Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Jennifer Lane
Contact via jennifer.lane@mq.edu.au
Other Staff
Karin Speedy
Contact via karin.speedy@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
FRN125 or FRN131 or HSC French Extension or Continuers Band 4 or 5 or 6
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The contemporary materials used are set in a variety of francophone regions throughout the world. They immerse students in authentic language and cultural contexts in order to build and reinforce active oral and written communication skills, develop reading skills and cultural awareness and forge a strong linguistic and grammatical base.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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5 Grammar Tests | 20% | weeks 3,5,7,9,12 |
2 Writing Tasks | 20% | 10 April, 29 May |
Online Participation | 10% | Ongoing |
Aural Exam | 10% | 5-6 June |
Oral Exam | 10% | Week 13 |
Final Exam | 30% | TBA Exam period |
Due: weeks 3,5,7,9,12
Weighting: 20%
These will cover the grammatical structures covered in each chapter (1-5) of Personnages (4th edition). Time limits will be announced in class and posted on iLearn in due course.
Due: 10 April, 29 May
Weighting: 20%
The writing tasks are to be found on iLearn. Please follow instructions as to requirements, approach and word limits closely. If you have any questions, please get in touch with your lecturer as early as possible. You should start the writing process well in advance of the due date. Compositions should reveal a clear, logical and personal narrative or argument, avoiding repetitions, contradictions and excessively simple French. Try to use a variety of vocabulary, phraseology and linguistic structures without being unrealistically ambitious. Make your French "flow" and please pay attention to the grammar: genders, spelling, accents, agreements (in particular, adjectives, verbs and past participles) and conjugations. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRANSLATE EXPRESSIONS AND CONCEPTS DIRECTLY FROM ENGLISH – TRY TO USE FRENCH STRUCTURES YOU HAVE STUDIED IN CLASS.
Note: Students must submit their own work - see section on Academic Honesty under Policies and Procedures.
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 10%
External students must contribute to discussions/debates/writing tasks. I strongly encourage you to approach this with an aim to learn and be willing to edit/correct each others’ written contributions. You should aim to use grammatical structures and vocabulary that you have seen in each chapter in your contributions. I will monitor these discussions throughout the semester.
Due: 5-6 June
Weighting: 10%
External students will complete an on-line listening comprehension test. A practice test will be made available to you before then. In addition to resources in the textbook and lab manual, you should be listening to French radio, TV and other listening resources posted on ILearn to get prepared for this.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 10%
The oral exam will take place in week 13 by skype or telephone. It will last 10 minutes and is worth 10% of your final grade. Timeslots will be sent out via ILearn in week 12 along with a selection of texts. You will select one of these texts to prepare for the oral exam. The texts will relate to the themes studied in chapters 1-5 of Personages. During the oral exam, you will need to discuss the text with your lecturer. You will be asked some fairly open questions which will ask for your personal ideas and opinions on the given theme. You should answer these as fully as possible and should also ask your lecturer some questions, as in a normal conversation. You will be marked on your fluency, accuracy, comprehension, content, vocabulary and pronunciation.
Due: TBA Exam period
Weighting: 30%
The final written exam comprises a reading comprehension (10 marks) and a writing section (20 marks). From a choice of topics and writing tasks, you will be asked to write ONE written piece of 250-300 words. The topics will relate to themes studied in Personnages (4th edition) chapters 1-5. You will be marked for accuracy, use of varied vocabulary, use of a variety of grammatical structures and content.
Required texts:
The Personnages (4th edition) Value Pack available from the Co-op bookshop comprising:
Oates D & Dubois JF, 2010, Personnages: An Intermediate Course in French Language and Francophone Culture, 4th edn, John Wiley and Sons, Australia.Oates D & Dubois JF, 2010,Personnages: An Intermediate Course in French Language and Francophone Culture, Student Activities Manual, 4th edn, John Wiley and Sons, Australia.
Recommended texts:
Ollivier J & Beaudoin M, 2008, Grammaire française, 4th edn, Thomson Nelson Australia. ISBN: 0-17-610461-5
http://www.eurolang.mq.edu.au/units/french/frn226.html
FRN 226, Intermediate French I, includes 4 contact hours per week and is offered in the first semester only. It is offered both internally and for external study. The prerequisites are:FRN125(P) or FRN131(V2) or HSC French Extension or Continuers Band 4, 5 or 6.
ILearn is an essential tool for FRN 226. I use it to communicate with students, post resources, useful links and answers to exercises in the textbook and workbook. External students will be required to complete assessment tasks on-line and a mark for on-line participation will be awarded. All external students should log-on to ILearn as soon as they receive this unit guide - send me a message to say “Bonjour” so that I know you have found your way to the site. Allstudents must log-on to ILearn at the beginning of semester and check for updates regularly. To log-on, go to: ilearn.mq.edu.au and use your Student ID number and your MyMQ Portal password.
External Students: Students are expected to work through the exercises in the Personnages (4th edition) textbook, workbook/lab manual (Radio francophonie) in accordance with the detailed semester plan online on ILearn and in this study guide. Answers to the exercises will be posted on ILearn. However, if progress is to be made, these exercises must be done properly (i.e. a genuine, serious attempt made before you check the answers).
In addition, external students must use the extra resources on ILearn that have been especially tailored for their needs: dictations, listening activities, discussion and voice board activities. i-Lecture will be used to record the parts of lessons devoted to grammar teaching and these lectures will be made available on ILearn. Prior to listening to the lecture, please download and print all the relevant grammar notes and exercises on ILearn for the corresponding week/s as I will refer to these in the lecture.
