Trinity College Dublin


JUNIOR SOPHISTER HANDBOOK

2009 - 2010

TWO-SUBJECT MODERATORSHIP

School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

2009/10

This Handbook should be read in conjunction with relevant entries in the

University Calendar. In case of any conflict between the Handbook and the Calendar, the provisions of the Calendar shall apply. Copies of the University Calendar can be purchased, consulted in the Library, or on the web:

http://www.tcd.ie/calendar/


GENERAL INFORMATION

LECTURING STAFF

Individual telephones can be accessed from outside College by pre-fixing (01) 896; email addresses are followed by <@tcd.ie>.

Professor David Scott, (Head of Department), room 3135, tel. 1374, email <dscott>

Dr Sarah Alyn-Stacey, room 4105, tel 2686, email <salynsta>

Ms Annick Ferré, room 4104, tel. 1977, email <ferrea>

Dr Edward Arnold, room 4106, tel. 1836, email <ejarnold>

Professor Johnnie Gratton, room 4090, tel 2278, email <grattonj>

Dr Rachel Hoare, room 4103, tel. 1842, email <rmhoare>

Dr Claire Laudet, room 4108, tel. 2313, email <claudet> (on sabbatical 2007/08)

Mr Tommy Murtagh, room 4114, tel. 1511, email <tmurtagh >

Mr David Parris, room 4112, tel. 1979, email <dparris>

Dr Paule Salerno-O'Shea, room 4113, tel. 1472, email <psalerno>

LANGUAGE ASSISTANTS – Room 4077, ext 1248

Alexandra TAUVRY

Marjorie DELEUZE

Judith VILLEZ

ÉTUDIANTES ÉTRANGÈRES

Florence IMPENS

Audrey ROBITAILLIE

Léa LEFRANC

Séléna BENATTOU

Camille DESMOULINS

Senior Executive Officers

Ms Mary Kelly / Ms Sinéad Doran, room 4111, tel. 1553, email <french>

Executive Officer

Tracy Corbett/Lorraine Kerr, room 4089, tel. 1333, email <tcorbett>, <lkerr>

Term Dates

Michaelmas Term: Monday 28h September 2009 – Friday18th December 2009

Hilary Term: Monday 18th January 2010 - Friday 9th April, 2010

Trinity Term: Monday 190th April, 2010 - Friday 2nd August, 2010

Wk / Dates
2009/10 / Outline Structure of Academic Year
by Fri 23 Jan 2009 / Student options and topics circulated to students
by Fri 20 Feb 2009 / Return of student option and topic forms to departmental office
March/April 2009 / Compilation of detailed timetabling information within department
by mid May 2009 / Options, topics and detailed timetabling requirements submitted to School Office
by end June 2009 / First draft of staff and department timetables
early August 2009 / Supplemental exams due to Exams office (date to be advised)
by Mid August 2009 / Confirmed and full timetables and all class lists (except JF) from School Office
week beginning
1 / 31-Aug-09 / Supplemental Examinations/ Posting timetables and class lists
2 / 07-Sep-09 / on departmental noticeboards and circulation of information to staff
3 / 14-Sep-09 / Supplemental marks to TSM office by 10am
4 / 21-Sep-09 / UG New Entrant Registration/Freshers Week/ Meeting with lectrices/Lang assts.
5 / 28-Sep-09 / Teaching Week 1
6 / 05-Oct-09 / Teaching Week 2
7 / 12-Oct-09 / Teaching Week 3
8 / 19-Oct-09 / Teaching Week 4
9 / 26-Oct-09 / Teaching Week 5
10 / 02-Nov-09 / Teaching Week 6
11 / 09-Nov-09 / Teaching Week 7
12 / 16-Nov-09 / Teaching Week 8
13 / 23-Nov-09 / Teaching Week 9
14 / 30-Nov-09 / Teaching Week 10
15 / 07-Dec-09 / Teaching Week 11
16 / 14-Dec-09 / Teaching Week 12
17 / 21-Dec-09
18 / 28-Dec-09 / Christmas Vacation
19 / 04-Jan-10
20 / 11-Jan-10
Wk / Dates
2009/10 / Outline Structure of Academic Year
21 / 18-Jan-10 / Teaching Week 1
22 / 25-Jan-10 / Teaching Week 2
23 / 01-Feb-10 / Teaching Week 3
24 / 08-Feb-10 / Teaching Week 4
25 / 15-Feb-10 / Teaching Week 5
26 / 22-Feb-10 / Teaching Week 6
27 / 01-Mar-10 / Teaching Week 7
28 / 08-Mar-10 / Teaching Week 8
29 / 15-Mar-10 / Teaching Week 9
30 / 22-Mar-10 / Teaching Week 10
31 / 29-Mar-10 / Teaching Week 11
32 / 05-Apr-10 / Teaching Week 12
33 / 12-Apr-10 / Revision/Trinity Week
34 / 19-Apr-10 / Revision
35 / 26-Apr-10 / Annual Examinations 1
36 / 03-May-10 / Annual Examinations 2
37 / 10-May-10 / Annual Examinations 3
38 / 17-May-10 / Annual Examinations 4
39 / 24-May-10 / Marking/Court of Examiners/Results
40 / 31-May-10 / Marking/Court of Examiners/Results
41 / 07-Jun-10 / Marking/Court of Examiners/Results
42 / 14-Jun-10 / Marking/Court of Examiners/Results
43 / 21-Jun-10 / Courts of First Appeal/Academic Appeals
44 / 28-Jun-10
45 / 05-Jul-10
46 / 12-Jul-10
47 / 19-Jul-10
48 / 26-Jul-10
49 / 02-Aug-10
50 / 09-Aug-10
51 / 16-Aug-10
52 / 23-Aug-10
Coordination

