French 2A

Course aim

To develop students’ proficiency in spoken and written French at a post-introductory level and further develop their intercultural competence and provide opportunities for critical reflection on key moments of contemporary French culture and society.

Course content

Students will build on the vocabulary related to a range of themes at a more developed level. Students will review grammatical concepts and structures, extension of knowledge, skills and strategies for effective spoken and written communication, analysis of texts from contemporary narrative; cultural representations drawn from a selection of contemporary French literature, art, music and cinema, key moments of contemporary French culture and society and their relevance to intercultural contexts.

Textbook(s)

Siskin, H 2006, Ouvertures, cours intermédiaire de Français (seminal), 4th edition, Harcourt College Publishers, Orlando

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LANG 1023	French 1B

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.