French Studies 8 (6 points)
(ARTS)
Leader: Patrick Durel
Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis:
Objectives: At the end of the course, students should have futher reinforced their ability to communicate and interact efficiently in French both in oral and written form by using appropriate techniques of exposition. They will be expected to develop and demonstrate the following skills in the target language: 1. Reading comprehension/oral production: students should be able to demonstrate their analytical reading skills skills within the framework of an oral compte rendu exercise. They will have learnt to read and present a newspaper article, reformulating, structuring and explaining its content. 2. Writing skills: students should be able to demonstrate advanced skills in writing expository essays, with particular focus on issues of textual grammar (coherence and cohesion) and argumentation strategies. 3. Morpho-syntax and stylistics: through translation work students should demonstrate their understanding of of stylistic and syntactic differences between French and English. 4. Aural comprehension/writing skills: students should be able to demonstrate their aural compentencies and writing skills within the framework of a written compte rendu of a 10min video extract of a French current affairs/news program. 5. The culture component will give studensts a critical awareness of some of the main currents of French thought since the 1930s.
Assessment: Language (75%): Written work (2 x 400 words): 20% + Comprehension test (300 words): 10% + Translation test (400 words): 10% + End of semester written exam (400 words): 20% + End of semester oral presentation: 15% Culture (25%): End of semester explication de texte (1000 words): 25%
Contact Hours: 5 hours (2 x computer lab workshops, 1 x 2 hour tutorial and 1 x lecture/class) per week
Prerequisites: FRN1070
Prohibitions: FRN2080, FRN3080
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