Upon completion of the course in 13 sessions, students should be able to understand, recognize, interpret, decode and analyze the theatrical and literary works of contemporary French-speaking writers from Western Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East and the Maghreb, based on the basic principles and characteristics of French-speaking dramatic production, such as the historical background of French-speaking France, the use of French, the peculiarities of the French-speaking geographical area, and the specific thematic, aesthetic and stylistic features of each French-speaking geographic theatrical production.