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FREN201 French Language 2A

Updated: 05 December 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
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 2004) or FREN203 (pre 2002) or FREN252 or FREN 254
Notes

Native or background speakers of French should normally enter at this level or higher.
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: 9781133847014
St Onge, S. and St Onge, R., Cengage Learning 8th ed. 2011
Note: Package includes: Text, St Onge and St Onge, Interaction: Langue Et Culture, 8th ed. (ISBN 9781428231337) and Audio CD for text (ISBN 9781428263321); Workbook/Lab Manual, 8th ed. (ISBN 9781428263192); SAM Audio CDs, 8th ed. (ISBN 9781428263239); DVD interaction, 8th ed. (ISBN 9781428263260); System D. 4 CD Rom (ISBN 9781413000818) and iLrn Heinle Learning Center 3-Semester Printed Access Card for St. Onge/St. Onge's Interaction (ISBN 9781428263352)
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

French Grammar. Schaum's Outline Series
ISBN: 9780071546058
Coffman Crocker, M.E., McGraw-Hill 5th ed. 2008
Text refers to: Trimester 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: Trimester 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: Aural test 6% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Blackboard online test
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 5, 6 GA: 1, 3, 6
Assignment 5: Oral test 11% 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, 6
Assignment 5: Oral test 6% 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, 6
Language Assignment 1 11% Off Campus 100 words
Assessment Notes
Language exercises and oral tape (approximately 5 minutes)
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3,4, 5 and 6 GA: 1, 2, 3 and 6
Language Assignment 1 6% On Campus 100 words
Assessment Notes
Language exercises
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3,4 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, 2, 3,4, 5 and 6 GA: 1, 2, 3 and 6
Language Assignment 3 5% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Online training: Completion of Heinle online self-correcting exercises over 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; and
  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 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 inter-cultural 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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