Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011

55. - French language and literature/letters^CAN

This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the structure and use of the French language and dialects, speech, writing, and various aspects of the literatures and cultures of the French-speaking peoples. Note: Series 55 is for Canadian use only. In the United States, programs that provide instruction in French as a foreign language should be reported under instructional program code 16.0901.

55.14 - French literature

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 55.1401 to 55.1499.

55.1401 - French literature, general^CAN

This instructional program class comprises any program in French language and literature that focuses on literature from one or more genres, cultures or traditions. These programs include courses in period and genre studies, author studies, literary criticism, and studies of various types of literary text.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • French general literature
  • French literary studies

• Exclusion(s)

  • classical literature(16.1200)
  • comparative literature(16.0104)
  • English literature(23.1401)
  • foreign literature(16.0101)
  • French language and literature(55.0101)
  • French literature education(13.1325)
  • humanities, art and literature(24.0103)
  • theatre literature(50.0505)

55.1403 - Canadian literature, French^CAN

This instructional program class comprises any program in French language and literature that focuses on the literature and literary development, both formal and folkloric, of Canada from its origins to the present. These programs include courses in period and genre studies, author studies, literary criticism, and regional and oral traditions.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • Canadian literature (in French)
  • Quebec literature (in French)

• Exclusion(s)

  • Canadian literature (in English)(23.1403)
  • French language and literature(55.0101)
  • literature of France(55.1404)

55.1404 - Literature of France and the French community, French^CAN

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the literatures and literary developments of the French-speaking peoples of France and the French community, from the origins of the French language to the present. These programs include courses in period and genre studies, author studies, country and regional specializations, literary criticism, and the study of folkloric traditions.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • literature of France
  • literature of France and the French community, French
  • literature studies of the francophonie (in French)

• Exclusion(s)

  • Canadian literature (in English)(23.1403)
  • cannadian literature (in French)(55.1403)
  • comparative literature(16.0104)
  • English language and literature(23.0101)
  • French language and literature(55.0101)

55.1405 - Children's and adolescent literature, French^CAN

This instructional program class comprises any program in French language and literature that focuses on the scholarly study of children's and adolescent literature and that may enhance the professional work of teachers, librarians, publishers, booksellers, and creative writers. These programs include courses in period and genre studies, author studies, literary criticism, studies of various types of literary text, book artists, and children's films.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • French children's literature
  • French literature for children and young adults

• Exclusion(s)

  • youth library services(25.0102)

55.1499 - French literature, other^CAN

This instructional program class comprises any program in French language and literature not listed above that relates to French literature.

• Exclusion(s)

  • classical literature(16.1200)
  • comparative literature(16.0104)
  • foreign literature(16.0101)
  • humanities, art and literature(24.0103)
  • theatre literature(50.0505)