MLL 324 - Francophone Literature in Translation

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
An interdisciplinary study of authors and movements in Francophone literatures, emphasizing literary, philosophical, historical, cultural backgrounds, and the examination of underlying social justice issues.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area C requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-C - Upper Division Arts or Humanities, Overlay - Social Justice
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Students will be able to use critical thinking skills to read theoretical and literary texts, discuss and write about them in a clear and well-structured manner.
Students will be able to correlate theoretical texts, historical and social cultural contexts to in-depth analyses of texts.
Students will be able to effectively integrate what they learn into discussions, textual analyses, and essays while adequately quoting the sources.
Students will be able to appraise the various social justice and equity issues that are specific to each text.
Students will be able to illustrate the transcultural aspect of the Franco-Phone world and its intersectionality with language, class, gender, and other components of one’s identity.

UD-C. Upper-division Arts or Humanities Learning Outcomes

demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply the principles, methodologies, value systems, and thought processes employed in the arts and humanities;
analyze cultural production as an expression of, or reflection upon, what it means to be human; and
demonstrate how the perspectives of the arts and humanities are used by informed, engaged, and reflective citizens to benefit local and global communities.

Social Justice Overlay Learning Outcomes

use a disciplinary perspective to analyze issues of social justice and equity;
describe the challenges to achieving social justice; and
identify ways in which individuals and/or groups can contribute to social justice within local communities, nations, or the world.