Overall Year Coordinator: Mr. Tommy Murtagh

Junior Sophister Requirements and Assessment Procedures

Draft definition of learning outcomes:

On successful completion of the programme, students will be able to:

·  communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, in English and French, with native speakers in academic, professional and social settings,

·  organise and present ideas in English and French, within the framework of a structured and reasoned argument, oral or written,

·  demonstrate a broad knowledge of the historical, social and cultural development of France and French speaking countries,

·  analyse critically and independently, in English and French, a variety of texts and documents from different periods and sources,

·  demonstrate an ability to use specific disciplines such as linguistics, literature, ideas and culture to analyse and contextualise texts, other documents, concepts and theories,

·  translate a range of texts to and from French, with accuracy, consistency and appropriateness of register and expression,

·  identify original research questions in one of the fields of linguistics, literature, ideas and culture and select and use appropriate methodologies and relevant resources, leading to the writing of a dissertation

·  mobilise the knowledge, strategies and skills needed for further intellectual development and independent, life-long learning as well as for undertaking further, autonomous study.

Language

The requirements for Junior Sophister students in TSM French are as follows:

1. Language. All students are required to attend language classes, and submit regular written work.

2. Options. All students, whether taking Moderatorship Part 1 or Moderatorship Part 2 in French, select two options, one in each of the Michaelmas and Hilary terms.

In place of one (and only one) of these two options, they may select two of the options in theoretical and applied linguistics offered by the Centre for Language and Communication Studies. The rules governing courses taken in the CLCS will be published by the CLCS, and may differ in some particulars from regulations in force in the French Department.

All students submit an assessment exercise (which MUST BE WORD-PROCESSED) in respect of each option taken within the French Department (see CLCS regulations for CLCS courses). Except where otherwise specified in the course-description, this exercise will take the form of an essay of approximately 2,500 words, to be submitted to the departmental secretary in room 4111 by 1 p.m. on Monday 18th January 2010 for the first essay, and Friday 26th March 2010 for the second. One of the two essays must be in French. Where an essay is submitted in French, 70% of the credit will be awarded on the basis of content, and 30% on the basis of language. CLCS essays may not be submitted in French, the corollary of which is that where courses in the CLCS are taken for part of the year, the essay submitted in conjunction with a French Department course must obligatorily be in French. Some courses include an obligatory exercise in French, and this requirement is in addition to the general requirement for one essay to be submitted in French. Students should note that final year dissertation must be submitted in French.

Essay-titles are available in this document (see below). It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that s/he obtains a copy of these titles. Extensions to the deadline will be permitted only for exceptional reasons, and with the prior consent of the Head of Department. Failure to return the assessment exercise by the due date without prior permission will result in the award of a zero mark.

The copy of the essay submitted would be kept by the department for possible scrutiny by extern examiners, and students are advised to keep a photocopy.

For students taking Moderatorship Part 2 in French, the marks for the two assessment exercises are carried forward for incorporation into the final result. Students taking Moderatorship Part 1 in French also take a three-hour examination in each option; in this case, the examination and the assessment exercise are weighted equally.

