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French Cultural Studies (FREN20016)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Semester 2
Overview
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This subject aims to help students transfer their adult reading skills from their native language to French, in order to be able to use French written sources for the same purpose as they use written sources in their own language. These purposes may be reading for information, reading for specialised study (literature, history, philosophy), reading for pleasure. This subject aims first and foremost to enable students to develop effective and appropriate reading strategies such that they become independent and successful readers.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to use their knowledge of French to read confidently and independently;
- be able to read two long texts in French fluently, without recourse to translation;
- have learnt to use their French reading skills independently to build up contextual information about what they are reading. This includes learning to use monolingual dictionaries and encyclopedias.
- have further developed their capacity for reading implicit and explicit levels of written discourse;
- be able to critically integrate their knowledge about France and its recent history in their use of the language.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should:
- have developed effective and critical reading skills;
- be able to time manage and plan;
- have developed critical thinking and analytical skills;
- be able to pay attention to detail.
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
French 3 or equivalent.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FREN20015 | French 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Weekly assignments (total of 1000 words) due during semester [30%]
- 800 word dossier due at the end of semester [30%]
- Final exam during the examination period (equivalent to 2200 words) [40%]
Hurdle Requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.
Note: 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.
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Tess Do Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours: 1 x 1-hour seminar and 1 x 2-hour seminar per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Entry to this subject can be met through one of the following ways:
- completion of French 3; or
- equivalent.
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Materials will be made available through the School.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) Graduate Diploma in Arts - French Informal specialisation French Major French Breadth Track French - Entry Point 1 - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Language Placement Test required
Last updated: 19 March 2024