Introductory description

Prerequisite: prior knowledge of French

• A2 of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference)
• or a high grade in GCSE or equivalent
• or equivalent in International Baccalaureate
• or Language Centre French 2 or Beginners Accelerated
• or equivalent

This module will give students the chance to spend some time learning and reinforcing the basics of the French language. It will offer an opportunity for students not specialising in foreign languages to improve their communicative competence in French as a supplement to their studies in other spheres. For those students intending to travel to France or French-speaking countries, either for study or work placements, the module can work as a refresher and promote confidence-building for communicating with native speakers abroad.

Successful completion of French 3 qualifies students to progress to French 4.

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Module aims

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/ll236/

Communicative skills: items such as describing people, social relations, work, employment, consummerism, the French language and multiculturalism, the media, the environment, art and tourism.

Grammar: items such as consolidation and revision of essential basic structures including present and past tenses, adjectives, object pronouns and relative pronouns, future and conditional tenses, the subjunctive and the passive voice.

Learning outcomes

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

• apply knowledge of grammar appropriate to the level
• understand the main points on matters regularly encountered
• understand texts dealing with descriptions of events and feelings, and with work-related language
• enter unprepared into conversation, describe experiences and events and give reasons for opinions
• produce text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest

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
• French Language skills to communicate both in writing and orally
• Intercultural competence

Transferable skills

• Communication skills: writing and oral presentation, defending one’s point of view.
• Organisational skills: independent work, time management.
• Interpersonal skills: flexibility, adaptability and the ability to work with others.
• Digital skills: online tools, online collaboration