Indicative examples of assessment tasks and marking rubrics where appropriate will be available on iLearn.

Late Submissions

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

Learning and Teaching Strategy

Students will be required to engage in ongoing revision of previously presented material and prepare for each class by familiarizing themselves with new content. The on-line resources on iLearn are available at all times, before and after class, for the entire duration of the session.

Quizzes and tests (see "Assessment Tasks") must be prepared for through ongoing self-assessment and teamwork, and attendance of classes.

NOTE: FRN119 is a general education unit designed to introduce beginners or near-beginners to the spoken forms of the language through gradual exposure to a series of real-life situations. As such, this unit cannot be taken concurrently with other language units in French, nor can it be taken by students who have already completed other units in French at university level. Students who have had significant exposure to French at either pre-HSC or HSC level or equivalent exceeding more than 1 year may not enroll in this Unit. Finally, students with no formal qualifications in French but native speaker or near-native speaker competence are also excluded from enrolling.

Classes

Each weekly class consists of one block of 2 hours. Please enrol and register for your preferred time slot on eStudent. Oral tests will be conducted during class time. There will be no regular classes in weeks when oral tests are held. Online quizzes will be sat outside of class time.

Required and Recommended Text and/or Materials

The unit materials consist of an extensive series of on-line resources available via iLearn. The audio materials are an essential adjunct to the course as they will help you develop both oral (speaking and pronunciation) and aural (listening) skills. These take some time to acquire, so listen to the materials as often as possible and expose yourself to other sources of French (such as movies, French news on SBS television, conversation with fellow students) whenever you can.

TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED

Online Unit

Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/

Is my unit in iLearn?: http://help.ilearn.mq.edu.au/unitsonline/ to check when your online unit will become available.

Technology

Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet.

For the attendance of classes on campus we strongly encourage that you bring along your own laptop computer, ready to work with activities in your online unit. The preferred operating system is Windows 10.

Students are required to access the online unit in iLearn by the end of Week 1 and follow any relevant instructions and links for downloads that may be required. If applicable, students are required to download the relevant language package prior to Week 2.

• For central technical support go to:  http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/
• For student quick guides on the use of iLearn go to:  https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/tools-and-resources/ilearn/ilearn-quick-guides-for-students

Standard requirements apply. Students must have regular computer and internet access to interact with the teaching materials on iLearn. Computing skills required for this unit are limited to familiarity with the use of internet resources. Please use Firefox rather than any other browsers, several of which have known problems with respect to media files (audio and video). No permission to resit quizzes will be granted on the basis of the use of an inappropriate browser during an earlier attempt.

You must ensure that the equipment and the connection you use are both reliable and powerful. Students whose facilities do not meet our requirements are urged to use campus facilities instead.

IT and iLearn assistance is available via the iLearn login page or by clicking on the words "Help me" under the iLearn logo at the top right hand side of every iLearn window.

Please note that replies to e-mails will be automatically directed to the account they were sent from. All new threads will be sent to your University account. You are encouraged to use the University account rather than any private e-mail account you may already have, and you must access your University e-mail account at least once a week - and preferably more often.

Please refer to the iLearn materials, which closely reflect the unit schedule.