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French 2 (FREN10005)

Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject offers students who have completed French 1, or equivalent, an increasing immersion into the study of the French language and of French-speaking cultures throughout the world. Students will develop further autonomy in their study of more sophisticated grammatical structures of the language and in their interpretation of the cultural reference of authentic texts. These documents will be of greater complexity in relation to the previous semester’s work and will include written texts and audio-visual material such as songs and a feature film. Reading, speaking and writing skills will be developed through the interpretation of authentic texts in French. Oral communication skills will be further enhanced through more sophisticated listening comprehension and pronunciation exercises as well as in-class oral presentations based on projects and discussion of the material studied in class

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Demonstrate increasingly sophisticated skills in French, incorporating reading and writing, speaking and listening comprehension equivalent to oral and written French at level A2 of the Common European Framework for Languages
  • Demonstrate further understanding of key issues and concepts in more than one of the four core areas of modern French and Francophone literature, linguistics, cinema and cultural studies
  • Demonstrate writing skills in French, including short compositions, diary entries, personal letters, simple role-play scenarios, on a variety of topics related to the areas of daily life and culture
  • Develop oral and public presentation skills in French in the classroom
  • Further develop organisational, communication and time management skills through carrying out online research and planning collaborative tasks, such as, oral presentations and other group assignments
  • Reflect critically on their position as a developing multicultural person and as a global citizen through the analysis of the social, historical and cultural processes represented in the French and Francophone texts and films studied
  • Make wide use of learning and research technologies in French and English.

Generic skills

At the completion of this subject, students should:

  • Have developed skills in independent learning
  • Have developed skills in critical thinking and in the interpretation of texts
  • Be able to understand the social and cultural sensitivity of language use in particular contexts
  • Be able to appreciate different cultural contexts present in French-speaking communities
  • Be able to time manage and plan: through managing and organising workloads for required and recommended reading, essay and assignment completion and revision for examinations.

Last updated: 20 November 2024