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LL113-24 French 1

Department
School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Level
Undergraduate Level 1
Module leader
Magali Toscan
Credit value
24
Module duration
21 weeks
Assessment
100% coursework
Study location
University of Warwick main campus, Coventry

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Introductory description

Absolute beginners only. This module is offered to students with no prior knowledge of French.

Students will develop and practise basic reading and writing, listening and speaking skills.
Students will acquire a grounding in essential grammar and gain an insight into French society.
Successful completion of French 1 qualifies students to progress to French 2.

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Module aims

  • to enable students to develop competence in a range of predictable everyday tasks;
  • to begin to develop strategies for language learning;
  • to enable students to develop strategies to work independently on an open-ended project;
  • to enable students to develop strategies to communicate some information coherently and effectively to a specific audience within an open-ended project
  • to achieve A1 and to work towards A2 standard of the CEFR (Common European Framework of reference).

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

See module web page: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/languagecentre/academic/french/ll113/

Communicative skills such as: introducing and describing people; expressing preferences, describing a city and accommodation; describing daily routine; asking for and giving directions; making travel arrangements; giving advice; describing a past event; expressing plans for the future; buying things; dealing with problems.

Grammar:
Term 1 will provide an introduction to fundamental features of French and essential basic structures, making it possible to use the present tense in order to function in a range of everyday situations.
Term 2 will introduce a range of standard structures making it possible to deal with more complex interactions and to talk about events in the past and about plans for the future.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

  • apply a basic knowledge of grammar
  • gain insight into everyday life in the relevant countries
  • develop strategies for understanding gist and specific information
  • interact in a simple way and ask & answer questions on familiar topics
  • write short simple texts, including personal details
  • develop strategies to work independently on an open-ended project
  • develop strategies to communicate some information coherently and effectively to a specific audience within an open-ended project

International

This module develops intercultural awareness and helps to prepare students for international student mobility.

Subject specific skills

Strategies for understanding gist and specific information
Intercultural competence

Transferable skills

Written and spoken communication

Study time

Type Required
Supervised practical classes 21 sessions of 2 hours (18%)
Private study 184 hours (77%)
Assessment 14 hours (6%)
Total 240 hours

Private study description

Work set on Moodle and by tutor

Costs

No further costs have been identified for this module.

You do not need to pass all assessment components to pass the module.

Assessment group A1
Weighting Study time Eligible for self-certification
Assessment component
interim test 10% 1 hour No

Short test to assess progress in first term
Reassessment component is the same
Assessment component
Independent project 30% 10 hours Yes (extension)

Student must answer a question related to a topics studied in class and present the information and results coherently.
Reassessment component is the same
Assessment component
Integrated reading/writing test 30% 2 hours No

Reading/writing test
The duration below is indicative, depending on specific online arrangements.
Reassessment component is the same
Assessment component
Oral test 30% 1 hour No

Speaking test
The duration below is a maximum, and means ‘up to 6 minutes’.
Reassessment component is the same
Feedback on assessment

Verbal feedback is provided to the class regarding regular formative tasks set for homework and activities completed in class; individual written feedback is also provided for written work which has been handed in by students. Feedback is also provided orally and in writing on practice test papers. Feedback on interim test is given in class week 1 of term 2.

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