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FREN201 French Language 2A

Updated: 07 January 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites FREN102 or FREN150 or HSC French Continuers (with a pass of 70% or over) or equivalent level of knowledge
Co-requisites None
Restrictions FREN250 (pre 2002) or FREN203 (pre 2002) or FREN252 or FREN 254
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Jennifer Hatte (jhatte@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This first semester core language unit is the sequel to FREN102. It is also offered as the entry point to the French language sequence for HSC Continuers (70+%) or those with equivalent prior knowledge. FREN201, normally followed by FREN202, aims progressively to bring students to a point where they may competently read, understand, write and speak an intermediate level of French. Students must own or have access to a CD player. Students must also have regular access to the Internet with an up-to-date browser, capable of supporting 'Blackboard (CE 6) and iLrn: Heinle Learning Center'. Off-campus students must have regular access to a cassette recorder (standard sized cassettes).
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Shrink Wrapped Package(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Interaction
ISBN: 9780538455671
St Onge, S. and St Onge, R., Cengage Learning 2007
Note: Package includes: Text and Audio CD, St Onge and St Onge, Interaction: Revision de Grammaire Francaise, 7th ed. (ISBN 9781413016475); Workbook/Lab Manual, 7th ed. (ISBN 9781413018080); Lab Audio CDs, 7th ed. (ISBN 9781413018103); DVD Video, 7th ed. (ISBN 9781413018127); and Noblitt, Systeme-D 4.0 CD-ROM: Writing Assistant for French, 2nd ed. (ISBN 9781413000818). All students enrolled in FREN201 will be granted access to online versions of the INTERACTION materials. It is, however, important to buy the package as computer failure may otherwise copromise studies. Internal students must bring the textbook to class.
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

French Grammar. Schaum's Outline Series
ISBN: 9780071546058
Coffman Crocker, M.E., McGraw-Hill 5th ed. 2008
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
English Grammar for Students of French
ISBN: 9780934034371
Morton, J., Olivia & Hill Press 6th ed. 2009
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 4: Online quiz 4% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Aural test
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 5, 6 GA: 1, 3, 5, 6
Assignment 5: Oral test 7% Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Students will submit a tape.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 5, 6 GA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Assignment 5: Oral test 12% On Campus
Assessment Notes
Students will be tested individually, face-to-face.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 5, 6 GA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Language Assignment 1 7% On Campus
Assessment Notes
Language exercises and 150 word composition
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,3,4 and 6 GA: 1, 2, 3 and 6
Language Assignment 1 12% Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Language exercises, 150 word composition and oral tape (approximately 5 minutes)
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,3,4, 5 and 6 GA: 1, 2, 3 and 6
Language Assignment 2 12% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Written language exercises, 150 word composition and written aural comprehension
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,3,4, 5 and 6 GA: 1, 2, 3 and 6
Language Assignment 3 5% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Completion of Heinle online self-correcting exercises during the course of the unit.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 4, 5, 6 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Written Language Examination 2 hrs 60% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
No pre-written notes, books or dictionaries of any kind
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3, 4 and 6 GA: 1, 2, 3 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. use complex sentence structures in several tenses for prose writing;
  2. use bilingual dictionaries;
  3. translate sentences as necessary at intermediate level;
  4. read excerpts from French and Francophone literature;
  5. demonstrate aural comprehension and oral production of French, spoken in a variety of contexts at a reasonable level of competence;
  6. appreciate cultural diversity and cross-cultural communication.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will improve their knowledge of French culture and and French language skills (in speaking, listening, reading and writing). 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught to communicate effectively in French by means of a structured approach to grammar acquisition, combined with a focus on communicative aspects of the language. On-campus students will practise in class and be assessed individually. Off-campus students will submit oral tapes for correction and assessment. in addition, both groups will practise all skills online. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Study of a foreign language and of its culture provides the opportunity to acquire global perspectives, which will be reinforced in assignments. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
There is an online assessment component in this unit. 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
The acquisition of intermediate French language skills will pave the way to further French language study or the study of other languages and encourage students to seek foreign language experiences in their personal and/or professional lives. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Success in language study at university level requires high levels of problem-solving skills, and these are directly assessed in all the set assessment tasks. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
By developing students intercultural awareness it is expected that this unit will also develop their social responsibilities. 		True
8 Team Work
On-campus students are encouraged to work together in class. All students are encouraged to practise and interact together online. 		True
   

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