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FREN101 French Language 1A

Updated: 07 January 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
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 None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions FREN150 or students with HSC Beginners (2-Unit Z) French or 2-Unit French or French continuers or 3-Unit French are not permitted to enrol in this unit
Notes

No prior knowledge of the language is assumed. Students with a pass of 70% or better in HSC 2-Unit (Continuers) French or students with 3-Unit French or equivalent level of knowledge should enrol at 200 level. Native speakers should enrol at 200 level or above, after consultation with the Convenor of the discipline.
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Bernard Bourque (bbourqu2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

French Language 1A is a unit intended to take beginners and near beginners in the language to a level of proficiency where they may competently read and understand, and accurately write and speak, elementary French. 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

Contacts
ISBN: 9780547172729
Valette, J.-P. and Valette, R.M., Cengage Learning 8th ed. 2009
Note: Package includes: Text, Vallette and Vallette, Contacts: Langue et Culture Francaises, 8th ed. (ISBN 9780618395781); Student Activities Manual, 8th ed. (ISBN 9780618395804); In-text Audio CD-ROM, 8th ed. (ISBN 9780618395897); and Lab Audio CD-ROM Program, 8th ed. (ISBN 9780618395880).
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

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 Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Language Assignments 35% Off Campus
Assessment Notes
2 language assignments, each composed of a writing, listening comprehension and oral component.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Language Assignments 30% On Campus
Assessment Notes
2 language assignments, each composed of a writing, listening comprehension and oral component.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Oral Examination 5% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 4 GA: 1, 2, 6
Tutorial 5% On Campus
Assessment Notes
Structured tutorial participation
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 6
Final Written Examination 2 hrs 60% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. read French competently at an elementary level;
  2. understand French competently at an elementary level;
  3. write French accurately at an elementary level;
  4. speak French accurately at an elementary level.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
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. 		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 will access and use discussion fora and other online resources. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The acquisition of elementary 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 True
6 Problem Solving
Learning grammatical structures and applying them in speaking and writing involves problem solving at various levels. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
By developing students' intercultural awareness this unit will also develop their social responsibilities. As intercultural awareness deals with ethical and social issues, students will engage with these debates. 		False False True
8 Team Work
Students in this unit, in class for on-campus students or during the Intensive School for off-campus students, will have the chance to engage in pair or group work as part of the learning process. 		False False True
   

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