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FRENCH LITERATURES 

Action taken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies 

at its meeting of November 4, 1980 gives rise to the following motion: 

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"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in s.80-141, the 

proposed Joint Major Program in English and French 

Literatures including 

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Lower Division Courses as Prerequisites 

ii)

Upper Division Course Requirements." 

• It is noted that this Joint Major as proposed would not 

necessitate any modification in the existing courses, programs or 

scheduling, nor would it require any additional faculty. 

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Mr. H.M. Evans, Secretary 

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Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee 

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980-10-2. 

The Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee at its meeting of 

October 23, 1980 passed the attached program for a Joint Major in 

English and French Literatures. Would you please place the same on 

the agenda of the next SCUS meeting. 

Thank you. 

S. Roberts 

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IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH LITERATURES 

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Program Rationale 

There is a clear complementarity between sub-parts of the French and 

English programs which strongly motivates the establishment of a joint 

program. This fact has been emphasized on several occasions by the positive 

comments in this direction made by students who have taken, for example, 

English 356 and 358 and French 431 and declared how much benefit they 

derived from enroling in these courses concurrently. The interest of the 

students coincided with the perception of certain faculty members in both 

departments which led to the formation of an interest group with the 

purpose of examining the feasibility of establishing a Joint Major Program 

in English and French literatures emphasizing this relationship and taking 

advantage of the fact that ALL the necessary courses for such a program 

are already in place in the Calendar, thus making the proposal cost-free 

in terms of curriculum and faculty. 

The many historical, intellectual and cultural connections between English 

and French literatures more than justify the principle of their combined 

study. Furthermore, in addition to deriving benefit from the shared 

context of the two literatures, students will have the fuller advantage 

of taking general literary theoretical courses offered in the two 

departments. 

As already indicated, this Joint Major will not necessitate any modification 

in the existing course programs or scheduling, nor will it require any 

additional faculty. Planning the combination of related courses is easy 

because of the similar organization of both programs around periods and 

genres. As shown by the sample course sequence below (using as an example 

course offerings from Fall 80 to Fall 81), students will have no difficulty 

in meeting the general (but flexible) program requirements both in terms 

of content and concurrence of enrolment. 

LEVEL 

FRENCH 

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ENGLISH 

ENGLISH 

1

151

101,102 ? 

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2

201

101 104 

3

202

205

4

206; 240 or 230        

206

5 (Fall 

80)

301, ? 

360

one from 300-4316 series 

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(Sp. 

81)

470, 

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463

314, 

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334

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(Sum. 

81)

475

342 or 326 

8 (Fall 

81)

467

324

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Students will also be allowed to take Special Studies courses, eg. 

English 377, 376, 378, French 480-481, which will be offered jointly by 

both departments whenever possible. 

It is patent from the structure of the Joint Major as laid out below that 

there is no dilution of the requirements for a general degree with a joint 

major at SFU. What must be emphasized is the related academic thematic 

character of the program leading to a joint major. The issue of equivalence 

to a separate French or English major does not arise. What we are proposing 

and justifying here is a new Joint Major program as a separate, inter- 

departmental program, which is academically and curricularly strong and 

consonant with the highest possible standards required for a general degree 

with a major or a joint major in the Faculty of Arts. 

Ongoing individual supervision will be available to all students enroled 

in the Joint Major through the Steering Committee which initially will 

consist of Prof. J. Viswanathan and Prof. A. Lebowitz. 

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CALENDAR PROPOSAL 

JOINT MAJOR IN 

ENGLISH and FRENCH LITERATURES 

The Joint Major in English and French Literatures Is an interdepartmental 

Program, usually within a B.A., designed for students who are interested in 

exploring the many close relationships between English and French literatures. 

(To qualify for any major a student must complete degree requirements.) 

Co-ordinating Committ€: A. Lebowitz, English 

J. Viswanathan, French, Department of Languages, 

Literatures and Linguistics 

Advisors: See the Departmental Assistant/Department of Languages, 

Literatures and Linguistics: Mr. P. Dobud; Phone 291-4505 

Departmental Assistants/English Department: Ms. S.J. Harris; 

H. Michaels; Phone 291-4835 

General Information 

Faculty of Arts Requirements: general Faculty of Arts requirements, 

including group requirements, have to be observed. (See Faculty of Arts 

regulations in this calendar). 

