La maison et le foyer
Submitted by Marilyn Proulx, Mary Cisar
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Unit Overview:
Students expand their vocabulary relating to the physical description of lodgings in order to describe in some detail their own and other people's homes and to compare typical French and American lodgings. Through reading and listening comprehension activities, small-group oral practice, and a variety of writing exercises, they then learn to reflect on cultural differences between the French and Americans; they present the results of their reflections through a final written letter.
General Unit References and Resources:
Carroll, R. (1987). La maison. Evidences invisibles. Paris: Seuil.
Rosselin,C. (1999). "The Ins and Outs of the Hall: A Parisian Example." In Cieraad, I. (Ed.), At Home: An Anthropology of Domestic Space. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
Chevalier, S. (1999). "The French Two-Home Project: Materialization of Family Identity." In Cieraad, I. (Ed.), At Home: An Anthropology of Domestic Space. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
Pounds, N. (1989). "The Privacy of the Home." In Hearth and Home: A History of Material Culture. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
Rigby, B. (1991). From High Culture to Ordinary Culture." In Popular Culture in Modern France: A Study of Cultural Discourse. London & New York: Routledge.
Rybczynski, W. (1986). Intimacy and Privacy. In Home: A Short History of an Idea. New York: Viking Penguin. Wylie, L & Brière, J. (1995). "Points de vue français sur l'espace." In Les Français. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
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Lesson 1: Introduction à la maison
Lesson 2: A quel étage ?
Lesson 3: Lucie Differt
Lesson 4: Ce n'est pas comme aux Etats-Unis !
Unit Assessment