FREN201-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013

French language acquisition : Advanced A

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2013
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2013
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2013
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 19 May 2013

Description

This is the fifth course in a sequence of seven French language acquisition courses offered by the school. Students who have acquired 24 Excellence, and/or Merit credits at NCEA level 3 can apply to get direct entry.

This course is an introduction to different aspects of French civilisation to further students' understanding of French language through the study of civilisation, and includes advanced grammar, advanced reading, discussions and listening comprehension.
The aims are to improve students' competence and accuracy in reading, writing, speaking and comprehension of French language and understanding of civilisation at advanced level A; to immerse students in authentic French at an advanced level; to improve students' passive and active accurate knowledge of vocabulary, and understanding, by using the French language; to improve students' grammar through the writing of essays, conversations and ateliers.
This course can be credited towards a Diploma in French Language.

Learning Outcomes

  • At the end of this course students will have developed:
  • the ability to understand more advanced conversation;
  • the ability to understand more complex everyday prose and simple journalistic prose;
  • the ability to express themselves in everyday conversational situations;
  • the ability to produce simple everyday memos, narrative and polemical prose;
  • an enhanced intercultural understanding of French and francophone civilisation;
  • a number of skills associated with the B2 level of the Common European Frame of Reference for the French language.

Prerequisites

Course Coordinator

Sylvie Gagnon

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Homework Assignments 24%
Grammar Quizzes 10%
Online Exercises (13) 15%
Oral (online/face to face) 9%
Course contribution 10%
Final Test (reading) 10%
Expose 10%
Final Test (writing/list) 12%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Gagnon, S; Course Handbook: French language acquisition advanced A ;

Vercollier, A., et al; Difficultes expliquees du francais for English Speakers ; 2004; CLE International, Paris.

"Course Handbook. French language acquisition: advanced A" is available on Learn.

"Difficultes expliquees du francais for English speakers" is also used in FREN202 and FREN301.

Course links

Library portal
LEARN The Course Outline is available for enrolled students on LEARN.

Notes

Students who have gained 24 credits at NCEA MERIT or EXCELLENCE level, or have reason to believe they may qualify for direct entry into FREN201 are required to take a Placement test.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $644.00

International fee $2,800.00

* 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 Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All FREN201 Occurrences

  • FREN201-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013