Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor & lecturer
Benedicte Andre
Contact via By email
B349, Level 3 25 Wally’s Walk
Wednesdays, 1-3pm
Tutor
Florence Bequart
Contact via By email
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
FREN1020 or FRN125 or FRN131
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit aims to enable students to become independent users of the French language. It seeks to develop students' skills in reading, writing, comprehension and speaking in French and further develops students' knowledge of contemporary French culture. The work in this unit is of a very intensive nature. The unit aims to develop students' language skills to B1 level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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The Faculty policy in relation to late assessment submissions is as follows:
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – 10 marks out of 100 credit will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted seven days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests, etc.
To be very clear:
These are serious penalties that will substantially alter your final grade and even determine whether you pass or fail this unit. Please make every effort to submit your assignment by the due date.
If you find you cannot submit your assignment on time, please apply for Special Consideration through AskMQ. Make sure you read Macquarie University's policy regarding Special Consideration requests before you apply:
https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Grammar and Vocabulary Tests | 30% | No | 23:59 on 20/03/22, 10/04/22, and 15/05/22 |
Aural Comprehension Test | 15% | No | 23:59 on 10/04/22 |
Written Tasks | 20% | No | 23:59 on 24/04/22 |
Written Comprehension Test | 15% | No | 23:59 on 15/05/22 |
Speaking Test | 20% | No | 23:59 on 5/06/22 |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 23:59 on 20/03/22, 10/04/22, and 15/05/22
Weighting: 30%
Tests consisting of short-answer grammar and vocabulary questions
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: 23:59 on 10/04/22
Weighting: 15%
Test checks comprehension of spoken French
Assessment Type 1: LOTE written composition
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: 23:59 on 24/04/22
Weighting: 20%
Short written task(s) on set topics.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: 23:59 on 15/05/22
Weighting: 15%
Test checks comprehension of Written French
Assessment Type 1: Simulation/role play
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: 23:59 on 5/06/22
Weighting: 20%
Test of oral production abilities
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Required and Recommended Texts
Required:
Défi 3 – Livre de l’élève + CD audio ISBN: 9788416943593 (will be used in French Studies 4 as well).
Défi 3 – Cahier d’exercices + MP3 téléchargeables ISBN: 9788417249670 (will be used in French Studies 4 as well).
Recommended: Grammaire essentielle du français B2, Bourmayan et al., Editions Didier (will be required in French Studies 5 and 6).
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In 2022 : Unit redesign and introduction of new textbook : Défi 3 from Maison des langues.
This unit prepares students to the Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Level B1 reflects the Threshold Level specification for a visitor to a foreign country and is perhaps most categorised by two features. The first feature is the ability to maintain interaction and get across what you want to, in a range of contexts, for example: generally follow the main points of extended discussion around him/her, provided speech is clearly articulated in standard dialect; give or seek personal views and opinions in an informal discussion with friends; express the main point he/she wants to make comprehensively; exploit a wide range of simple language flexibly to express much of what he or she wants to; maintain a conversation or discussion but may sometimes be difficult to follow when trying to say exactly what he/she would like to; keep going comprehensively, even though pausing for grammatical and lexical planning and repair is very evident, especially in longer stretches of free production.
The second feature is the ability to cope flexibly with problems in everyday life, for example cope with less routine situations on public transport; deal with most situations likely to arise when making travel arrangements through an agent or when actually travelling; enter unprepared into conversations on familiar topics; make a complaint; take some initiatives in an interview/consultation (e.g. to bring up a new subject) but is very dependent on interviewer in the interaction; ask someone to clarify or elaborate what they have just said.
Date | Description |
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08/02/2022 | Correction of date typo |
Unit information based on version 2022.05 of the Handbook