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On completion of this module students should be able to:
- present an informed view of the history of France during WWII;
- identify how and why memories of this conflict evolved in France since 1945;
- engage critically with primary sources;
- assess the workings of individual and collective memory.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 11 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 11 |
Specified Learning Activities | 40 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 60 |
Total | 122 |
Most primary sources, lectures and discussions will be in French. A CEFR B1 level or above is therefore required.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Examination: End of semester examination (time-limited essay) | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Graded | No | 60 |
Group Project: Presentation in French - live or pre-recorded (TBC) - on a given topic. End of semester (week TBC). | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Continuous Assessment: Preparation to be uploaded online weekly before each seminar and participation in the seminars | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback will be provided during the lectures and seminars as well as post-assessment.
Name | Role |
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Dr Siobhan Donovan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Douglas Smith | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Tues 11:00 - 11:50 |
Seminar | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Tues 13:00 - 13:50 |
Seminar | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 12:00 - 12:50 |