To provide students with advanced competence in reading, writing, listening and speaking in French, building on the skills acquired in the year two language modules, in year three during the Year Abroad and in semester one of year four in FREN311;

To further increase students linguistic confidence;

To equip students with the speaking skills necessary in a professional and every day context;

To equip students with the writing skills necessary in a professional and every day context;

To develop students cultural understanding of France.

(LO1) Ability to communicate in both spoken and written French with near-native fluency.

(LO2) Ability to use the necessary linguistic and cultural tools to deal with realistic and complex situations of the world of work

(LO3) Ability to operate as an effective inter-cultural communicator

(LO4) Attainment of a sophisticated level of linguistic and cultural awareness

(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills – oral

(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written

(S3) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Listening skills

(S4) Global citizenship - Cultural awareness

Teaching Method 1 - Seminar
Description: This module is taught through 20 general language classes and 11 language reinforcement classes. In the two-hour general language classes, there will be time both with an Anglophone and a native-speaker. The language reinforcement classes are taught by a native speaker and provide opportunities to consolidate skills learnt during the general language classes and for more informal conversation on aspects of French society. All classes are taught in French, apart from when a translation into English is discussed. General feedback is given in class and opportunity for individual feedback on progress is available during Tutor’s office hours and in week five. The module is assessed by a mixture of formative and summative assignments. Formative assignments provide students with essential practice on tasks which will be assessed later on in the semester, as well as the opportunity to take risks and use newly acquired structures and lexis. Additional material is available on VITAL for independent study and students are strongly encouraged to attend the Café français and to enrol for the conversation exchange scheme, in order to maintain the level of fluency and communicative skills achieved during their Year Abroad.
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: The seminars consist of three weekly language classes, with hour one concentrating on speaking and listening skills, hour two on grammar, writing and translating skills and hour three alternating between a reinforcement language class and an interpreting session.

The syllabus can be found in the module handbook which can be accessed through VITAL. At the beginning of the semester students will have access via VITAL to a dossier of material which will inform the activities over the twelve weeks. The subjects of the dossiers reflect current events and preoccupations. Audio-visual material backing up the written material is shown in the second or third hour. Throughout the semester there is also the opportunity to meet individually with the native speaker for pronunciation guidance.