ATS2063 - French intermediate 1 - 2018

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

French Studies

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Felicity Chaplin

Coordinator(s)

Dr Felicity Chaplin

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2018 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ATS1062 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS2065

Notes

If this is your language entry point, this unit requires a language entry level testlanguage entry level test (http://www.monash.edu/arts/language-entry-level/).

Synopsis

In the Language and Culture component of the unit, students will participate in learning activities appropriate to their developing language competence level, involving a variety of theme-based activities developing more sophisticated speaking, writing and reading and aural comprehension skills, acquiring explicit grammar competence and awareness of discourse and register, and gaining insight into the socio-cultural specificity of contemporary France. In the Specialized Culture component, students will explore an aspect of French culture and society and develop expertise appropriate to their year level in the theory, practices and discourses that continue to shape French culture

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:

  1. speak, listen, read and write in French to communicate effectively in a range of situations and on a range of themes;
  2. use written language skills in a range of formal and/or informal text types;
  3. locate, paraphrase, explain and evaluate information in short texts in French;
  4. recognise and use prescribed grammatical items;
  5. critique aspects of the evolution of modern and contemporary French history and culture;
  6. interpret several prescribed sources to synthesise knowledge into an appropriate format.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 80% + Exam: 20%

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.

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