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| Module Availability |
| Semester 1 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Unit(s) of Assessment (SITS MAB)
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Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)
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Integrated Skills Portfolio
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60
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2-hour final exam
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40
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Qualifying Condition(s) A weighted aggregate of 40% is required to pass the module.
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| Module Overview |
This is a Level 1 module for French. It is taught in the target language, over the Autumn semester, three contact hours per teaching week. Attendance is compulsory. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| A-level Grade A/B or equivalent |
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| Module Aims |
| To develop the linguistic skills to enable the students to participate and communicate effectively in a range of academic contexts. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
On completion of this module, students will be able to
- Interact confidently and with some degree of fluency and appropriateness in French in a range of academic situations
- understand and interpret spoken and written French in a range of academic situations and on a range of topics
- categorise and analyse a range of text types using critical and evaluative thinking
- paraphrase and summarize spoken and written information
- organise and present ideas within the framework of a structured and reasoned argument
- retrieve and handle information from appropriate sources
- understand and use the grammatical terminology relating to the topics covered
- demonstrate a good degree of grammatical accuracy in their use of basic French grammar
- demonstrate a good degree of accuracy in their pronunciation of individual sounds of French
- use language reference materials such as grammars and specialised dictionaries
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| Module Content |
The following areas are indicative of topics to be covered:
- Collecting and selecting information
- Analysis of different written and spoken texts
- Structuring spoken and written texts
- Taking notes and summarising information from spoken and written texts
- Expressing opinions in written and spoken contexts
- The grammar of spoken and written French
- Grammatical terminology in French
- Listening comprehension
- Strategies for effective listening and reading in French
- Cohesion and coherence
- Avoiding plagiarism – in-text and bibliographic referencing
- Effective use of reference materials (e.g. grammar books, dictionaries, other reference works)
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
| Teaching will be delivered in a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops. There will be opportunities for class discussion, group work and peer evaluation. Further guidance for independent study will be provided by the class tutor. There will be opportunities for formative feedback on a practice discussion and from written and spoken tasks set as homework. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Essential Reading
Coffman Crocker, M.E., 1999. Schaum’s outlines French Grammar, fourth edition, McGraw Hill.
La Conjugaison 12000 Verbes (Bescherelle 1), Editions Hatier (Jun 1980)
Other materials will be drawn by the module tutor from a range of sources, and will be handed out to students throughout the semester.
Recommended reading:
Morton Jacqueline, English Grammar for Students of French, fifth edition, The Olivia and Hill Press
Collins Easy Learning French Grammar, 2004 |
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| Last Updated |
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