- 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
Introduction
Introduction
- Chapter:
- (p.3) 1 Introduction
- Source:
- French Studies in and for the Twenty-first Century
- Author(s):
Philippe Lane
Michael Worton
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
This introductory chapter briefly sets out the book's purpose, which is to paint a picture of French Studies in the UK. It then cites the main challenge faced by modern language education, namely the lack of financial support from the government. It argues that the modern languages community must take a lead in advocacy, explaining and demonstrating why and how languages are vital to every higher education experience, be it in the UK or elsewhere in the world. In this work, French Studies has a particularly important leadership role to play, since French remains the most widely studied and researched language in the UK.
Keywords: French Studies, UK, modern language education, higher education, languages, French
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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