Freedom of Entry and Exit 

Students are not required to commit themselves to this Joint Major in 

English and French literatures any earlier than to other programs. Once 

embarked on the program as a joint major, it is possible until the seventh 

semester for a student to switch to one of the participating departments 

and complete a major in either French or English. 

Course Prerequisites 

Normal course prerequisites apply. Students should consult the appropriate 

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sections of the calendar for complete information regarding the courses 

1. Lower Division Courses as Prerequisites: The same lower division course pre- 

requisites as they appear for both English and French majors must be fulfilled: 

FRENCH: FREN 151, 201, 202 (or exemption from these courses), 230 or 240 

ENGLISH: ENGL 101, 102, 103, 204, 205 & 206. Exceptionally, but without 

any further approval than is given here, any one but not more than one of 

ENGL 101, 102 and 103 may be replaced by any one of ENGL 212, 221, 222, 

226 and 227. 

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Students who plan to concentrate on French and English Canadian literatures 

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should take English 221-3 Canadian Literature and French 230 Introduction 

to French Canadian Literature. 

Total: 13 hours in French and 18 hours in English - 31 credit hours 

Recommended if students are interested in literatures in other 

languages or relationships between literature and the other arts: 

GEN LIT 1 

ENGL 226 

227

FPA 110 - 

113 - 

114 - 

40-141 (Literature in Translation) 

- Ancient Literature in Translation 

- Post-Classical Literature in Translation 

The Renaissance 

The Arts in Context: European Romanticism 

The Modernist Era 

2. Upper Division Course Requirements for the Joint Major in French and English 

Literatures: ? 

20 U.D. hours in French & 20 U.D. hours in English to 

achieve a specialization in literary studies as well as a selection of 

complementary courses as follows: 

FRENCH: 6 hours for FREN 301 (3) and FREN 360 (3) plus 14 hours from the 

400 - French Literature courses, selected according to the guidelines for 

course selection (see below). 

Recommended if the student is interested in the linguistic analysis 

of literary texts:F. 306 - Introduction to French Linguistics 

F. 490 - Linguistics and Literary Criticism 

ENGLISH: 20 credit hours in upper division English courses, one of which 

must come from with-In the series ENGL 300 to 316. Courses should be 

selected according to guidelines (see below). 

Recommended if the student is interested in critical theory: 

ENGL 364-4 - History & Principles of Literary Criticism 

ENGL 366-4 - Studies in Critical Approaches to Literature 

GUIDELINES FOR COURSE SELECTION 

Where possible, Joint Majors in English and French Literatures should 

attempt to 

takea combination of complementary courses, i.e. they should take 

courses dealing with the same period or the same genre or the same area in 

both English and French. Course selection can be made according to the list 

below and/or in consultation with the faculty program advisors. 

"Parallel" courses in English and French may be taken in different semesters. 

ENGLISH 

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FRENCH 

Middle Ages 

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ENGL 300 to 

Renaissance ? 

312 ? 

FREN 460 

Seventeenth Century 

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ENCL 314; 316 

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FREN 463 

Eighteenth Century 

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ENCL 318; 320; 322 

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FREN 465 

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Romanticism 

Drama 

Poetry 

Fiction 

English/French 

Canadian Novel & Theatre 

English/French 

Canadian Poetry 

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ENGLISH ? 

FRENCH 

ENGL 324; 

326

FREN 

467

ENGL 

368

FREN 472 

ENGL 

338

FREN 

474

ENGL 

336; 

340; ? 

342

FREN 

470; 

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475

ENGL 

354; 

356; 

360

FREN 

430

ENGL 

354; 

358; 

360

FREN 

431

Students may also take courses with open content such as the Special Studies 

or Directed Studies courses (ENGL 374 - 376; ENGL 441 - 443 - 445; FREN 409, 

480, 481) or other Upper Division English & French courses not appearing 

on the list above but only with the consent of the program faculty advisors. 

Whenever possible, Special Studies courses will be offered jointly by 

members of both departments. 

PLEASE NOTE that joint majors (or prospective joint majors) in English and 

French Literatures should plan where possible their program in advance in 

consultation with the program faculty advisors. 

Suggested Sequence of Courses 

LEVEL         

FRENCH          

ENGLISH 

1

151

101, ? 

102

2

201

103, 204 

3

202

205

4

206, 240 or 230        

206

5

301, 260       

one from 300 

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316 series 

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463

314, 

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334

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475

342 or 336 

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467

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There are no 400-division required courses. The above courses are given 

only as examples. 