Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the French major, a student will have demonstrated that they are able to:
- execute a sustained research project;
- choose and define an interesting topic from the major field;
- develop and pursue a rigorous method appropriate to the research topic;
- independently investigate that topic with the support of an advisor;
- demonstrate a broad knowledge of their research area and contextualize their own research within it;
- analyse literary texts, including through close reading;
- use appropriate secondary sources as part of a literary analysis;
- produce original work;
- read, write and understand French;
- write a clear and coherent document that is substantially longer than a traditional term paper or project;
- present, discuss and defend their work orally.
The primary assessment tool for learning in the major at 91²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ and the level of student achievement in the major area is the senior thesis; the junior qualifying examination, which assesses a student's readiness for thesis, provides a secondary assessment tool. For more information on the thesis and the Junior Qualifying Exam, see Degree Requirements.