French 1A (FR0075)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : LLC-1-FR0075

An intensive course in spoken and written French for those with restricted knowledge of the language. The course is open to students of any year, but NOT TO THOSE QUALIFIED FOR ADMISSION TO FRENCH 1B. The number of students admitted to the course may be limited. A great deal of private study and high motivation are necessary in order to meet the requirements of the course. Suitable for students of proven linguistic ability (ie a pass in French at Standard Grade (SCE) or GCSE. Sustained effort is required throughout, the pace being such that any lost ground can prove extremely difficult to recover.

The course aims to take students within a year to the standard required for entry to French 2, giving them expertise in spoken and written French, concentrating on accuracy and fluency. It also provides exposure to texts of various types (political, historical and literary) and to film; these are studied for both linguistic and cultural content.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not accepting further student enrolments.

? Pre-requisites : A pass at Standard Grade (SCE) or GCSE or evidence of equivalent proficiency in French. STUDENTS WHO ARE QUALIFIED FOR ADMISSION TO FRENCH 1B ARE NOT ADMISSIBLE TO FRENCH 1A

? Prohibited combinations : French 1B FR0076

? Costs : Purchase of course books (language and culture) plus supplementary language texts cost of supplementary material: approximately five pounds.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

European Languages and Cultures - French, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 5 hour(s) per week for 20 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	15:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	15:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	15:00	15:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : M all weeks. Th weeks 1-5. Some lectures on Tu. 3 other hours at times to be arranged; all weeks.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able to demonstrate competence in the spoken and written language to the standard required for entry to French 2; to participate and interact effectively in tutorials in French; to demonstrate the ability to produce accurate written and spoken French; to identify and understand a broad range of complex grammatical structures and their uses in French; to demonstrate the ability to use self-study materials (dictionaries, grammar books, websites); to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the historical and cultural developments of the period studied and of the formal and thematic issues raised by the selected set texts and film; to demonstrate familiarity with the recommended secondary material relevant to the period, authors and directors studied; to demonstrate understanding of the relationship between the texts and films studied and their socio-political context; to distinguish between assumption and speculation, between fact and opinion, between relevant and irrelevant information; to demonstrate the acquisition of certain transferable skills, including the abilities to criticise, evaluate and interpret evidence, to consider a problem from a number of different perspectives, to accommodate ambiguity and advance reasonable conjectures, to argue cogently and persuade effectively.

Assessment Information

1) Regular written work on language (9 pieces in the year)
2) 1 essay of not more than 1500 words on a topic relating
to texts/films/topics studied
3) One class exam (1.5 hours) in December (whichever is an exam week)
4) One degree exam (3 hours) in April
5) Oral assessment throughout the year and an oral test in March.