Students are reminded that they will be required to choose the subject which they intend to take in the Senior Sophister year by the end of the last day of Michaelmas term of the JS year. Prospective candidates for Moderatorship Part 1 are also reminded that they must have fulfilled the requirement of two months' residence in a French-speaking country before the examination.

Teaching during term is based around (i) Language skills and (ii) Essay corresponding to the two examination papers to be taken at Moderatorship part I. Language skills will comprise:

(i) Translation French/English

(ii) Résumé/comprehension

(iii) Essay writing per term (one written essay to be required).

Teaching in the techniques of essay writing will further comprise of one hour per week with the assistant(e)s, who will instruct students in the completion of two essays in French per term in order to ensure preparation for the 2 hour Essay paper at Moderatorship part I. ( Note that by essay techniques is meant the ability to marshal facts, develop a line of argument etc; and need not necessarily reflect the dissertation générale in all respects).

It should be expressly noted that students not taking Moderatorship Part 1 ( ie those majoring in French ) must achieve an aggregate pass of 40% or over in the two Option essays if they are to rise with their year.

The overall assessment for Moderatorship Part 1 is as follows:

1. Language paper I (Translation from French and résumé) (100 marks)

2. Language paper II (Essay) (50 marks)

3. Option I (submitted work and examination} (100 marks)

4. Option II (submitted work and examination} of these two Essay options, one has to be in French and one in English (100 marks)

5. Oral examination (50 marks)

In order to satisfy the examiners in language, students must obtain a pass mark (40%) over the full range of language examinations viz: Language I, Language II and the Oral.

Language Paper I (Translation and résumé) carries 100 marks; Language Paper II (Essay) carries 50 marks, the viva voce carries 50 marks, total 200 marks. The two option papers, together with assessment work, each carry 100 marks, making a total of 200 marks. Candidates must satisfy the examiners in respect of the French language items as a whole (nos. 1, 2 and 5). This total of 400 is recalculated so that Moderatorship Part 1 is weighted at 350 out of the final total of 1000 for the Moderatorship as a whole.

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3. Residence Abroad Requirements:

Students taking one or more modern languages other than English must spend not less than two months in the country of each language in order to fulfill the requirements of their course; students of Irish must spend at least the same amount of time in the Gaeltacht. The residence required for each language MUST BE COMPLETED before the moderatorship examination in that language. Students who fail to meet this requirement will have their Moderatorship exam results witheld. This requirement can be waived only in exceptional circumstances and with the prior approval of the schools or departments concerned. It is recommended that in the year prior to their entering college, intending students spend a period in a country of which they are proposing to study the language; such residence may, with the approval of the department concerned, be counted for up to half of the residence requirement in that language. Students who wish to interrupt their course in order to spend one year abroad in a country of which they are studying the language may do so, provided that they comply with the General Regulations and Information included in the Calendar 2007-08.

WHAT IS ECTS?

The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is an academic credit system based on the estimated student workload required to achieve the objectives of a module or programme of study. It is designed to enable academic recognition for periods of study, to facilitate student mobility and credit accumulation and transfer. The ECTS is the recommended credit system for higher education in Ireland and across the European Higher Education Area.

The ECTS weighting for a module is a measure of the student input or workload required for that module, based on factors such as the number of contact hours, the number and length of written or verbally presented assessment exercises, class preparation and private study time, laboratory classes, examinations, clinical attendance, professional training placements, and so on as appropriate. There is no intrinsic relationship between the credit volume of a module and its level of difficulty.

The European norm for full-time study over one academic year is 60 credits. The Trinity academic year is 40 weeks from the start of Michaelmas Term to the end of the annual examination period 1 ECTS credit represents 20-25 hours estimated student input, so a 10-credit module will be designed to require 200-250 hours of student input including class contact time and assessments.

ECTS credits are awarded to a student only upon successful completion of the course year. Progression from one year to the next is determined by the course regulations. Students who fail a year of their course will not obtain credit for that year even if they have passed certain component courses. Exceptions to this rule are one-year and part-year visiting students, who are awarded credit for individual modules successfully completed.

Department of French

Examination procedures

1.  Examination papers and assessment essays will be set and marked according to the agreed procedures of the Department. In the case of Moderatorship (or degree) examinations, papers will be submitted to extern examiners for comment prior to submission to the Senior Lecturer’s office.