Università Roma Tre

The program is divided into two parts, preceded by an introductory section that explores the concepts underlying the Francophone world through the lens of the French language. The first part aims to illustrate, from a diachronic perspective, the morphosyntactic foundations of modern French and some key stages in the evolution of the language, as seen through so-called foundational texts. The second part focuses on the institutional relationships between France and the Francophone world, with particular attention given to the Francophone South (Africa, the Caribbean, Oceania). This section concludes with a case study, which involves an authentic, full-length text. Except for the full text chosen for the case study (a long essay or novel from Sub-Saharan Africa), all other texts are available on Moodle and will be part of the exam.

NB. As Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is an essential requirement to register the final exam grade, students who need to pass the B1 test are recommended to check well in advance the class schedule and the exam dates at the Roma Tre University Language Center (CLA). Those students who already have a language certificate of the above-mentioned level are invited to contact the University Language Center for possible validation of such certificate.

Only the indicated pages and chapters are included in the syllabus and provided on Moodle.
On the history of French language in France:
- Françoise Gadet, Ralph Ludwig, Le français au contact d'autres langues, Paris, Éditions Ophrys, 2015, pp. 25-41 (downloadable on Moodle) ;
- Lise Gauvin, La fabrique de la langue. De François Rabelais à Réjean Ducharme, Paris, Seuil, 2004, pp. 22-35, 69-79, 83-91, 101-112 (downloadable on Moodle, compulsory for non-attending students) ;
- A. Rey et al., Mille ans de langue française: histoire d'une passion, tome I, Paris, Perrin, 2007, pp. 385-389, 435-440, 465-473 (downloadable on Moodle, compulsory for non-attending students) ;
- Gilles Siouffi, Paris-Babel. Histoire linguistique d'une ville-monde, Paris, Actes sud, 2025, pp. 15-42, 69-72, 81-89 (downloadable on Moodle, compulsory for non-attending students).
Chapters on the French language in the French-speaking world:
- Françoise Gadet, La variation sociale en français, Paris, Ophrys, 2007, pp. 13-33 ((downloadable on Moodle) ;
- Michel Tétu, Qu’est-ce que la francophonie, Vanvers, Hachette, [1997] 2019, pp. 13-21, 37-52, 67-81 (downloadable on Moodle, compulsory for non-attending students).
- Bernhard Pöll, Francophonies périphériques (2022) - solo pagine caricate ch. 1, 2, 3 (downloadable on Moodle)
- Lise Gauvin, La fabrique de la langue. De François Rabelais à Réjean Ducharme, Paris, Seuil, 2004, ch. VII (downloadable on Moodle, compulsory for non-attending students).

Texts/discourses to be analysed (downloadable on Moodle, except for Gaël Faye’s book, to be acquired):
- Onésime Reclus’ discourse (extracts) + reading from Pinhas (downloadable on Moodle, compulsory for non-attending students).
- selected texts’ in Frantz Fanon, Peau noire, masques blancs (1952) + reading from Bhabha (downloadable on Moodle, compulsory for non-attending students);
- Discours sur la dette, Thomas Sankara (1987) ;
- Tzvetan Todorov, Nous et les autres. La réflexion française sur la diversité humaine, Paris, Seuil, 1989, pp. 21-34, 133-194 (downloadable on Moodle, for non-attending students).
 Petit Pays (2016) di Gaël Faye, to be acquired (-10% at the librairie Stendhal for all students from Roma Tre) + interview and review (downloadable on Moodle).

Grammar manuals recommended for developing language skills (not requested at the examination):
Bianca Maria San Pietro, Frédéric Simon, Savoir-faire dans les affaires, A1-B1, UTET, 2025.
or
- Françoise Bidaud, Marie-Christine Grange, "Manuel de français intermédiaire. Corso di lingua francese (B1/B1+)", Hoepli, 2017 (downloadable materials and "corrigés" on the official website).

For beginners (A1/A2):
- Berger/Spicacci/Bergamaschi, "Savoir-dire Savoir-faire (A1/A2/B1)", Zanichelli, 2016 (materiale multimediale e «corrigés» scaricabili dal sito ufficiale);
or
- Françoise Bidaud, Marie-Christine Grange, Jean-Pierre Seghi, "Manuel de français. Corso di lingua francese (A1/A2)", Hoepli, 2012 (CD audio + mp3).