Course code: FRENCH 305.

Prerequisites: FRENCH 304.

Convenor's name: Madame Viviane LOPES.

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 will be able, in French, to: (i) demonstrate a competent working knowledge of vocabulary, language structures, and cultural content covered both in Alter Ego 4 weekly topics and in supplementary authentic documents studied (newscasts, texts, songs, films); (ii) present a sustained oral and written argument, write the synopsis of an authentic text, and produce a creative piece of writing; (iii) demonstrate overall language proficiency equivalent to DELF B2+.

Weekly topics: 4 Units of Alter Ego 4 (textbook details below).

Teaching format: 2 weekly 2-hour classes (on campus), supplemented by online multimedia work.

Workload: Students are expected to spend around 10 hours a week on the course 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: 44 hours taught classes and tests; 10 hours online multimedia work; 48-54 hours class preparation and test revisions; 16-18 hours written assignments; 25-30 hours final exam preparation. 

Assessment weightings: 70% coursework, 30% final exam (three hours, closed book).

Assessment breakdown: Coursework includes written assignments (20% weightage), multimedia assignments (10% weightage )as well as oral production work (20% weightage) and two in-class tests (20% weightage).