FREN223-12S2 (C) Semester Two 2012

Introduction to French Linguistics 1

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 9 July 2012
End Date: Sunday, 11 November 2012
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 22 July 2012
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 7 October 2012

Description

This course covers a range of topics relating to the French language; its sounds, words, history, how it is used in society and the linguistic situation in France.

This course is for students interested in languages and/or linguistics in general. Lectures, tutorials and reading materials are in English.

Learning Outcomes

  • At the end of this course, students will have developed:
  •   specialised knowledge in French phonetics, phonology, morphology, and sociolinguistic
        varieties;
  •   an ability to contextualise their understanding of the French language through its history, its
        regional and social linguistic differences;
  •   an enhanced intercultural understanding of French society and French language;
  •   an in-depth consideration for the French language and its use in society

Prerequisites

FREN124 or the equivalent

Course Coordinator

Sylvie Gagnon

Guest Lecturer

Mari Jones (LACL)

This course will also be lectured by Visiting Canterbury fellow Associate Professor Mari C. Jones from Cambridge University.

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Homework assignments (best 3 of 4) 40%
Online Quizzes (8) 40%
Final Test 20%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Lodge, R. Anthony; Exploring the French language ; Arnold, 1997.

Course links

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

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $619.00

International fee $2,688.00

* 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 FREN223 Occurrences

  • FREN223-12S2 (C) Semester Two 2012