FRENCH 6

FRE3006

2018

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In FRE3006 students undertake written and oral exercises designed to consolidate and build on linguistic skills developed in French 5, enhancing both fluency and accuracy while enabling them to work towards attaining a B1level in the Common European Framework. The subject introduces a variety of new grammar structures and includes extensive listening comprehension activities based on authentic audio-visual materials as well as a sustained cultural component. The cultural component addresses environmentalism in France and the French-speaking world, exploring both its historical context and contemporary manifestations. It focuses in particular on the theme of recycling. Students are introduced to the vocabulary of environmentalism and recycling, and encouraged to reflect on and express in French the different ways in which they can help to protect or improve the environment in their everyday life. As such,this subject addresses La Trobe's Sustainability Thinking Essential. Sustainability Thinking entails a deep appreciation of how the choices we make affect the natural, economic,social, political and cultural systems both now and in the future.

SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorJames Cannon

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites FRE3005 or coordinator's approval.

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjects FRE1006, FRE2006, FRE1AD2, FRE2AD2, FRE3AD2, FRE1BE6, FRE2BE6, FRE3BE6, FRE1ADB, FRE2INB, FRE3BEB FRE1IN4, FRE2IN4, FRE3IN4

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Discipline Specific	Entre nous 3/B1 Livre & Espace Virtuel Premium 12mth Sub. Code	Prescribed	Audrey Avanzi et al, 2016	EDITIONS MAISON DES LANGUES
Discipline Specific	Grammaire progressive du français (niveau intermédiaire), 3e édition	Prescribed	Maïa Grégoire et Odile Thiévenaz, 2013	CLE International

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Understand both spoken and written texts in French on a range of themes including environmentalism, recycling and sustainability.

Activities:: Regular exposure to and analysis of French television reports and written texts.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills (Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

02. Work as part of a team in class discussions and debates on a range of themes including sustainability.

Activities:: Class discussions and debates.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy); Personal and Professional Skills (Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills (Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills (Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

03. Write clearly and cohesively in French on a range of themes including sustainability.

Activities:: Written exercises incorporating new grammatical structures and vocabulary.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills (Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

04. Script, direct and narrate or perform in a short film in French on a sustainability issue.

Activities:: Analysis of television news reports and a French film.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills (Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills (Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)

05. Translate complex sentences from English into French on the theme of sustainability.

Activities:: Regular grammar and translation exercises.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy); Personal and Professional Skills (Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills (Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills (Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

06. Demonstrate understanding of and engagement with learning as a continuous, changing and sustainable process.

Activities:: All learning activities.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills (Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills (Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills (Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills (Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills (Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills (Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills (Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills (Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

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Melbourne, 2018, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJames Cannon

Class requirements

WorkShop Week: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Seminar Week: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Lecture Week: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
Written and oral group tasks (1,600-word equivalent).	The group tasks are designed to assess the units covered in the main textbook. These cover a range of themes, but will feed into the Sustainability Thinking Essential addressed in other assessments.	40	01, 02, 06
Written tests (1,200-word equivalent).	The written tests will primarily assess the grammar studied during semester, but will also include a short translation exercise based on both the grammar and the vocabulary of sustainability introduced in the cultural component. Students should contact the subject coordinator for feedback on the final written test.	30	03, 05, 06
Final project (1,200-word equivalent).	Students will be asked to produce in pairs or small groups an audiovisual project on a sustainability issue. The project will incorporate students' understanding of the complex interactions between economic, social and environmental factors, and how our decisions affect the future. Students should contact the subject coordinator for feedback on the final project.	30	04, 06