FR20020 French language II a: Grammaire et syntaxe françaises

Academic Year 2023/2024

This is a language module aimed at learners who have consolidated CEFR Level B1.

It builds on the foundation provided in Language Ia and Ib. It enables students to develop competence in the written and spoken expression of opinions and ideas, to improve reading and listening comprehension and oral production, and to consolidate mastery of a number of essential grammatical structures.

Students who have achieved at least a B grade in this module are deemed to be successfully progressing towards the CEFR level B2.

NB It is necessary to pass this module, as well as FR20040, to progress into *any* Level 3 French module.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module, students should have developed their ability to:

* identify and employ correctly complex syntactical and lexical structures that facilitate communication and expression at an advanced level;

* read, with considerable fluidity, and understand articles from written Francophone media, and answer questions regarding them;

* follow discussions / interviews / reports delivered in complex spoken French (including Francophone media), display comprehension of salient details, and answer questions regarding them;

* express opinions and ideas in syntactically and lexically complex spoken French, with attention to pronunciation and intonation.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Small Group

12
Tutorial

12
Specified Learning Activities

36
Autonomous Student Learning

36
Total

108
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, seminars, weekly writing assignments, autonomous learning. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students must have passed FR10020 or FR10070.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
FR10070 - French Grammar & Expression

Incompatibles:
LANG10050 - French Gen Purp 4, LANG10170 - French Gen Purp 1, LANG10180 - French Gen Purp 2, LANG20010 - French Gen Purp 3, LANG20040 - French Gen Purp 5, LANG20050 - French for Business 5, LANG20060 - French for Sc & Eng 5, LANG20170 - French Gen Purp 6, LANG20440 - French for General Purposes 4


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Class Test: Aural comprehension and dictation Week 12 n/a Graded No

25
Examination: 2-hour written exam (grammar, translation, comprehension) 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No

60
Class Test: In-class translation / vocab test Week 7 n/a Graded No

15

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback on written pieces of work; group feedback on grammar exercises submissions. Feedback from language assistants after aural comprehensions.

Name Role
Charly Barbeau Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Coline Breuilly Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Ella Veron-Breschet Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Autumn
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Tues 14:00 - 14:50
Small Group Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2 Thurs 14:00 - 14:50
Small Group Offering 1 Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 14:00 - 14:50
Small Group Offering 3 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 14:00 - 14:50
Small Group Offering 5 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 12:00 - 12:50
Small Group Offering 7 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 12:00 - 12:50
Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Wed 12:00 - 12:50
Tutorial Offering 2 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Wed 12:00 - 12:50
Tutorial Offering 3 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 13:00 - 13:50
Tutorial Offering 4 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 13:00 - 13:50
Tutorial Offering 5 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 15:00 - 15:50
Tutorial Offering 6 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 15:00 - 15:50
Autumn