ANU - STUDYAT - Continuing French II

Offered By:

School of Language Studies

Academic Career:

Undergraduate

Course Subject:

French

Offered in:

Second Semester, 2009 and Second Semester, 2010

Unit Value:

6 units

Course Description:

This is an intensive course building on the language skills and cultural knowledge acquired in FREN2024. The aim is to develop further students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills in French and to acquire an appreciation of Francophone cultures. It is also intended to develop the capacity to reflect critically on cross-cultural differences between Francophone cultures and other cultures.

Learning Outcomes:

The aim of this course is for students to develop further their ability to write and speak in French through exposure and engagement with increasingly more complex linguistic forms of the language. They will also be able to read and to start to critically analyse short extracts of French literary texts. They will be able to engage, in French, with a variety of learning materials on French history, culture and society.

Indicative Assessment:

Grammar (25%), culture (25%), reading (25%), and oral (25%).

Workload:

4 hours of classes per week
All new students with prior knowledge of French are required to contact the course coordinator before enrolling.

Areas of Interest:

European Languages

Requisite Statement:

Continuing French 1 FREN2024 or equivalent, as demonstrated by test results.

Majors/Specialisations:

French

Academic Contact:

Dr Chantal Crozet

Continuing French II FREN2025 - Details