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French 8 (FREN20023)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject considers the porous boundaries between popular and elite cultures in the French-speaking world. By exploring and critically analysing different genres and mediums, students will gain a greater insight on how art communicates ideas. This subject aims to further students' advanced level of proficiency in all aspects of French language acquisition, and to bring students to Level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Three distinct components will inform the learning experience and give students the opportunity to examine a range of innovative and creative presentation formats. Through the combination of theory and practice, students will explore graphic fiction and non-fiction, art collections and contemporary music, hence deepening their understanding of art and its relevance in past and present francophone societies.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should:

  • Confidently use sophisticated oral and written French at level C1 of the Common European Framework for Languages
  • Further develop critical and analytical skills in relation to texts, artworks and films in the field of French and Francophone history and culture
  • Identify and discuss social and cultural issues in the francophone world and appreciate their wider impact
  • Locate, evaluate and apply a variety of sources in the field of French and francophone Studies
  • Proficiently employ learning and research technologies in French and English
  • Reflect on their identity as a bi/multicultural and bi/multilingual person and as a global citizen.

Generic skills

Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:

  • Time manage and plan - through managing and organising workloads for required and recommended reading, assignment completion and revision for examinations
  • Have developed research skills - through frequent use of the library and other information sources, the definition of areas of inquiry and familiarisation with research methods
  • Have developed critical thinking and analytical skills - through required and recommended reading, text writing and tutorial discussion, and by assessing the strength of arguments
  • Think in theoretical and analytical terms - through tutorial discussion, text writing and engagement in the methodologies of the humanities and social sciences
  • Have an understanding of social, political, historical and cultural contexts and international awareness/openness to the world - through the contextualisation of opinions and knowledge, developing a critical self-awareness and being open to new ideas
  • Communicate knowledge and formulate arguments intelligibly through assignment writing, tutorial discussion and class presentations
  • Communicate effectively in a range of written and oral genres in professional contexts.

Last updated: 4 March 2025