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FREN301 French Language 3A

Updated: 28 November 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 FREN202 or FREN250 or equivalent
Co-requisites None
Restrictions FREN350 or FREN315
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Paul Gibbard (pgibbard@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This core language unit is a sequel to FREN202 and is normally followed by FREN302. It aims to advance competence in reading, understanding, writing and speaking 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: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Ascenseur pour l'echafaud (DVD)
ISBN: ARAD15
UNE Reprint
Note: Available from United Campus Bookshop, UNE
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Les Quatre Cents Coups (DVD)
ISBN: ARAD20
UNE Reprint
Note: Available from United Campus Bookshop, UNE
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Le Petit Robert. Dictionnaire alphabetique et analogique de la langue francaise
ISBN: 97802849028414
Collectif, Le Robert 2012
Note: An earlier edition is also acceptable. The dictionary is available in CD-ROM - it works on both MACs and PCs. The website for the CD-ROM is: http://www.lerobert.com/espace-numerique/cdrom/le-petit-robert-2012-pc-v3.5.html
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
French Dictionary
ISBN: 9780007331550
Collins-Robert, Collins/Le Robert 9th ed. 2010
Note: Or CD ROM: Title:Le Grand Robert & Collins; ISBN: 9782849024805; Year: 2008. Also downloadable from lerobert.com
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

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: 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
Language Assignment 1 15% On Campus 500
Assessment Notes
Written assignment ( includes grammar questions, composition of 200-250 words, translation)
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 4-6 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Language Assignment 1 20% Off Campus 500
Assessment Notes
Written and oral assignment (written component includes grammar questions, composition of 200-250 words, translation)
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6
Language Assignment 2 10% On/Off Campus 1000
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 500
Assessment Notes
Written assignment ( includes grammar questions, composition of100-120 words, translation)
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 500
Assessment Notes
Written assignment and oral test (written component includes grammar questions, composition of 100-120 words, translation)
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 2000
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. recognise, 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; and
  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 develop all four language skills and an 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 set assessment tasks, including the exam. 		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 required to access and use web-based learning resources. 		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, which are assessed in the range of assignments. 		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, will have the chance to engage in group work as part of the learning process. 		True
   

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