French Intermediate Language & Culture B

Subject FREN10003 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 1 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2011.

Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 3 hours of language classes per week
Total Time Commitment: 3 contact hours/week, 7 additional hours/week. Total of 10 hours per week.
Prerequisites:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects:

Students who have completed French Intermediate Language & Culture B at Level 2 are not allowed to enrol in this subject.

Subject
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Objectives, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and the Disability Liaison Unit: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Contact

Dr Bertrand Bourgeois
Email: bbo@unimelb.edu.au
Subject Overview:

Building on French Intermediate Language & Culture A, this subject is designed to revise and extend students' grammatical and lexical knowledge, as well as refining oral, reading and listening skills. On completion of the subject, students should have consolidated and built on grammatical knowledge of the main structures of French, increased their vocabulary to a moderate level of complexity, be able to communicate in French on a variety of topics, and express and defend their opinions in both spoken and written form.

Objectives:
  • Work independently in a second language.
  • develop critical reading skills.
  • develop their mastery of the logic of exposition.
  • develop their capacity for reading the presupposition and explicit level of written discourse.
Assessment:

One written assignment of 400 words, 10% (due in week 6), two 50-minute in-class written tests 30%, a 10-minute oral test, 20% (in week 10) and a 2-hour written exam 40% (during exam period)

This subject has the following hurdle requirements:

  • Regular participation in tutorials is required with a minimum of 75% attendance.
  • All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.
Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day and in-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

Prescribed Texts:
  • Latitudes 2 Methpode de francais (with Audio CD), workbook manual (R. Merieux, E. Laine and Y. Loiseau), Didier, Paris 2009
  • Material prepared by the department
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

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Generic Skills:
  • have consolidated and built on grammatical knowledge of the main structures of French,
  • have increased their vocabulary to a moderate level of complexity,
  • be able to communicate in French on a variety of topics,
  • be able to express and defend their opinions in both spoken and written form.
Related Course(s): Diploma in Modern Languages (French)
Graduate Diploma in Arts (French)
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: French
French
French
French Major

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