A Faculty/Librarian Collaboration to Restructure a Graduate Research Methods Class for French Literature Students

The purpose of this article is to describe a reconfigured introduction to graduate studies in French/Francophone Studies, taught to entering MA and PhD students. The course is a hybrid model that involves the collaboration of a French professor and a university librarian. Areas covered in this course include: 1) introduction to literary theory; 2) bibliography and research methods, including training with reference-management tools; 3) preparation and presentation of a conference paper; 4) technology training, including web design, online portfolio, and a digital humanities project; 5) professional ethics and awareness of the academic market and alternative careers.