ML9651: French Advanced B2 Part 1
School | Languages for All |
Department Code | MLANG |
Module Code | ML9651 |
External Subject Code | 100321 |
Number of Credits | 10 |
Level | L4 |
Language of Delivery | English |
Module Leader | MRS Samia Zitouni |
Semester | Autumn Semester |
Academic Year | 2020/1 |
Outline Description of Module
This is a module designed for students who completed French Higher intermediate B1 Part 3 or who have achieved an AS Level and have completed some further study towards an A Level or equivalent, or have achieved a basic A Level grade and need some revision. This module aims to provide you with the necessary linguistic tools you need to be able, with some effort, to keep up with fast and colloquial discussions and understand detailed information reliably, and to identify unfamiliar words from the context on topics related to your field/interests. You will also further develop your understanding of the culture of French speaking countries.
This module is the first part of the preparation for CEFR B2.
On completion of the module a student should be able to
- Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.
- Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
- Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options
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 extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of arguments provided the topic is relatively familiar.
- Read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints.
- Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible.
- Present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects relating to my interests; explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
- Write clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects relating to my interests; write an essay or report passing on information or giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view.
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
All key language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as grammar and vocab) are assessed over the course of the module.
Written end of module test (50%) and course work (30%).
Oral assessment (20%).
Assessment Breakdown
Type | % | Title | Duration(hrs) |
---|---|---|---|
Written Assessment | 30 | Coursework | N/A |
Oral/Aural Assessment | 20 | Speaking Test | N/A |
Class Test | 50 | End Of Module Test | N/A |
Syllabus content
- Les medias: television, press, its place in society
- Fashion: history and place in food industry – accessories - people
- Art: exhibition; cinema; painting
- Tourism: ecotourism; holiday experiences; transports
Essential Reading and Resource List
TEXTBOOK TO BE CONFIRMED. SOME MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON LEARNING CENTRAL.
Background Reading and Resource List
Grammaire en dialogues, 2013; C. Miquel; CLE INTERNATIONAL
Preparation for DELF B2:
Réussir le DELF B2, 2008; Marie-Christine Jamet ; Virginie Collini; Didier