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FREN302 French Language 3B

Updated: 06 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
04 September 2010 06 September 2010 Non-Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites FREN301 (from 2004) or equivalent
Co-requisites None
Restrictions FREN350 or FREN301 (pre 2002)
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Jane Southwood (jsouthw5@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This Second Semester core language unit is the continuation of FREN301. It aims to bring students to a point where they may competently read and understand, and accurately write and speak, an advanced level of French. As context for this language acquisition, it also includes the study of a French literary text.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Grammaire francaise
ISBN: 9780176104610
Ollivier, J. and Beaudoin, M., Thomson Nelson 4th ed. 2007
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Au revoir, les enfants
ISBN: 9782070388738
Malle, L., Folio 1994
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Au Revoir, les Enfants DVD. Screenplay by Louis Malle
ISBN: ARAD08
UNE Reprint
Note: Available from the United Campus Bookshops, UNE
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
French Dictionary
ISBN: 9780007280445
Collins-Robert, Collins/Le Robert 8th ed. 2008
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Le Petit Robert. Dictionnaire alphabetique et analogique de la langue francaise
ISBN: 9782849026335
Robert, Le Robert 2010
Note: An earlier edition is also acceptable
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Lucie Aubrac DVD
ISBN: ARAD10
UNE Reprint
Note: Available from the United Campus Bookshops, UNE
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

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

A Comprehensive French Grammar
ISBN: 9781405153850
Price, G., Blackwell 6th ed. 2008
Note: If students already have the 5th ed. that is acceptable
Text refers to: Semester 2 , 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
Language Assignment 1 20% Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Written and oral assignment
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Language Assignment 1 15% On Campus
Assessment Notes
Written assignment
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 4-6 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Language Assignment 2 10% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Written assignment
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Language Assignment 3 15% On Campus
Assessment Notes
Written assignment
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 4-6 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Language Assignment 3 20% Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Written assignment and oral test
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Oral Test 10% On Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 50% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
No notes, books or dictionaries of any kind permitted.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. recognize, analyse and use a wide range of grammatical structures in French;
  2. communicate in French, both written and oral, more effectively, and with greater accuracy than previously, using structures and vocabulary learnt whilst studying the prescribed texts and films;
  3. demonstrate an increased understanding of spoken French;
  4. demonstrate a substantial awareness of the historical and socio-cultural context and terminology in which the texts and/or films under analysis were produced;
  5. argue a case in written French in answer to a question based on the assigned texts;
  6. use monolingual and bilingual dictionaries to search for meanings, synonyms and nuances of meaning.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will further enhance all four language skills and their awareness of French and Francophone cultures. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Study of language is the study of communication, and this attribute is assessed in all the set assignment tasks.. 		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
Students are encouraged to access web pages in French. 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
Ability to function in a foreign language paves the way for continuing association with other cultures. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Language learning and textual analysis require high level problem solving skills. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
In this unit students' intercultural awareness is developed through an awareness of differences and of their responsibilities towards those perceived as "other". 		True
8 Team Work
Students in this unit, internally in class or during the Intensive School, will have the chance to engage in group work as part of the learning process. 		True
   

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