Undergraduate - UnitATS1062 - French introductory 2

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	French Studies
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mrs Jessica Chakowa

Notes

+ Students who have completed Year 12 French or its equivalent should not take this unit. A language placement test is required to determine the level of commencement. For further information go to http://arts.monash.edu.au/placement-tests/french.php

Synopsis

This unit develops basic language skills (speaking/listening and reading/writing) beyond the level acquired in ATS1061 and provides an introduction to modern French society. It is designed for those with limited knowledge of French. Students will be encouraged to develop appropriate language learning strategies. Regular assessed homework and tests emphasize the continuous nature of language learning and the need for frequent practice. In the Specialized Culture component, students will explore an aspect of French culture and society and develop competence appropriate to their year level in the theory, practices and discourses involved in analysis of it.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit students should have met the following objectives in the following areas:

Communicative Competence and linguistic knowledge and skills:

Use the basic speaking, listening, reading and writing skills needed to communicate in a range of situations referring to past, present and future: talking about, writing about and understanding others talking about self, family, studies, accommodation, travel and leisure activities
Communicate effectively in French, with a minimum of misunderstandings, in a range of situations in France and Australia e.g. staying with a host family in France, receiving an exchange student in Australia, carrying out everyday tasks such as shopping, eating out, travelling, attending university, etc
Skim read or read in detail straightforward, short texts in French e.g. advertisements, cartoons, brochures, informal correspondence, short newspaper articles or extracts from longer texts
Demonstrate a knowledge of the key structures and the sounds of the French language, e.g. past, present and future tenses, pronouns, articles, adjectives, adverbs
Demonstrate a range of vocabulary appropriate to the situations described above
Develop an awareness of different language learning strategies
Adopt learning strategies most appropriate to their preferred learning style
Develop the strategic skills needed to operate effectively in the communicative situations described above.

Socio-cultural awareness:

Acquired a greater critical knowledge and understanding of modern and contemporary French society, its culture, values and their evolution
Developed a critical understanding of a specific area of study of French studies as a discipline addressing French culture and society
Developed an explicit understanding and more sophisticated competence appropriate to their year level in the theory, practices and discourses involved in analysis of that area of French studies, and
Developed individual and cooperative research skills.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Exam: 40%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.