French 3A

Course aim

To further develop students’ proficiency in spoken and written French at an advanced level in a wide range of contexts and extend their knowledge of French culture and society and enhance their intercultural understanding.

Course content

Students will develop advanced linguistic accuracy, complexity, flexibility and fluency in their vocabulary, structures and texts. Students will further develop strategies for effective spoken and written communication, intercultural knowledge integral to the range of contexts and tasks in the set texts, a range of spoken and written texts, including articles from the press and other media as well as contemporary literature. Students will negotiate and undertake a project on French language and culture.

Textbook(s)

Barry, M 2000, La peptite peule (seminal), Mazarine, Paris

Beauvoir, S 1976, Le deuxième sexe I (seminal), Folio Essais, Paris

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LANG 1025	French 2B

The listed prerequisite or equivalent with approval from the Program Director.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Seminar	3 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Examination, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.