LA122-4-SP-CO:
Intensive Initial French 2
2020/21
Language and Linguistics
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Sunday 17 January 2021
Friday 26 March 2021
15
25 May 2020
Requisites for this module
(none)
LA121
(none)
(none)
LA121
French Intensive Initial 2 is an interactive, intensive language module using blended-learning strategies to allow fast-paced progress through the French language and French-speaking world. It is a reinforcement and continuation of LA121, French Intensive Initial 1. It is a practical module which makes use of a wide range of authentic materials depicting real-life situations and activities.
The aim of the module is to enable students to attain a level of French equivalent to an A level. By completing it, with a summer course in France students will reach an intermediate exit level B1 (equivalent to LA130); without attending the course in France your exit level will be elementary A2 (equivalent to LA120).
It is the compulsory path for those students with no knowledge of French who intend to take the study of the language to a Proficiency or Mastery level in their final year. This module can also be taken as an outside option.
The main aim of Intensive Initial French 2 is to help students acquire the basic linguistic skills needed to cope with a visit to French-speaking countries. By the end of the term, students should also have acquired some general background knowledge of particular aspects of life and culture in the present-day French-speaking world.
By the end of the module, students will be able to
1. devise/ take part in a dialogue in the context of a range of everyday situations;
2. do an individual oral presentation in French to express feelings, opinions and belief;
3. carry out listening and reading comprehension tasks;
4. carry out various writing tasks (e.g. more extensive descriptions and narratives, reference to past experience and events, make present and future plans), making pertinent lexical and grammatical choices.
No additional information available.
There are four weekly contact hours, including one hour in a PC lab, to provide students with opportunities to progress through the structural aspects of the language at their own pace. Class time is dedicated to the introduction of new concepts and focuses on creating practice opportunities for the four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking).
Students will be expected to attend all sessions and to complete some relevant practical tasks for each session.
- (Monday, 6 Aug 2001) A Self-Made Hero (1996): Channel 4.
- (Monday, 6 Apr 2009) Read My Lips (2001): BBC4.
- (Sunday, 18 Oct 2015) La Vie en Rose (2007): BBC2 England.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Test 1 |
|
37.5% |
| Coursework |
Test 2 |
|
37.5% |
| Coursework |
Role Play |
|
25% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Laetitia Vedrenne, email: laetitia.vedrenne@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Laetitia Vedrenne
Dr Laetitia Vedrenne
Tel: 01206 872114,
Email: laetitia.vedrenne@essex.ac.uk
Yes
Yes
No
Ms Laurence Richard
University of Southampton
Director Centre for Language Study
Available via Moodle
Of 2138 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
2138 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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