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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: FRE1062 Module Title: FRENCH LANGUAGE FOR MANAGEMENT STUDIES, PHASE 1
Module Provider: Language & Translation Studies Short Name: FRE1062
Level: HE1 Module Co-ordinator: LEFEVRE S Ms (Lang & Trans)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 1
Assessment Pattern
Unit(s) of Assessment (SITS MAB)
Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)
Coursework Portfolio (written and oral tasks, including online discussions)
50%
In-class tests
50%
Qualifying Condition(s) 
A weighted aggregate of 40% is required to pass the module
Module Overview
This module meets the career needs of today’s students of Hospitality, Retail and Tourism (HRT). It offers the opportunity to learn a basic language skill, obtain a basic vocabulary which will be of use in a future career abroad and acquire insights into the foreign culture.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
No previous knowledge of French required.
Module Aims
·         To develop basic communicative competence at beginners’ level in the four language skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening)
·         To instil a basic proficiency in handling grammatical structures
·         To provide students with basic generic and HRT-specific vocabulary
·         To give some insight into socio-cultural issues relevant to the French-speaking world
Learning Outcomes
·         Understand the gist and detail of language spoken at a basic level
·         Communicate and respond confidently to simple information orally using the appropriate register
·         Understand the gist and detail of written language at a basic level
·         Write simple messages and letters
·         Become aware of some main aspects of French culture
Module Content
The following areas are indicative of topics to be covered:
 
The module entails the use of all four skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing).
 
Topic areas
·         Social introductions
·         Personal details (age, family, nationality, profession, basic physical description and character)
·         Counting, spelling, addresses, phone numbers, days, months and time
·         Expressing likes and dislikes, hobbies and daily routine
·         Basic transactions (shopping, café, buying tickets)
·         Writing messages and postcards
 
Grammar
·         Pronunciation and spelling
·         Present tense (regular and key irregular verbs)
·         Immediate future
·         Perfect tense (basic forms)
·         Reflexive verbs
·         Simple commands
·         Questions
·         Basic negation
·         Definite, indefinite and partitive articles
·         Adjectives (basic, possessive and nationalities)
 
Students are encouraged to self-asses their progress and to map their linguistic competence against the descriptors of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
Methods of Teaching/Learning
The teaching and learning methods include three hours of language seminars per week plus one hour of online work. The course will be taught communicatively, with emphasis on training in listening and speaking by means of group work, such as role play and presentation in the language. Teaching will be in the target language as far as possible, and material drawn from a variety of sources, including audiovisual and online content. Consolidation of learning will be achieved through the practice of language skills inside and outside the classroom, including computer-assisted language learning. The development of independent learning strategies, research skills and transferable skills is supported by the use of learning technology.
Selected Texts/Journals
Essential:                   
Talk French 1, BBC
Recommended:         
Collins French Dictionary
Background:                
Multimedia materials in the Language Resource Centre and Ulearn
Last Updated
13/04/11