• Course name: Language Acquisition II.

• Course code: FRENCH 703.

• Points Value: 15 points.

• Pre-requisites: FRENCH 702 or placement test and approval of Academic Head or nominee.

• Convenor's name: Madame Viviane Lopes

• 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 will be able, in French, to:

- Demonstrate a competent working knowledge of vocabulary, language structures and cultural content covered both in Alter Ego 5 and in online multimedia work

- Present a sustained oral and written argument, write both a thematic press review and show review and produce an editorial piece of writing

- Demonstrate overall language proficiency equivalent to DALF C1+

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

• Weekly topics: Units 9, 10, and 11 of Alter Ego 5 (textbook details below).

• Teaching format: One weekly class (2 hours), 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; an average student would typically spend 24 hours on taught classes and tests, 20 hours on online multimedia assignments, 35-40 hours on class preparation, 15-18 hours on written assignments, and 20-25 hours on test preparation. 

• 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 written and online multimedia assignments (30% weightage), oral classwork (30% weightage), as well as a final oral and written test (40% weightage).

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