Course syllabus

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  • Course name: Introductory French Language 1.
  • Course code: FRENCH 101, FRENCH 101G (i.e. General Education course code).

  • Points value: 15 points.
  • Restrictions: May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed.

  • Course Director & Coordinator: Dr Kevin Mendousse.

  • Course aims & objectives: Features of the French language will be presented, in French, and practised in the four skills areas of reading, listening, speaking and writing; by the end of the course, in order to obtain a pass grade, students must demonstrate an overall command of both oral and written French equivalent to DELF A1 language competency on topics covered in class.

  • Weekly topics: Units 1e & 2e Etapes followed by chapters 1-4 inclusive of Deux Mondes, A Communicative Approach (textbook details below).

  • Teaching format: two weekly 90mn class sessions (on campus), blended with online multimedia learning.

  • Workload: Students are expected to spend around 10 hours a week over 15 weeks on the course (i.e. teaching, study break, and examination weeks); for an average student, the overall course workload breakdown could be as follows: 33 hours on-campus taught classes and 10-12 hours revisions; 44-46 hours online multimedia learning; 25-30 hours assignment work; 10-12 hours test revisions; 20-24 hours final exam preparation.

  • Learning resourcesConnect Plus registration code for Deux Mondes: A Communicative Approach (7th ed.), McGraw-Hill, 2013; the registration code, which must be purchased new, grants access to both an e-book copy of the above prescribed text and to online multimedia coursework assignments.

  • Assessment weightings: 60% coursework, 40% final exam (2 hours, closed book).

  • Assessment breakdown: Coursework includes online multimedia assignments (weighted 10%), oral classwork (weighted 20%), in-class tests (weighted 30%), and  final exam (weighted 40%).

Course summary:

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