ATS2066 · French proficient 2

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 skills in an area of French studies, developing competence in the theory, research methodology and practices, and discourses involved in critical enquiry, understanding and analysis in the discipline area.

Areas of study: European languages (French studies)

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

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.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.