ML9623: French Beginners A1 Part 3
School | Languages for All |
Department Code | MLANG |
Module Code | ML9623 |
External Subject Code | 100321 |
Number of Credits | 10 |
Level | L4 |
Language of Delivery | English |
Module Leader | MRS Samia Zitouni |
Semester | Autumn Semester |
Academic Year | 2019/0 |
Outline Description of Module
This is a module designed for students who completed French Beginners A1 Part 2 or who have studied French language for around 40 hours or have completed some further study towards a GCSE. This module aims to provide you with a broader but still limited range of oral, aural and written skills, sufficient for coping with everyday situations with predictable content and simple survival needs.
In 2018-19, students who achieved 50% and above were awarded a UNILANG certificate of recognition for CEFR A1
This module is the third part of the preparation for CEFR A1.
On completion of the module a student should be able to
- Understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
- Communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
- Describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
How the module will be delivered
All courses on the Languages for All programme are delivered on a hybrid mode, mixing face-to-face and virtual teaching. You will be expected to actively participate in role-plays, interactive activities and group discussions. Course material is accessible on the University’s Virtual Learning Environment, Learning Central, and should be cross-platform compatible.
18 contact hours – 2 hours per week of interactive language workshops.
Skills that will be practised and developed
Intellectual Skills:
- Enhanced cognitive skills leading to innovation, creativity and problem solving.
- Critical analysis applied to discourse, texts, images and events.
- Advanced listening and reading skills: the ability to scan complex texts (including audio) for gist, to synthesise information and focus on salient points.
Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:
- Understand spoken phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance; catch the main point in spoken short, clear, simple messages.
- Read very short, simple texts; find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material.
- Communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities.
- Write short, simple notes and messages relating to matters in areas of immediate needs.
Transferable Skills:
- Ability to learn additional languages for personal/employment reasons.
- Awareness of and sensitivity to diversity based on culture.
- Ability to navigate and mediate between more than one culture to interpret meaning and intent beyond the purely linguistic.
- Heightened literacy, textual analysis and oracy in mother tongue.
- Presentation skills.
- Ability to work cooperatively, as a member of a team or with a partner.
- Problem solving and the ability to look at things from multiple perspectives.
How the module will be assessed
Written class test (30%) and course work (30%).
Oral and aural continuous assessment (40%).
Assessment Breakdown
Type | % | Title | Duration(hrs) |
---|---|---|---|
Written Assessment | 15 | Coursework 1 | N/A |
Written Assessment | 15 | Coursework 2 | N/A |
Oral/Aural Assessment | 20 | Speaking Test | N/A |
Oral/Aural Assessment | 20 | Listening Test | N/A |
Class Test | 30 | Class Test | N/A |
Syllabus content
- The things you have done (talk about what you did last week end, describe places and the weather).
- Your background (education, work experience)
- Talking about your intentions (to ask / give opinions, agreeing and disagreeing)
Essential Reading and Resource List
Foundations French 1 (Palgrave Foundation Series Languages), 2016, 3rd Edition; D. Bissar, H Phillips, C. Tschirhart; Palgrave Macmillan; Basingstoke (Units 8-10).
Background Reading and Resource List
Grammaire Progressive du Français, Niveau débutant, 2010, 2nd Edition; M. Grégoire; CLE International.
Preparation for DELF A1/A2:
- Réussir le DELF A1, 2010; B. Girardeau and N. Mous; Didier.
- Préparation à l'Examen Du Delf A1, 2006; C. Veltcheff and S.Hilton; Hachette.
- Réussir le DELF A2, 2010; M. Dupuy and M. Launay; Didier.