In this module, we will be exploring, over the course of the 12 weeks, a selection of works of literature, ranging from poetry, the novella, drama, and hope to dip into a French novel. More details will be provided nearer the time. Every week I will set some questions to prepare on the work in question, and students will be expected to read the text in French and present their ideas to the rest of the group. There will be no formal assessment for this module.
Course Lecturer: Dr Judith Aveling
Bonjour!
Thanks to my parents emigrating from Shrewsbury to France after they were married, my sisters and I grew up bilingually in the suburbs of Paris, where I also went to school. As a native speaker of French, I have taught this beautifully complex language for nearly 15 years in English secondary schools, often alongside Russian or Classics. More recently, I have taught undergraduates and for the last three years, in order to fit in with childcare responsibilities, I have taught students of Levels 4 to 8 for Open Languages.
Because I still have family over in France I go over there regularly, if only to get my fix of French cooking, stock up on DVDs, and bring back Reblochon cheese for the Winter’s Tartiflettes, and Crème de Cassis (or the Tesseire version for the kids!) and garlic.
When I’m not teaching I’m being a mum and wife, volunteering for my children’s primary school or for Merseyside Police, running a 5K (lockdown legacy), or singing for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and other local church choirs.
What better way to spend the year ahead, until our next Summer holiday in France, than to teach its language and culture?
A bientôt!
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