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Leader: Patrick Durel
Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2006 (Day)
Synopsis: Class activities are designed to enable students to acquire advanced communication skills in spoken and written French. Oral work focuses on expository techniques needed to present the contents of articles taken from the French press. Written tasks involve expository essay writing, and English to French translation. Dictionary usage and close attention to vocabulary figure prominently in all written work. Revision and extension of competence in syntax is undertaken in conjunction with the communication skills practiced. The cultural component of the unit will develop skills in essay writing.
Objectives: At the end of the course, students should have further 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 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 stylistic and syntactic differences between French and English. 4. Aural comprehension/writing skills: students should be able to demonstrate their aural competencies 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 of the unit will develop skills in essay writing.
Assessment: 2 Written work (400 words each)(800 words): 20%; Comprehension test (300 words): 10%; Translation test (400 words): 10%; End Semester written examination (400 words): 20%; End Semester oral presentation: 15%; Group presentation: 10%; End Semester essay (800 words):15%
Contact Hours: 5 hours (2 x computer lab workshops, 1 x 2 hour tutorial and 1 x lecture/class) per week
Prerequisites: FRN1070