French

Overview

Discover our range of French modules for 2020-21 (Please note: these modules reflect revisions following the University’s Education Resilience Framework in response to Covid-19)

Find out about modules available for:

The range of modules offered may change each academic year.

Further information

For further information about this subject, including any pre-requisites, visit the French subject page.

You can also contact your Subject Adviser.

Stage 1

Find out about French modules for Stage 1.

There are two pathways for you to follow: Level A is for beginners and Level B is for those with an A-Level qualification.

Students study either 40 or 60 credits from the list below in Stage 1.

Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.

Level A

Compulsory modules

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
FRE1065	Level A (HE Entry Level) French I	20	1
FRE1066	Level A (HE Entry Level) French II (Pre-requisite FRE1065)	20	2

Optional modules

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
SML1021	Introduction to International Film	20	1&2
SML1022	Introduction to Cultural Studies	20	1&2

Level B

Compulsory module

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
FRE1071	Level B (HE Intermediate) French	20	1&2

Optional modules

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
FRE1006	La France de 1789 à nos jours	20	1&2
SML1018	Introduction to Literature	20	1&2
SML1019	Introduction to Linguistics	20	1&2
SML1021	Introduction to International Film	20	1&2
SML1022	Introduction to Cultural Studies	20	1&2

Stage 2

Find out about French modules for Stage 2.

Students study either 40, 60 or 80 credits from the list below in Stage 2.

Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.

You follow the pathway for either Level B or Level C.

Level B

Compulsory module

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
FRE1071	Level B (HE Intermediate) French	20	1&2

Optional modules

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
FRE1006	La France de 1789 à nos jours	20	1&2
SML1018	Introduction to Literature	20	1&2
SML1019	Introduction to Linguistics	20	1&2
SML1021	Introduction to International Film	20	1&2
SML1022	Introduction to Cultural Studies	20	1&2

Level C

Compulsory module

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
FRE2061	Level C (HE Advanced) French (Pre-requisite FRE1071)	20	1&2

Optional modules

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
FRE2005	Classic French Cinema	20	2
FRE2009	Paris: Aspects of History & Culture	20	1&2
FRE2044	Linguistic Variation in French	20	1
FRE2045	French Caribbean Literature	20	1
SML2014	An Introduction to Italian Language and Culture (Capped at 40)	20	1&2

Intercalating Year

Students taking a language as a subject must spend an entire academic year abroad in a country where their chosen language is spoken between Stages 2 and 3. This is your Intercalating Stage.

While abroad you shall take the following modules: SML3004 Year Abroad ePortfolio (100 credits) and either SML3006 Study Abroad (20 credits) or SML3007/8 Year Abroad Placement (20 credits).

Find further information about your Intercalating Year Abroad.

Stage 3

Find out about French modules for Stage 3.

You follow either Level C or Level D.

Level C

Compulsory module

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
FRE2061	Level C (HE Advanced) French (Pre-requisite FRE1071)	20	1&2

Optional modules

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
FRE2005	Classic French Cinema	20	2
FRE2009	Paris: Aspects of History & Culture	20	1&2
FRE2044	Linguistic Variation in French	20	1
FRE2045	French Caribbean Literature	20	1
SML2014	An Introduction to Italian language and culture (Capped at 40)	20	1&2

Level D

Compulsory module

Compulsory module FRE4081 plus EITHER FRE4082 OR FRE4083.

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
FRE4081	Level D (HE Further Advanced) French: Advanced Writing Skills - Summary/report writing at a high level of proficiency - Translation from English into the target language	10	1&2
FRE4082	Level D (HE Further Advanced) French: Language for Professional & Academic Purposes - Advanced speaking (in a semi-professional and academic context) - Advanced listening and critical reporting skills	10	1&2
FRE4083	Level D (HE Further Advanced) French: Translation & Interpreting - Liaison Interpreting (in a semi-professional context) - Translation from the target language into English	10	1&2

Module Code

Module Title

Credit Value

Semester

FRE4081

Level D (HE Further Advanced) French: Advanced Writing Skills

- Summary/report writing at a high level of proficiency

- Translation from English into the target language

1&2

FRE4082

Level D (HE Further Advanced) French: Language for Professional & Academic Purposes

- Advanced speaking (in a semi-professional and academic context)

- Advanced listening and critical reporting skills

1&2

FRE4083

Level D (HE Further Advanced) French: Translation & Interpreting

- Liaison Interpreting (in a semi-professional context)

- Translation from the target language into English

1&2

Optional modules

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
FRE4003	Occupation and Resistance: Literary and Cinematic Responses to the Second World War in France	20	1&2
FRE4014	Historical Perspectives on the French Language	20	2
FRE4015*	From Experimental to Explicit: Translating Women's Writing in French	20	2
FRE4016	Contemporary Life Writing in French: Textual and Visual Experiment	20	1
FRE4017	Surrealism to Street Art:Theories and Practices of the City	20	1
SML4004	Intermediate Italian (Pre-requisite SML2014)	20	1&2
SML4099	Dissertation	20	1&2

*Part of this module (FRE4015) will involve reading and translating transgressive texts which may be explicit in terms of content and theme (i.e. graphic representations of sex, sexuality and the body; anorexia; prostitution). If students feel that they may be sensitive to such material then they would be advised to make an alternative module option choice.