Inter Faculty French 6a
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| LANG4007 | Modern Languages and Cultures | 4 | 10 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- LANG4007
- School
- Modern Languages and Cultures
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module is designed to perfect the productive skills of the student in the target language, with greater emphasis on an individual syllabus related to the student's academic and career interests. A single written assessment will replace all failed assessment components at the reassessment stage.
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Target Students
This module is open to all students provided their home department approves. Priority will be given to students on the BA in International Communication Studies. Successful completion of Stage 5b or 2 years of post-A-level language tuition (or equivalent) required. Please note, your enrolment on this module will be conditional on subsequent attendance at an assessment by the Language Centre, where your appropriate language level will be confirmed. Failure to attend the assessment may result in your enrolment being cancelled. Dates and times of the assessment sessions will be advertised on the Language Centre website. Available to JYA/Exchange students.Students must have completed LANG4002 Interfaculty French 5b (or have 2 years of post A-level language tuition or equivalent).
Classes
- One 2-hour seminar per week for 10 weeks
- One 1-hour seminar per week for 10 weeks
Students must be able to attend all three hours of class tuition or notify the tutor if they are unable to attend. Persistent failure to attend without good reason could lead to disqualification from examinations or the withholding of credits (School Attendance Policy can be found on Moodle).
Assessment
- 40% In-Class Oral Exam: 1 x in-class oral exam, 15 mins individual presentation.
- 30% Coursework: 1 x in-class ongoing translation coursework, 400 words.
- 30% Coursework 2: 1 x in-class written coursework, 1000 words.
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
This stage is intended for final year students, able to undertake independently a project in their area of specialism. It is designed to improve productive skills in the Target Language, with greater emphasis on an individual syllabus related to the students' academic and career interests. Students will be trained to use the language in preparation for their first year of professional activity in their own field by improving general communicative skills, particularly in terms of variety, appropriateness of register and grammatical accuracyLearning Outcomes
Summarising, specialist translation, report-writing (information retrieval and textual reorganisation), textual discrimination, oral presentation, an awareness of specialist and non specialist audiences, cultural awareness, current affairs awareness.