[FREN 0210]
Identity in French Literature

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Professor: O’Connor N

Value of Course / Overall Score

Not Much (33.3%
Average (46.7%)
Valuable (20%)

Material

Friendly (46.7%)
Average (46.7%)
Competitive (6.7%)

Class Atmosphere

Boring (13.3%)
Average (80%)
Fascinating (6.7%)

Prep Time Needed

1-2hr (0%)
3-5hr (43.7%)
6-8hr (50%)
9-11hr (6.2%)
12+ hr (0%)

Grade Weighting

Harder (40%)
Average (13.3%)
Easier (46.7%)

Adequate Assistance

Yes (100%)
No (0%)

Would Recommend Class

Yes (46.7%)
No (53.3%)

Evaluation Comments for O’Connor N

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  3. Only take this course if you really like French literature. There's obviously a lot of reading for the course, and while the poems are okay, the books are dull and depressing. But, you have to either keep up or be really good at BS. There's a lot of writing, and it's in a new format (the French essay format) which is difficult to understand at first, but you'll eventually get it. Despite the uninteresting material, O'Connor is a good professor--she is easy to understand and very approachable, and explains the concepts well.
  4. Professor O'Connor is one of the nicest professors at Middlebury. However, her explanations for certain material are not always the best. Commentaires compos?s will leave you confused throughout the length of this course. The reading is not that difficult, but it is quite lengthy. Take this course if you're really into literature, and make sure you speak up in class.
  5. Professor O'Connor expects a lot from her students, but if you put in the work you will get a lot out of the course--I took this class my first semester at Midd and although I worked really hard I felt very prepared for any French class that I subsequently took.
  6. It was hard for me to follow, but if you enjoy literature (romance novels with underlying themes) than you will like this class. Class was slow, and the topics were not presented in an exciting manner. Make sure your papers are outstanding because they will be ripped apart. Perhaps it would have been different had I been in another section with a different professor...
  7. You better be an excellent writer because each paper (anywhere from 3-7 pages) is worth 15% of your grade.
  8. the literature in this class isenjoyable but the papers are graded harshly (however the midterm is really easy). you will enjoy prof. oconner if you are already a fairly competent writer in french. her french is fluid and easy to understand, she focuses on interesting points of analysis, but she is also a tad dry. oconor is always around to help, but she generally offers more criticism than encouragement. overall, a good intro to french literature with a fairly difficult professor.
  9. I wasn't a fan of this class or the professor
  10. The material is fine, but O'Connor is a nightmare. This course if required if you want to take other french literature or upper level french courses, but seriously take it with someone else. The professor is uninspiring and dry. I really would not recommend taking her class.
  11. This is pretty much a required French course if you're looking to do anything with your French career. The class is useful; it's an intro to French Lit, although if you took AP Lit in high school, it's pretty much the same class. The books and poems we read were OK, but not anything to write home about. Prof. O'Connor, however, does not make for an interesting class. I originally signed up for the section that Prof. Barbaud-McWilliams was teaching because I had heard great things, but they changed profs and I got stuck with O'Connor. While I recommend taking the class, try to get another prof.
  12. This is one of those bitter pills to swallow kinds of class, but on the flipside it?ll help immensely, esp. if you wish to pursue a French major. Dry reading material (the poems were nice, but Manon Lescaut made me want to gouge my eyes out), and the papers were difficult as it?s the tedious, academic French-style that you have to learn from scratch and follow to a T. O?Connor was a good prof, extremely tough grader who would rape your paper with red ink, but I felt my writing en fran?ais improved greatly thanks to her critical eye. Main complaint is that ?discussions? weren?t really discussions but the prof feeding us her ideas ?
  13. Avoid O'Connor.
  14. You learn some important things, but discussion was really slow and the class was therefore kind of boring.
  15. This course is part of the natural progression of the French department, and while some of the reading is interesting, the class energy was pretty low. Take it if you like French literature, but don't expect to come away with a burning passion for the French language- you won't find that here.
  16. I really liked this professor, she reminded me of my amazing high school teachers. Overall, I didn't find that there was too much work in this class, and it was just enough. However, you must keep up with the readings because even missing one day can leave you far behind. I found the stories really interesting. I didn't like the questions we had to answer relating to the readings, but I understand their intent. Overally, I am satisfied with my first French class at Middlebury. I did find that the papers were graded difficultly however the midterm exam was tres facile. I'd recommend this course to anyone interested in going on in the French department.

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