French 1
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MLAC1150 | Modern Languages and Cultures | 1 | 20 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- MLAC1150
- School
- Modern Languages and Cultures
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
Welcome to French at the University of Nottingham — this is where your journey to fluency will really begin to take off!
Designed for students who have completed an A level (or equivalent) in the language, this module will support you to improve in all the key areas of language acquisition: reading, writing, listening and speaking.
We'll support you to continue growing your language abilities, improving your speaking, comprehension and grammar usage through a wide range of source materials and lively classroom conversations.
You'll also become more culturally aware of the countries that make up the Francophone world and get a better understanding of their varying current affairs and culture.
Target Students
Core for students reading UG degrees with French at post A level; available to Liberal Arts, subsidiary students with A level in French at grade B or above.
Additional Requirements
Also available for JYA/Erasmus students (A-Level or equivalent required)
Classes
- One 1-hour lecture per week for 20 weeks
- One 1-hour practicum per week for 20 weeks
- One 1-hour workshop per week for 20 weeks
The School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies operates an attendance policy. The details of this policy can be found in the student handbook on Workspace and in module handbooks.
Assessment
- 10% Oral: Continuous assessment of class participation.
- 10% Listening Exam: Spring Semester
- 15% Coursework 1: Writing task into L1 (250-300 words) Autumn semester
- 15% Coursework 2: Writing task into L2 (250-300 words) Spring semester
- 50% Exam 1 (2-hour)
Assessed in both autumn & spring semest
Educational Aims
This module aims to take you to a level of proficiency commensurate with B1/B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference. As such, you will be able to communicate effectively in written and oral French by mobilizing the grammatical and lexical knowledge and discourse awareness necessary to achieve this. In terms of comprehension, you will be able to understand the main ideas in written, audio and audio-visual texts produced for native French speakers, on a range of topics. In addition to obtaining B1/2 levels of competence in French comprehension and expression, you will develop linguistic mediation skills.Learning Outcomes
A. Knowledge and understanding:
• Understand spoken and written French language at a level commensurate with B1/B2 of the CEFR (A1).
• Demonstrate declarative and procedural knowledge of the key elements of French grammar, lexis and discourse appropriate to effective performance of written and spoken tasks at B1/B2 Level of the CEFR (A1).
• Demonstrate awareness and understanding of the differences and similarities between the French and the English language (A4) as well as between the societies and cultures of the French-speaking world and their own (A5).
B. Intellectual skills:
• Gather, process and evaluate information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources in English and French (B1).
• The development of the ability to engage in exchanges of ideas with others, giving due weight to their opinions (B7).
C. Professional skills:
• Make effective use of grammar books and dictionaries (C5, C4).
• Present language work in an accurate and appropriate manner for specific tasks (C5, C6).
• Ability to translate texts derived from a variety of media into and out of French with a degree of accuracy commensurate with B1/B2 of the CEFR.
D. Transferable skills:
• Organise and manage working time, schedule tasks and meet deadlines (D7).
• Write and think productively under pressure (in examination conditions) (D5).
• Demonstrate ability to work independently and in groups (D3, D4).
• Use IT effectively as an aid to learning (D8).
Conveners
- Dr Rebecca Ford