Modern Languages and Cultures

The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module.
Title PROFICIENT FRENCH 12
Code FREN013
Coordinator Prof RJ Blackwood
Modern Languages and Cultures
Robert.Blackwood@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2020-21 Level 6 FHEQ Second Semester 0

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):

 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:

 

Co-requisite modules:

 

Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours   31

        31
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 0
TOTAL HOURS 31

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Exam. There is a reassessment opportunity. This is an anonymous assessment. Standard UoL penalties will apply.  2 hours    50       
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Oral Exam. There is a reassessment opportunity. This is not an anonymous assessment. Standard UoL penalties will apply.  15 minutes    25       
Bilateral Interpretation. This will not be marked anonymously. Standard UoL penalties will apply. There will be a reassessment opportunity.  50 minutes    25       

Aims

To provide students with advanced competence in reading, writing, listening and speaking in French, building on the skills acquired in FREN011;

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.


Learning Outcomes

(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 and Learning Strategies

Teaching method 1 - seminar.
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 first-language French speaker. The language reinforcement classes are taught by a first-language French 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 str uctures and lexis. Additional material is available on VITAL/CANVAS 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 their level of fluency and communicative skills.

The seminars consist of three weekly language classes, with hour one concentrating on grammar and writing skills, hour two on bilateral interpreting and hour three on speaking skills.


Syllabus

 

The syllabus can be found in the module handbook which can be accessed through VITAL/CANVAS. At the beginning of the semester students will have access via VITAL/CANVAS 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.


Recommended Texts

Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.