Undergraduate Course: Foundation French Language 2 (ELCF07008)

Course Outline
School	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course in spoken and written French is designed for students who have some knowledge of French (approximately Standard Grade/GCSE level) and who wish to extend it. All students take all elements of assessment including the degree examination (2 hours). This course runs both in semester 1 and semester 2. On successful completion of the course students will have the option of taking Foundation French Language 3 (ELCF07007) (20 credits), in either semester 1 or semester 2, which follows on from Foundation French Language 2 OR French 1A if you attain a mark of 50% at first sit OR French 1B if you attain a mark of 70% or more at first sit.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Foundation French Language 1 (ELCF07011)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	A course book A bilingual dictionary

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	Entry is subject to a language test by the relevant subject area on arrival and at the discretion of the course organiser.
High Demand Course?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: 0
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 153 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Coursework 50% (including class tests and oral assignments) Degree exam 50% (A two-hour written paper) All students take all elements of assessment, including the examination.
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	Foundation French Language 2		2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Foundation French Language 2		2:00

Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: 60
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 153 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Coursework 50% (including class tests and oral assignments) Degree exam 50% (A two-hour written paper) All students take all elements of assessment, including the examination.
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)	Foundation French Language 2		2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Foundation French Language 2		2:00

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Knowledge and Understanding: Students will continue to develop their knowledge and understanding of the language up to the level equivalent to A1/A2 CFR. Their vocabulary will reach approximately 1000 words and phrases. Practice and Applied Knowledge, Skills and Understanding: Students continue to develop grammar, oral and aural skills as well as the ability to use them in a variety of situations. Students can produce oral and written phrases, and understand short to medium length passages. Generic Cognitive Skills: The students will develop the skill of using known material to make appropriate deductions and informed guesses about the meaning of material that is new to them. They can apply strategies for understanding specific information on a variety of topics. Communication, ICT and Numeracy Skills: Ability to conduct more complex conversations on a wider range of topics. Students will be able to communicate at a level equivalent to CEFR (A2) in the target language (both written and oral) in situations of daily routine and familiar topics. They will be able to ask and answer questions in areas of immediate need or on familiar and routine topics. The students continue to progress from learned formulaic responses towards a more spontaneous generation of language. Autonomy, Accountability and Working with Others: The course continues to develop confidence in language learning, understanding and responding to others in appropriate situations. Students continue to work individually as well as in pairs or small groups.

Reading List
None

Additional Information
Course URL	http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/open-languages
Graduate Attributes and Skills	Not entered
Special Arrangements	This course is open to all students as a credit bearing course, or over and above their full credit load, as a non credit bearing course. Auditing this course is not allowed. You must be enrolled as CE (Class and Assessment including centrally arranged exam). DELC students may only take this course if it over and above their full credit load, as a non credit bearing course. Visiting students may only take the course for credits.
Additional Class Delivery Information	Students must attend pairs of classes. See Web Timetable. The first class meeting will take place in week 1. The teaching classes will start in the second week of the semester.
Keywords	OLFFREN2SEM1&2