Overview

This unit involves you in teaching and learning activities equally developing language skills and cultural competence. It is designed to help you secure knowledge of French syntax through the study of grammar. It aims to develop their comprehension skills and capacity to express ideas in both oral and written French, … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

Requisites

Prohibition
Prerequisite

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Charlotte Mackay

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Charlotte Mackay

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.

Express themselves, both orally and in writing, correctly, fluently and appropriately, on a wide range of topics and in different contexts including situations in which instructions are given or requested, events are retold and chronological information provided, or refused, discourse is reported, described or commented upon, proposals are made and accepted or rejected, discourse has to be structured logically and hypotheses formulated, logical arguments are conveyed, accepted or refuted, information is processed, ideas presented or reported orally, and ideas are presented or reported in writing;

2.

Understand and demonstrate understanding of written, audio and video documents;

3.

Demonstrate explicit competence in French grammar in the areas reviewed;

4.

Demonstrate competence in the use of language reference material;

5.

Demonstrate autonomous learning strategies;

6.

Acquire and demonstrate a greater critical knowledge and understanding of modern and contemporary France and its culture;

7.

Develop and demonstrate an explicit understanding of and competence in the theory, research methodology, practices and written and oral discourses of an area of French studies;

8.

Develop and demonstrate individual and cooperative research skills.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment

1 - Grammar Exercise(s)
2 - Analytical exercise/s
3 - In class test
4 - Exercise/s
5 - Oral test/assessment
6 - In class test

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures
Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

Availability in areas of study

European languages (French studies)