Graduate French B

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

170 hours

FREN90003 Graduate French A or students will be required to take an online placement test prior to enrolling.

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, 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 Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

The aim of this subject is to develop French language abilities, both oral and written, for graduate students. Students will have the opportunity to learn idiomatic and formal features of the language, and apply their abilities to the analysis of a range of complex issues within the French-speaking world. Students will be placed in an appropriate stream of language study, or a customised course, according to their background and proficiency needs within the subject.

On successful completion of this subject, depending on entry level, students should:

• have developed a more advanced use of idiomatic and conversational forms of German and a greater capacity to use them freely;
• have developed a high level of proficiency in written structures of sophisticated complexity and the capacity to use them freely, confidently and with few errors;
• have mastered the ability to interpret messages of different registers and degrees of formality, including those occurring in a variety of audiovisual media and individual and group spoken forms;
• have the ability to discuss and critically analyse with confidence social, political, cultural and historical issues in the French-speaking world;
• have developed a set of flexible and transferable linguistic skills for different types of professional contexts;
• have deepened their cultural knowledge of French and Francophone culture.

• 1 reflective journal (equivalent to 1,000 words) ongoing, due end of semester (20%)

• One of the following assessment combinations totalling 80% to be determined after placement test and in consultation with the coordinator:

  • 1 oral presentation (10 minutes, equivalent to 1,000 words) during semester [20%]
  • 1 research project (3,000 words) due in the examination period [60%]

  OR

  • One 1-hour Written Test (equivalent to 750 words) due during semester [15%]
  • One Continuous Written Assignment throughout semester (equivalent to 500 words) [10%]
  • One 10-minute Oral Presentation during semester (equivalent to 750 words) [20%]
  • Two 1-hour Listening Tests (equivalent to 1000 words) during semester [15%]
  • One 2-hour Final Exam (equivalent to 1000 words) during the examination period [20%]

  OR

  • Two written and oral comprehension tests due in Weeks 4 and 8 equivalent to 1500 words [25%]
  • A 10-minute oral test in Week 10 equivalent to 500 words [15%]
  • A group project in Weeks 9-12 equivalent to 500 words [15%]
  • A two hour written examination during the examination period (1500 words) [25%]

  OR

• In-class oral presentations equivalent to 1000 words throughout semester [25%]
• In-class written work - dissertation equivalent to 750 words due mid-seemster [15%]
• Debate on a contemporary aspect of conversation equivalent to 750 words in the final three weeks of semester [15%]
• A research project on a historical aspect of conversation equivalent to 1500 words due in the examination period [25%]

Hurdle Requirement - Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Students who successfully complete this subject should:

• have developed effective oral communication skills in a Language Other Than English (LOTE) through class participation and presentations;
• have developed public speaking skills and confidence in oral expression in a LOTE;
• have developed the ability to process information in a LOTE and to communicate it;
• have developed the capacity to think theoretically and analytically about language forms, structures and use;
• have developed effective time management and planning skills.