (published in Italian version)
- Schnapp +Demoule, *Qui a peur de l'archéologie? France faces its past*
**Italian** :
- Eco, *Saying almost the same thing* (translation).
**Intercultural**
- Eco, *Histoire de la Beauté*
- Eco, *Histoire de la Laideur*
- Sourd, * The image of France in Hong Kong, Culture of brands or brand of a culture?*
- Sourd, *Representations of France in Hong Kong cinema*
The supplementary teaching material will be made available online on the Virtual platform.

**Filmography**
Each student will also use this thematic filmography to identify a problem related to the stereotypes conveyed by French and Italian cinema.
* Méliès, *Le Voyage dans la lune* | Méliès *Le Voyage vers l'impossible*
* Gance, *Napoléon* | Scott, *Napoleon*
* L'Herbier, *L'Argent | Bresson, *L'Argent*
* De Broca, *L'Homme de Rio* | Spielberg, *Close encounters of the third kind*
* Truffaut,* Les 400 coups*, *L'Argent de poche*, *L'enfant sauvage* | Pialat, * L'enfance nue* | Canet *Beside the walls* | Pinoteau, *La Gifle*
* Rouch, *Cocorico Monsieur poulet*, *Moi un noir*, Griffith, *Birth of a Nation*
* Pialat, *Sous le soleil de Satan*
* Tati, *Mon Oncle* | Braud, *Mon oncle Antoine*
* Etaix, (Oeuvre complète)
* Rohmer, * Perceval le Gallois* | Bresson, * Lancelot du Lac* | Scola, * Brancaleone alle Croce* | Boorman, *Exaclibur* | Spielberg * Indiana Jones and the last crusade* | Monty Pythons, *Monty Pythons and the Holy Grail*
* Melville * Le Samourail* | To,* The Killer* | Woo,*Once a thief*
*Blier * Les Valseuses*, * Calmos*, *Buffet froid* | Ferreri *La Grande Bouffe* | Risi +, The New Monsters* | Scola, *The Scientific Scopone*, *Brutes, Dirty and Bad*
* Rohmer, *A Beau Mariage* | De Sica, *Italian-style wedding*
* Jeunet, *Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain* | Di Gregorio, *Mid-August Lunch* | Robert, *Alexandre le Bienheureux*
* Hunebelle, * OSS 117* | Hanazavizius, *OSS 117 Le Caire ne répond plus*. | Robert, *Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire* | Lautner *Les Barbouzes*
* Becker, *Touchez pas au Grisbi* | Lautner, *Les tontons flingueurs* | Swaim, *The Balance*
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Teaching methods

The course will be structured in a combination of lectures, workshops, group discussions and hands-on learning experiences. Students will be encouraged to collaborate and share ideas, fostering a dynamic learning environment. This course not only prepares the student component to effectively teach Italian to a French-speaking audience, but also equips them with the socio-linguistic and cultural tools necessary to create an engaging and meaningful learning experience.

Assessment methods

The LM LCIS French Language course consists of two parts: a part of language exercises, held by Michèle Cohen (1st semester) and a part of the official course held by Jean-Michel Sourd (2nd semester).
At the end of the course, each student will have to take:
- 1 written exam lasting 3 hours for the part of language exercises (1st session January 2025, 2nd session May 2025, 3rd session September 2025)
- 1 written exam lasting 3 hours for the part of the official course (1st session June 2025, 2nd session September 2025, 3rd session January 2026)
- 1 oral exam that will focus on the practical work done during the lessons for the official course part (2 sessions June 2025, 2 sessions September 2025, 2 sessions January 2026).
Regular attendance of the course is highly recommended, given the significant practical and applied component of the course.

Teaching tools

Adaptations Pratiques
- Student reception: 1h/week
- Online resources
- "Virtual" platform.
- Recommended YouTube channels: *Linguisticae* (FR), *Scuola Internazionale* (IT).

Office hours

See the website of Jean Michel Sourd