| CODE | FRE1507 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Français niveau avancé | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | French | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is an advanced course dedicated to the French language and French civilization. It combines grammar, vocabulary, speech acts and communication skills studied in real life situations and is designed for students who would like to express themselves in a wide range of situations. It targets the four language skills (Listening, speaking, reading and writing at B2.1 level). Study-Unit Aims: - To improve reading and listening comprehension skills in French at B2.1 level; - To improve the students’ ability of spoken and written French at B2.1 level; - To increase the students’ vocabulary in French and to enhance and consolidate the use of more complex sentence structures; - To improve an awareness of the main grammatical aspects of French; - To create an awareness of complex topics of French civilization and culture; - To enhance intercultural communicative competence. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics; - use the language fluently, accurately and effectively on a wide range of general, academic, vocational or leisure topics, marking clearly the relationships between ideas; - communicate spontaneously with good grammatical control without much sign of having to restrict what he/she wants to say; - produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - interact in French with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction, and sustained relationships with native speakers quite possible without imposing strain on either party; - explain a viewpoint on a topical issue in French giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Elodie Heu, Jean-Jacques Mabilat, 'Edito: Méthode de Français Niveau B2', Didier: Paris, 2015. - Joëlle Bonenfant, Gabrielle Chort, Marine Antier, Michel Guilloux, 'Alter Ego + 4: Méthode de Français', Hachette FLE Paris, 2015. - Nathalie Hirschsprung, Tony Tricot, 'Cosmopolite 4: Livre de l'élève', Hachette FLE: Paris, 2019. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite qualifications: FRE1506 or a DELF B2.1 or B1+ level of French or equivalent | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Anabel Said |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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