• Course name: Language Acquisition I.

• Course code: FRENCH 702.

• Points Value: 15 points.

• Prerequisites: FRENCH 305 or placement test and approval of Academic Head or nominee.

• Course Director & Coordinator: Dr Philippe Valax

• Description

Advanced language practice in French, with emphasis on close-reading, textual summary and synthesis of both aural and written texts. French techniques of writing will be studied and students will apply these in written assignments.

• 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 DALF C1 language competency on topics covered in class.

Coursework includes both written and online multimedia assignments, oral classwork, as well as final oral and written tests.

• Weekly topics: Units 2, 4, 5, and 8 of Alter Ego 5 (textbook details below).

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

• Workload: Students are expected to spend around 10 hours a week on the course over the 12 weeks of teaching; for an average student, the overall course workload breakdown could be as follows: 24 hours taught classes and tests; 20 hours online multimedia work; 35-40 hours class preparation; 15-18 hours assignments; 20-25 hours test revisions. 

• Learning resources: Alter Ego 5 Méthode de français C1>C2 (prescribed textbook), Hachette Français Langue Etrangère, 2010.

• Assessment weightings: 100% coursework.

• Assessment breakdown: Coursework includes both oral/written and online multimedia assignments (30% weightage), oral classwork (30% weightage), as well as final oral and written tests (40% weightage).

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