FREN222-21S2 (C) Semester Two 2021

French Language Acquisition : Intermediate B

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 July 2021
End Date: Sunday, 14 November 2021
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 August 2021
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 1 October 2021

Description

This is the fourth 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 FREN221 (with a very good grade), and leads to FREN321. This is an intensive course, where French is increasingly used. Classes are organised to encourage you to learn French through using it. They are activity-based. You are encouraged to gain an active mastery of each new point by practising it.
This course can be credited towards a certificate in French language.

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:

    1. An ability to comprehend more advanced conversations and express oneself in everyday conversational situations;
    2. An ability to understand simple journalistic prose and to produce simple everyday memos, narrative and polemical prose;
    3. 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
    • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

      Employable, innovative and enterprising

      Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

      Biculturally competent and confident

      Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

      Engaged with the community

      Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

      Globally aware

      Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

FREN221, or
placement test.

Restrictions

FREN124, FREN111

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Eric Mouhica

Lecturer

Antonio Viselli

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Audio (2) 10% 5% each
Assignments 24% Best 4/5
Contrôle final (2)) 16%
Oral Tests (2) 15%
Online exercises 25%
Contribution 10%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Séverine Champeny; Imaginez ; 4th Edition; Vista Higher Learning, 2020.

The digital textbook can be purchased online at Vista Higher Learning

There is a Learn (Moodle) component to this course.  

Other material, which may be helpful, can be found in the Library Subject Guides: http://canterbury.libguides.com/

Course links

Library portal
The course outline is available for enrolled students on Learn.
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 $785.00

International fee $3,500.00

* 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 FREN222 Occurrences

  • FREN222-21S2 (C) Semester Two 2021