FRENCH 5

FRE3005

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students consolidate and add to the skills gained in French 4. We focus on further development of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and continue to learn about French culture through the materials used for language acquisition. Students successfully completing the subject should be able to read French, write accurately and make sense of and participate in a variety of communicative situations presented in French, within the limits of the vocabulary and tenses introduced in the subject. The subject should also enable them to obtain a B1 level in the Common European Framework.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: James Cannon

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: FRE2004 or VCE (language) or subject coordinator's approval

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Entre nous 3/B1 Livre & Espace Virtuel Premium 12mth Sub. Code

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Audrey Avanzi et al

Year: 2016

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: EDITIONS MAISON DES LANGUES

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Grammaire Progressive du Français Niveau Intermediaire

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: M. Gregoire, O. Thievenaz

Year: 2013

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: CLE INTERNATIONAL

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
COMMUNICATION - Digital Capability
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Ability to formulate an opinion on familiar, everyday matters and to discuss critically short written texts and films.
02. Ability to interact with Francophones with a degree of fluency in accordance with socio-cultural differences.
03. Ability to perform critical analysis and synthesis, and to develop and evaluate arguments.
04. Ability to understand texts that consist of high-frequency language; ability to understand contemporary literary prose.
05. Ability to work as part of a team in class discussions and debates.
06. Demonstrated understanding of and engagement with learning as a continuous, changing process.
07. Enter unprepared into conversations on familiar topics. Present a short talk relating to the plot of a book or film.
08. Write connected and/or argumentative texts on topics studied with clarity, cohesion, logic, structure and accuracy in a range of contexts and on a range of topics.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Raphael Trantoul

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
We do not use Sections in Allocate+ for this subject

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

End of subject Final Tasks (1,600-word equivalent)Feedback returned generally the following week.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO3, SILO6, SILO7, SILO8

End of semester Interview Project and reflective essay (1000-words equivalent).Feedback given to students after the oral exam about entire project (interview + reflective essay)

N/AN/AN/ANo25SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6, SILO7, SILO8

Oral examination (800-word equivalent)Oral exam (in French) is about reflecting on their own learning - Would you do your project differently if you could start all over again both interview and essay? etc. Then I given them feedback if students didn't given themselves feedback.

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO1, SILO3, SILO6, SILO7

Written tests (1,200-word equivalent)weeks 7 (10%) and 12 (10%)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO4, SILO6, SILO8