There is a discussion board for each chapter. I will launch the topic and external students are required to participate in written discussion. You are encouraged to interact with each other in French and correct each other if you spot mistakes. Participation in these discussion activities is compulsory and worth 10% of your final grade. You should write your contribution before we reach the end of each chapter i.e. in weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 11.
Assessment includes five on-line grammar tests, two written assignments, an on-line listening comprehension test, on-line discussion participation, an oral skype exam and a final written exam. All external students are strongly encouraged to attend the morning on-campus session on March 15. This session will focus particularly on oral and aural skills but please come ready with questions you may have about any aspect of your learning. Details of the time and room will be sent to you via ILearn.
Assignments are compulsory and must be submitted on time. As a general rule, extensions will not be granted without a valid and documented reason (e.g. medical certificate). Late submissions will be penalised by 5% for each day (including weekends) the assignment task is late. No assignments will be accepted after assignments have been corrected and feedback has been provided. Assignment tasks handed in early will not be marked and returned before the due date.
All students:In addition to assessable course work tasks and regular homework, you should be doing all you can to expose yourself to as much authentic French as possible. Lisez, lisez, lisez ! – by observing how the French put sentences together, your own written expression will benefit. You should be reading magazines such as Le Point or L’Express, newspapers (accessible on-line via iLearn) and literature. The “À la découverte” section of each of the chapters in Personnages (4th edition) gives you a nice introduction to French literature. Moreover, you should be watching French films – at the cinema, on DVD or even on television (SBS sometimes shows French films and television programmes and they show “Le Journal”, the French news, in the morning). French music is also good for listening comprehension as are radio programmes. As a starting point, investigate the links to useful French websites included in the “Autres liens et documents utiles” section of ILearn. Don’t be shy, try to practise your spoken French at every opportunity – inside and outside of class. Remember, a 3 credit-point unit equates to 9-12 hours of study per week – and for a language, this extra work at home is especially important.
Remember – your lecturers and tutors are facilitators. We introduce you to new concepts, cultures, grammar, language usage and ways of learning. We are here to help you learn but we cannot do the learning for you.
Expectations: Successful completion of FRN 226 will provide students with improved written, oral, listening and reading skills in French and a good grasp of grammatical structures studied. Moreover, exposure to a range of francophone cultures and contexts will add to students’ knowledge base and foster cross-cultural empathy.
FRN 226 Intermediate French I, Planning 2014 External Students
Semaine qui commence le |
Contrôle continu |
Chapitre : Personnages (4th edition) |
Structures grammaticales |
Notes et/ou exercices supplémentaires : Grammaire française 4e |
1 lundi 3 mars |
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1 Une étudiante nord-américaine à Paris
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L'emploi du présent de l'indicatif La Négation Depuis |
Chapitre 12
Chapitre 27 |
2 lundi 10 mars |
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1 Une étudiante nord-américaine à Paris |
Les mots interrogatifs Les pronoms interrogatifs Lequel ou quel? |
Chapitre 28 |
3 lundi 17 mars |
Grammar test 1 18-19 mars (4%)
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2 Une jeune « auteure » à Québec |
Les verbes comme ouvrir Les formes du passé composé Les formes de l'imparfait |
Chapitre 14
Chapitre 15 |
4 lundi 24 mars |
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2 Une jeune « auteure » à Québec |
Passé composé ou imparfait? Le plus-que-parfait |
Chapitre 16
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5 lundi 31 mars |
Grammar test 2 1er-2avril (4%) |
3 Une artiste à Papeete |
Les verbes voir, envoyer et manquer Les pronoms objets directs Les pronoms objets indirects |
Chapitre 4 |
6 lundi 6 avril |
Writing task 1 (10%) 10 avril |
3 Une artiste à Papeete |
Le pronom adverbial y Le pronom adverbial en L'ordre des pronoms objets Les pronoms accentués |
Chapitre 4
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Mid-semester break 14 avril – 25 avril
7 lundi 28 avril |
Grammar test 3 29-30 avril (4%) |
4 Un restaurateur à Lyon |
Les verbes courir et recevoir La place des adjectifs Les adverbes |
Chapitre 3 Chapitre 8 |
8 lundi 5 mai |
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4 Un restaurateur à Lyon |
Le comparatif Le superlatif L'article partitif |
Chapitre 9
Chapitre 2
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9 lundi 12 mai |
Grammar test 4 cours 1 13-14 mai (4%) |
5 Un futur médecin de souche maghrébine à Paris |
Les verbes falloir, valoir et pleuvoir L'infinitif Le participe présent |
Chapitre 21 Chapitre 20 |
10 lundi 19 mai |
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5 Un futur médecin de souche maghrébine à Paris |
L'impératif Le subjonctif |
Chapitre 13 Chapitre 19 |
11 lundi 26mai |
Writing task 2 (10%) 29 mai
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5 Un futur médecin de souche maghrébine à Paris |
Le subjonctif |
Chapitre 19 |
12 lundi 2 juin |
Grammar test 5 3-4 juin (4%) Test de compréhension auditive (10%) 5-6 juin |
Pas d’enregistrements (iLecture) cette semaine
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Révisions Entraînement pour l’examen oral |
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13 lundi 9 juin |
EXAMEN ORAL (10%) NB Participation écrite (10%) évaluée tout au long du semestre |
Pas de cours cette semaine
Pas d’enregistrements (iLecture) cette semaine |
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
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Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
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04/03/2014 | change of date in schedule from 2013 to 2014 |
27/02/2014 | delivery and resources |
16/02/2014 | delivery and resources updated. |