FRENCH 703
Language Acquisition II
Please note: this is archived course information from 2019 for FRENCH 703.
Description
Advanced language practice in French, with emphasis on close-reading, textual summary and synthesis of both aural and written texts. French techniques of writing will be studied and students will apply these in written assignments.
Course aims & objectives
Features of the French language will be presented, in French, and practised in the four skills areas of reading, listening, speaking and writing; by the end of the course, in order to obtain a pass grade, students will be able, in French, to
- Demonstrate a competent working knowledge of vocabulary, language structures and cultural content covered both in Alter Ego 5 and in online multimedia work
- Present a sustained oral and written argument, write both a thematic press review and show review and produce an editorial piece of writing
- Demonstrate overall language proficiency equivalent to DALF C1+
Coursework includes both written and online multimedia assignments, oral classwork, as well as final oral and written tests.
Availability 2019
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Viviane Lopes
Reading/Texts
Guilloux, Herry & Pons (2010), Alter Ego 5, Méthode de français C1>C2 [selected chapters]
Points
FRENCH 703: 15 points
Prerequisites
FRENCH 702 or placement test and approval of Academic Head or nominee