#PS I doubt I will be posting study pics often bc I'm not good at it haha

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How I'm Preparing for Spring Semester French Class

This upcoming semester I'm taking a class on medieval French literature, something I know very little about. Classes start in 3 weeks, so I thought I'd do some studying ahead of time to ease my anxiety! Hopefully, this helps me and maybe interests you too!

Sources:

Mille ans de littérature française (1000 years of French Literature)

Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette (Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart) by Chrétien de Troyes with a modern French translation

Lais by Marie de France with a modern French translation

How I'm using each source:

The first source is a textbook that I used for a previous class. This time I'm only focusing on the Medieval Literature section. I'm taking notes on the historical and cultural context, as well as new vocabulary.

The second source is one of Chrétien de Troyes' famous poems. He wrote 5 Arthurian Romances which are still well known today. In class, we are going to read one of Chrétien de Troyes' romances so I decided it would be helpful to familiarize myself with his style; I am going to read Lancelot because it's the story I'm most familiar with (or at least I think I am, however, I only know about Arthurian tales from pop culture).

And finally, the third source is a collection of Marie de France's Lais. Lais (lais are an old poetic form, that's about all I know at the moment). I'm going to read some of her shorter works because we will be reading her Fables in class. Like I'm doing with Lancelot, I want to familiarize myself with her style.

In both of these texts, I will be taking note of major plot points, poetic/literary techniques, and vocabulary, grammar, etc. I will adjust my method if I think there are other things I should be taking note of.

Scheduling:

It's winter break right now and I'm not working for the next 3 weeks which means I have more time than usual. That said, I'll work 1 hour a day, 4 days a week (unless I feel like studying more that day). That leaves me a minimum of 12 hours before school starts to become acquainted with this content. I am setting a low time goal for this project for 2 reasons:

One, I've been dealing with burnout for years, and I don't want to burn myself out before the semester starts.

And 2, my goal with this project is not to become an expert, but to feel more comfortable with this period of French literature and to go into class feeling confident!

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