- Title Pages
- Notes on Contributors
- Foreword: Baroness Jean Coussins Chair of the All-party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages
- Foreword: His Excellency Bernard Ernié French Ambassador to the UK
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1 Introduction -
2 A Short History of French Studies in the UK -
3 The exception anglo-saxonne? Diversity and Viability of French Studies in the UK -
4 Why French Studies Matters: Disciplinary Identity and Public Understanding -
5 Learning from France: The Public Impact of French Scholars in the UK since the Second World War -
6 Gender and the French Language: The longue durée of French Studies in the UK -
7 Contemporary Women's Writing in French: Future Perspectives in Formal and Informal Research Networks -
8 French Studies and Discourses of Sexuality -
9 Integrated Learning: Teaching Literature in French -
10 Oxford, Theatre and Quarrels -
11 Defining (or Redefining) Priorities in the Curriculum When the Good Times have Flown -
12 French Linguistics Research and Teaching in UK and Irish HE Institutions -
13 The Rise of Translation -
14 Teaching and Research in French Cinema1 -
15 Popular Culture, the Final Frontier: How Far Should We Boldly Go? -
16 An Area Studies Approach in European and Global Contexts: French Studies in Portsmouth -
17 French Studies and the Postcolonial: The Demise or the Rebirth of the French Department? -
18 The Development of War and Culture Studies in the UK: From French Studies, Beyond, and Back Again -
19 French Studies at the Open University: Pointers to the Future -
20 Opportunities and Challenges of Technologically Enhanced Programmes: Online and Blended Learning at King's College London -
21 French Studies and Employability at Home and Abroad: General Reflections on a Case Study -
22 Sartre in Middlesex, De Beauvoir in Oxford: The Contribution of the ASMCF to the Study of France -
23 Culturetheque: A New Tool for French Culture -
Appendix 1 Opening Speech. A Vast and Dynamic Field of Research and Teaching -
Appendix 2 A View from France - Index
French Studies at the Open University: Pointers to the Future
French Studies at the Open University: Pointers to the Future
- Chapter:
- (p.235) 19 French Studies at the Open University: Pointers to the Future
- Source:
- French Studies in and for the Twenty-first Century
- Author(s):
Jim Coleman
Elodie Vialleton
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
This chapter discusses French Studies at the Open University. There are close to 10,000 language students a year, which translates into over 3,000 full-time equivalent student (FTEs) numbers. In terms of recruitment, whether actual students or FTEs, the Open University is also the largest French department in the UK. This chapter describes the university's distinctive and innovative approach to teaching French, and its related research activities. It begins by setting language learning in the context of supported distance education, and concludes by proposing wider interuniversity collaboration in the context of globalising higher education and falling UK interest in degree-level language study.
Keywords: French Studies, Open University, UK, distance learning, language teaching, language learning, distance education, higher education
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- Title Pages
- Notes on Contributors
- Foreword: Baroness Jean Coussins Chair of the All-party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages
- Foreword: His Excellency Bernard Ernié French Ambassador to the UK
-
1 Introduction -
2 A Short History of French Studies in the UK -
3 The exception anglo-saxonne? Diversity and Viability of French Studies in the UK -
4 Why French Studies Matters: Disciplinary Identity and Public Understanding -
5 Learning from France: The Public Impact of French Scholars in the UK since the Second World War -
6 Gender and the French Language: The longue durée of French Studies in the UK -
7 Contemporary Women's Writing in French: Future Perspectives in Formal and Informal Research Networks -
8 French Studies and Discourses of Sexuality -
9 Integrated Learning: Teaching Literature in French -
10 Oxford, Theatre and Quarrels -
11 Defining (or Redefining) Priorities in the Curriculum When the Good Times have Flown -
12 French Linguistics Research and Teaching in UK and Irish HE Institutions -
13 The Rise of Translation -
14 Teaching and Research in French Cinema1 -
15 Popular Culture, the Final Frontier: How Far Should We Boldly Go? -
16 An Area Studies Approach in European and Global Contexts: French Studies in Portsmouth -
17 French Studies and the Postcolonial: The Demise or the Rebirth of the French Department? -
18 The Development of War and Culture Studies in the UK: From French Studies, Beyond, and Back Again -
19 French Studies at the Open University: Pointers to the Future -
20 Opportunities and Challenges of Technologically Enhanced Programmes: Online and Blended Learning at King's College London -
21 French Studies and Employability at Home and Abroad: General Reflections on a Case Study -
22 Sartre in Middlesex, De Beauvoir in Oxford: The Contribution of the ASMCF to the Study of France -
23 Culturetheque: A New Tool for French Culture -
Appendix 1 Opening Speech. A Vast and Dynamic Field of Research and Teaching -
Appendix 2 A View from France - Index
