Overview

This unit develops language skills and cultural competence. The Language and Culture component of this unit aims to develop your comprehension skills and capacity to express ideas in both oral and written French, through a range of class activities, both spoken and written. You will practise and develop your language … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

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.

Demonstrate a greater critical knowledge and understanding of modern France and its culture;

7.

Demonstrate competence in the theory, basic research methodology and practices, and discourses involved in critical enquiry, understanding and analysis in an area of French studies;

8.

Demonstrate individual and cooperative research skills.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment

1 - Grammar/Analytical exercise/s
2 - Written exercises
3 - In class listening tests
4 - Oral test/assessment
5 - In class Grammar/Translation test/s

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures
Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

Availability in areas of study

European languages (French studies)