FREN221-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017

French Language Acquisition : Intermediate A

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2017
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 5 March 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 21 May 2017

Description

This is the third course in a sequence of French language acquisition courses offered by the programme. 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.

This 15 point course is for students who have completed four/five years of French at school or have passed FREN122 with a very good grade. This is an intensive course, where French is increasingly used. Classes are organised to encourage you to learn French through using it, and are activity based. You are encouraged to gain an active mastery of each new point by practising it. This course leads to FREN222.

EXPECTATIONS
Students in this language course are expected to attend two lectures, one Learn session, and one tutorial a week. They are expected to go over the material covered in lectures in their own time, to do aural and grammar exercises, and to practise writing and reading.  The Learn session is held in one of the two Language Labs on Level 2 of the Logie building.

Note on attendance:  Languages are learned by doing, and the tutorial-style sessions in this course are designed to create an atmosphere in which students can try out their language skills on each other.  If you do not attend regularly and do not keep up with the work, you will therefore not only be hindering your own progress, but you will also be holding back the other students with whom you are working.

Learning Outcomes

  • As a student in this course you will acquire skills in all four areas of the language (reading, writing, speaking and listening).  At the end of this course you should have acquired:

  • An ability to comprehend more advanced conversations and express oneself in everyday conversational situations;
  • An ability to understand simple journalistic prose and to produce simple everyday memos, narrative and polemical prose;
  • An improved understanding of grammatical concepts and an overall grasp of the workings of the French language.

    This course will also address key attributes of the UC Graduate Profile:

  • Have competence to use their knowledge of the French language in many situations;
  • Be enterprising in developing their language skills;
  • Understand the place of other international languages in the cultural context of Aotearoa New Zealand;
  • Acknowledge the community role of French in a land of many tourists, students and immigrants;
  • Be aware of the global reach of the French language in and beyond the many nations of la Francophonie.

Prerequisites

FREN122 or FREN112 or NCEA Level 3 French or a level in French acceptable to the Programme Coordinator

Restrictions

FREN123, FREN111

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Eric Mouhica

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Audio (listening tests) (2 worth 5% each) 10%
Assignments 24% Best 4 out of 5
Controle final (final tests) (2 worth 8% each) 16% Test 1 listening comprehension; test 2 reading/writing
Oral tests (2 worth 5% + 10%) 15%
Online exercises/revision 25%
Course contribution 10%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Merieux, Regine. , Loiseau, Yves; Connexions : méthode de français : niveau 2 ; Didier, 2004.

Merieux, Regine. , Loiseau, Yves; Connexions. cahier d'exercices ; Didier, 2004.

Course links

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

Notes

Students who wish to enrol at a level different from the one suggested by the programme should consult with the Head of programme.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $732.00

International fee $2,975.00

* 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 FREN221 Occurrences

  • FREN221-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017