French

Major/Minor/Specialisation !D24-AA-SPC+1004 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Year and Campus: 2011

Coordinator

Dr Jacqueline Dutton

Contact

Arts & Music Student Centre
Overview: The DL provides students with the opportunity to gain a Diploma in French language while completing an undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne. The Diploma consists of a three-year sequence of first-, second- and third-year language study and may add up to one year to the duration of the student’s degree course.
Objectives: On completion of the Diploma, students should:
  • have acquired a mastery of both oral/aural and writing/reading skills comparable to that of a student majoring in a language discipline;
  • have gained a basic understanding of selected aspects of the culture (or cultures) and of the society (or societies) associated with the language.
Structure & Available Subjects:

The Diploma consists of a three-year sequence of first-, second- and third-year language study and may add up to one year to the duration of the student’s degree course. See the Diploma course structure for details.
Subject Options:

Beginners Stream: Level 1

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Beginners Stream: Level 2

Students completing the DL in French should undertake French Intermediate Language and Culture A and B OR Intensive Intermediate French (25 points) and French Intermediate Cultural Studies
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Beginners Stream: Level 3

Beginners stream third year students should undertake the following subjects plus one Level 3 elective.
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Intermediate Stream: Level 1

Intermediate level study is appropriate for students who have completed four or five years of high school level French, or who have obtained a VCE score of 32 or below.
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Intermediate Stream: Level 2

Students can substitute French Intermediate Cultural Studies with a Level 2 elective.
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Intermediate Stream: Level 3

Intermediate stream third year students should undertake the following subject, plus two level 3 electives.

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Advanced (Post-VCE) Stream: Level 1

Advanced level study is suitable for students who have obtained a VCE score of 33 or above in Year 12 French, or its equivalent.
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Not offered in 2011
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50

Advanced (Post-VCE) Stream: Level 2

Second year advanced stream students should undertake the following 2 subjects plus a Level 2 elective.
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Advanced (Post-VCE) Stream: Level 3

Third year advanced stream students should undertake the following subject plus 2 Level 3 electives.
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Elective Subjects - Level 2

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Semester 2
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50

Elective Subjects - Level 3

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Semester 2
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Related Course(s): Diploma in Languages

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