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This is the fourth course in a sequence of six French language acquisition courses offered by the school. Students without the formal prerequisite, but with some previous knowledge of French, should consult the Programme Director to determine which course is the most appropriate, and may be required to sit a placement test in the first week of the term. Students who have Year 13 French will normally enrol in this course.
This is a language course intended for students who have passed FREN123, or who have Year 13 French with Bursary/NCEA Level 3 standard in French language, or equivalent. PLEASE NOTE:Unless students obtained a merit or excellence pass in NCEA Level 3, it is highly recommended that they sit a placement test in the week preceding the beginning of lectures in SEMESTER 1 (February), dates to be announced. Students can then be advised whether to enrol in FREN123 (semester 1) or FREN124 (semester 2).FREN124 is required for most students who wish to advance to level 200 French language (FREN201).The purpose of the course is twofold. Firstly, it is intended to help you improve your skills in reading, writing, and understanding French, and to a lesser extent, in speaking French;it is also intended to help you learn about the language, i.e. to begin to think about and analyse the structures of the language and how they work.It is the only first-year French course that leads on to all second-year French courses; and so it is the one to take if you wish to keep your options open.
FREN123 or a level in French acceptable to the Programme Director.
FREN111
There are five classes a week. Four of these are held in a language laboratory or departmental teaching room, and are offered in two streams. These streams are identical, and may be chosen to suit your timetable: they do not correspond to levels of ability. The fifth hour is a tutorial for which the class is divided into small groups. Times for these tutorials will be arranged during the first week of term.
Peter Low
Eric Mouhica
Assignments 40%; tests 40%; orals 20%. Details to be advised.
Merieux, Regine. , Loiseau, Yves., Bidault, Murielle; Connexions. cahier d'exercises ; Didier, 2005.
Merieux, Regine. , Loiseau, Yves., Bouvier, Beatrice; Connexions. méthode de français ; Didier, 2005.
We recommend you have, or have access to, a reference grammar and a dictionary. As a general principle, the bigger and the more up-to-date they are, the better, but few students can afford large modern dictionaries. We therefore encourage you to use the reference books provided by the department in the student workroom
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PLEASE NOTE:Unless students obtained a merit or excellence pass in NCEA Level 3, it is highly recommended that they sit a placement test in the week preceding the beginning of lectures. Dates to be announced.
Domestic fee $590.00
International fee $2,400.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Languages and Cultures .