Overview

In the Language and Culture component of the unit, you will participate in learning activities appropriate to your developing language competence level, involving a variety of theme-based activities developing more sophisticated speaking, writing and reading and aural comprehension skills, acquiring explicit grammar competence and awareness of discourse and register, and … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

Requisites

Prerequisite
Prohibition

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Felicity Chaplin

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Felicity Chaplin

Notes

If this is your language entry point, this unit requires a language entry level test.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Speak, listen, read and write in French to communicate effectively in a range of situations and on a range of themes;

2.

Use written language skills in a range of formal and/or informal text types;

3.

Locate, paraphrase, explain and evaluate information in short texts in French;

4.

Recognise and use prescribed grammatical items;

5.

Critique aspects of the evolution of modern and contemporary French history and culture;

6.

Interpret several prescribed sources to synthesise knowledge into an appropriate format.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment:  100%

Assessment

1 - Exercise/s
2 - In class test/s
3 - In class test/s
4 - Oral test/assessment

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures
Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources

Availability in areas of study

European languages (French studies)