COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AREA ELECTIVE IV ( FRENCH HISTORIY AND GEOGRAPHY )

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YFÖ 2026 AREA ELECTIVE IV ( FRENCH HISTORIY AND GEOGRAPHY ) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

French Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR TALAT AKASLAN

Offered to

French Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

Teaching France in its historical development (the historical geography of France)

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning France's historical and geographic origins and the evolutions till present
2   Learning the important events of France history and in relation with them, learning the geographical formation of France
3   Learning historical-geographic resources of French society s socio-cultural heritage
4   Learning the important events determining the formation of France, the relation of epoch with social and economic reality , apprehending the current status and its ties with the past
5   Learning geographical structure of contemporary France

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 France to Prehistory (until 620 BC. JC), Gaul (620 BC. JC -52 BC. JC)
2 Roman Gaul (52 BC. J.C.-486)
3 France in the Middle Ages (406-1453)
4 France during the Renaissance (1453-1598)
5 France under the Absolute Monarchy (1598-1788)
6 French Revolution (1789-1814)
7 France under Napoleon (1799- 1814)
8 Midterm exam
9 Contemporary France of 19th Century (1814-1914)
10 Contemporary France of 20th century: France in the Great War (1914-1918)
11 France under the third Republic(1918-1940)
12 France during the World War II (1940-1945)
13 France under the fourth Republic (1946-1958)
14 France under the Fifth Republic (1958- ); The current geography of France: France in Europe; overseas territories ( France Overseas)
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Georges, D., 2011, Histoire de France des origines à nos jours, Paris, Larousse.
2. Ciattoni, A. & Veyret, y., 2007, Les fondamentaux de la géographie, Paris, A. Colin.
3. Pitte, J.-B., 2009, La France, Paris, A. Colin.
4. Frémont-Vanacore, A., 2009, La France en Europe, Paris, A. Colin

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Having personal studies done, presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

French

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Pre Class Self Study 13 2 26
Midterm Preparation 1 2 2
Final Preparation 1 2 2
Research Presentation 1 10 10
Final Exam 1 2 2
Midterm Exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 70

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.1544
LO.2544
LO.3544
LO.4544
LO.5544