CE1096: French Language F

School Continuing and Professional Education
Department Code LEARN
Module Code CE1096
External Subject Code R110
Number of Credits 10
Level L4
Language of Delivery English
Module Leader Dr Catherine Chabert
Semester Spring Semester
Academic Year 2013/4

Outline Description of Module

This module is designed for students who have an A-level in French or equivalent (including French Language E – CE1095). This post A-level module offers a balanced syllabus of grammar and essential communication skills (spoken and written) for everyday use of French language. It further develops student's language skills in the context of current affairs in the French speaking world. The course is entirely conducted in French and is supported with authentic materials. At the end of this module, students should be able to sit one of the DELF examinations (held every June at the Centre).
 

METHODS OF TEACHING: i) Weekly two-hour workshops ii) Self study including use of digital language laboratory and Learning Central.
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT: i) Coursework 20% ii) Reading comprehension 20% iii) Oral assessment 30% iv) Aural end test 30%.

Email: Languages@cardiff.ac.uk

On completion of the module a student should be able to

  • Read advanced materials in French and use the materials for his/her own purposes
  • Operate effectively in simulated business situations: presenting, summarising, arguing a case, negotiating: including telephone skills
  • Listen to and/or view authentic broadcast materials with an increasing level of comprehension
  • Translate accurately into English from written sources in French appropriate to this level.

How the module will be delivered

This module will be taught in small groups to encourage interaction. The emphasis will be on communication. The module is taught over 12 weeks and is conducted in French.

Skills that will be practised and developed

Intellectual Skills                       -    integrate information provided in taught sessions and private study. 

Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:

  1. demonstrate their ability to express themselves fluently and maintain a lengthy conversation in the target language on a wide range of topics.
  2. demonstrate their ability to construct a clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects , expressing points of view at some length.
  3. demonstrate their ability to understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating a certain distinction of style.
  4. understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signalled explicitly. 

Employability Skills:      - to be responsive to the discipline of working with others as part of a group,

                                            - to understand and reflect upon different cultures and societies

How the module will be assessed

 

100% coursework (breakdown below).

 

Type of assessment

 

%

Contribution

Title

Duration
(if applicable)

Approx. date of Assessment

speaking

20

Presentation

 

 

speaking

10

Class participation

 

End of module

listening

30

Class test

 

End of module

Coursework

20

2 pieces (10% each)

 

 

Reading comprehension

20

 

 

End of module

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment Breakdown

Type % Title Duration(hrs)
Written Assessment 100 Coursework N/A

Syllabus content

  • Functional language of the workplace meeting including presentation and negotiation skills in French
  • Current Affairs in the French-speaking world, the study of written text and broadcast materials
  • Discussion and debate in French of matters of interest arising from the texts or broadcast materials
  • Appropriate advanced syntax including the use of all major tenses and the subjunctive mood
  • Translation technique

Essential Reading and Resource List

 Required:

French for Business, 5th edition, Hodder education, 2002

 Suggested:

Grammaire Progressive Du Français – Niveau Avancé, CLE International, 1997

Réussir Le Delf B1 (Livre & CD), Breton G., Lepage S., Rousse M., Didier, 2010


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