| CODE | IFS0201 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | French 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 00 - Mod Pre-Tert, Foundation, Proficiency & DegreePlus | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Humanities | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | In this study-unit learners will be introduced to a basic yet thorough functional and notional knowledge of the French language. It will focus on the skills of speaking, writing, reading, and listening at elementary and pre-intermediate levels. Study-Unit Aims: The aim is to give learners an introduction to the French language and the cultural contexts in which the language is used; it will use a communicative and task-based approach to engage learners and motivate them to use the newly acquired structures appropriately and effectively. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Recognise elementary level grammatical structures. - Identify different classes of lexical items. - Infer cultural meanings from texts. - Identify basic communication in verbal and written communication. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Structure appropriate sentences for a basic level of communication. - Organise new lexical items. - Construct basic paragraphs to communicate basic ideas. - Participate in class pair and group work using the target structures. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Voila: A French course for adult beginners. 3rd edition Gonthier, J. ISBN: 9781473601185. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Please note that a pass in the Examination component is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded. | ||||||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study & Tutorial | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Saviour Minuti |
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