FR20040 French Language II b: Expression française écrite et orale

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module enables students to develop their language production skills. Emphasis is on developing written expression through a wide range of written exercises, including translation. Oral work will focus on presentation skills. A number of essential grammatical and syntactic structures will also be covered. Students who have achieved at least a B grade in this module are deemed to have attained CEFR Level B2.

In-module repeats of select component elements may be made available during this module for students.
Any in-module repeat is only available to students who have already sat and failed an in-term component; it carries a one-grade penalty; and it does not extend to orals or RDS exams.

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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:- understand and produce, sophisticated and grammatically correct French on a range of topics within a Francophone context; - Conduct a well-structured, short oral presentation and following discussion on an issue of topical concern within a Francophone context, displaying advanced competence in comprehension, pronunciation and intonation, and mastery of appropriate grammatical structures and vocabulary.

Students who have achieved at least a B grade in this module are deemed to have attained CEFR Level B2.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Tutorial

12
Conversation Class

12
Specified Learning Activities

36
Autonomous Student Learning

48
Total

120
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures (grammar and methodology);
Small groups;
Tutorials. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students must have passed FR10020 or FR10070.

Learning Recommendations:

A standard of language competence equating to CEFR level B1.


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

Co-requisite:
FR20020 - French Language II a

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: Partiel: Grammar and Vocabulary Week 10 n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

20
Examination: 2-hour written exam 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No

50
Oral Examination: End-of-semester oral presentation Unspecified n/a Graded No

30

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

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Assoc Professor Stephen Schwartz Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 14:00 - 14:50
Small Group Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 14:00 - 14:50
Small Group Offering 3 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 14:00 - 14:50
Small Group Offering 4 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 14:00 - 14:50
Small Group Offering 5 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 13:00 - 13:50
Small Group Offering 7 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 14:00 - 14:50
Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 13:00 - 13:50
Tutorial Offering 2 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 13:00 - 13:50
Tutorial Offering 3 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 13:00 - 13:50
Tutorial Offering 4 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 13:00 - 13:50
Tutorial Offering 5 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 15:00 - 15:50
Tutorial Offering 6 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 15:00 - 15:50
Spring