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FREN202 French Language 2B

Updated: 14 December 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
11 August 2012 13 August 2012 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 FREN201 (from 2004) or equivalent
Co-requisites None
Restrictions FREN250 (pre 2004) or FREN201 (pre 2002) or FREN203 (pre 2002) or FREN252 or FREN254
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Jennifer Hatte (jhatte@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This second semester core language unit is the continuation of FREN201. It aims progressively to bring students to a point where their intermediate level skills in reading, understanding, writing and speaking will equip them for advanced level study in French language and literature. 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).
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. translate several paragraphs at intermediate level;
  2. use complex sentence structures in all tenses and moods for prose writing;
  3. properly use a detailed bilingual dictionary;
  4. read lengthy excerpts from French and Francophone literature and use skills gained to develop reading comprehension and appreciation of French 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 and skills of the French language. 		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. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Study of a foreign language and of its various cultures provides the opportunity to acquire global perspectives, which will be reinforced in assignments. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
There is a compulsory online 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
6 Problem Solving
Students of this unit must be logical, critical and creative thinkers in order to complete assignments and the exam. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
By developing students' intercultural awareness this unit will also develop their social responsibilities. 		True
8 Team Work
Students in this unit, on-campus in class or during the Intensive School, will have the chance to engage in pair or group work as part of the learning process. 		True
   

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