Undergraduate - UnitATS3070 - French studies advanced 4

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Synopsis

This unit involves students in teaching and learning activities equally developing language skills and cultural competence. It extends skills developed in in the areas of exposition and argument, with a focus on specific expository techniques: document synthesis and oral presentation of a sustained argument involving critical awareness of issues in contemporary France. Students develop advanced language skills and competence in the theory, research methodology and practices, and discourses involved in sophisticated critical enquiry, understanding and analysis in an area of French studies, working under guidance to define and carry out a project.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit, students should have developed:

1. advanced analytical, expository and argumentative skills in the context of writing a synthesis of several documents and making a presentation on a given general topic;
2. advanced knowledge and understanding of modern and contemporary France and its culture;
3. more powerful explicit understanding of and competence in the theory, research methodology, practices and discourses of an area of French Studies;
4. the advanced language skills involved in developing critical enquiry and analysis and expressing outcomes and understandings in the framework of a research essay;
5. individual and cooperative research skills.

Assessment

Written assignments (2500 words): 60%
Oral presentations: 20%
Examination: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Nadine Normand-Marconnet

Contact hours

One 1-hour workshop
one 2-hour tutorial
one 2-hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

French studies

Prerequisites

ATS3069

Prohibitions

ATS2070