FRE2261 : Level C (HE Advanced) French - Exchange Semester 1
Offered for Year: 2018/19
Module Leader(s): Dr Sandra Salin
Lecturer: Professor Shirley Jordan, Dr Jo Lumley
Other Staff: Mrs Adeline Gonzalez Vazquez, Ms Isabelle Ruegg Alter, Ms Christelle Vicente-Jacques
Owning School: Modern Languages
Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Semester 2 Credit Value:
10
ECTS Credits:
5.0
Aims
In consonance with the overall aims of the degrees offered in the SML, this module will:
1. focus on further developing the students' written communicative and oral/ aural competence in the foreign language
2. prepare students for the future study of the language
3. facilitate students' ability to establish and maintain effective social and working relations with speakers of the foreign language in written and spoken media
Teaching in weekly 2 hour language classes will focus on communication while weekly one-hour grammar lectures will focus on the formal structures of the language. All four skills: listening, reading, writing and speaking are fully integrated in the language classes and will be assessed.
Outline Of Syllabus
Themes addressed in the language classess include:
1. Ethical issues
2. Cultural issues
3. French languages, registers and cultural differences
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
Category
Activity
Number
Length
Student Hours
Comment
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities
Lecture
11
1:00
11:00
N/A
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities
Small group teaching
22
1:00
22:00
Language Classes
Guided Independent Study
Independent study
1
67:00
67:00
N/A
Total
100:00
Jointly Taught With
Code
Title
FRE2061
Level C (HE Advanced) French
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
1. Teaching in the language classes will focus on communication while the grammar lectures will focus on the formal structures of the language. All four skills: listening, reading, writing and speaking are fully integrated in the language classes and will be assessed.
2. Independent learning and learner autonomy are further developed through the means of portfolio tasks. Pair and group work and self-study at home and in the Language Resource Centre. Particular initiative is expected from students at this level, e.g. course participants will be asked to contribute their own materials to the classes.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
Description
Length
Semester
When Set
Percentage
Comment
Written Examination
150
2
A
40
N/A
Aural Examination
15
2
A
20
Listening test.
Oral Examination
15
2
A
20
Oral examination.
Written Examination
105
2
M
20
In-class assessment.
Exam Pairings
Module Code
Module Title
Semester
Comment
FRE2061
Level C (HE Advanced) French
2
N/A
Formative Assessments
Description
Semester
When Set
Comment
Written exercise
2
M
Formative tasks prior to in-class assessment.
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
One 150 minute examination in Semester 2 (40%)
One oral examination in Semester 2 (20%)
One listening test in Semester 2 (20%)
One in-class assessment in Semester 2 (20%)
Resit as written examination
1. Listening, reading, writing, speaking and grammar have equal weighting in the assessment of this course.
2. Informal feedback will be provided throughout the semester to help students assess their progress.
