This course continues to develop students' communicative competence in French at the advanced level with a particular emphasis on academic French. Drawing from a variety of materials (literary and non-fiction) the course reinforces students' oral expository techniques and strengthens their analytical reading skills and advanced writing skills. To this end, the course centres on interactive language development tasks, such as pair work and debates, and includes the study of longer and more complex texts, oral development work, and listening comprehension exercises. Furthermore, the course engages students in the study of various aspects of contemporary French and Francophone societies and contributes to the development of intercultural skills.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Express and
defend their ideas (orally and in writing) fluently and confidently on a wide
range of topical issues in contemporary French-speaking societies with relevant
and sophisticated cultural references.
- Comprehend and
analyse in depth a wide range of demanding, long written and aural texts in
most registers, and recognise implicit meaning.
- Recognise and
show excellent controlled use of discourse structures, organisational patterns,
connectors, cohesive devices, and diverse language styles.
- Prepare and
deliver a thorough and well-structured oral presentation in French relevant to
topical issues in contemporary French-speaking societies.
- Independently conduct a research project involving the identification of a research topic, the comprehensive review of relevant literature, and the write-up of a research essay.
Indicative Assessment
- One oral presentation (15 mins, recorded) (20%) (LO 1-4)
- Two written assignments (2 x 1000 words) (15% each = 30%) (LO 1-3)
- One extended research paper (2000-3000 words) (25%) (LO 1, 2, 3, 5)
- In class and online active participation and preparation (10%) (LO 1-3)
- One in-class test (1.5 hours) (15%) (LO 1-3)
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
- 42 hours of class time per semester, and
- 88 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Required materials will be announced on Wattle.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $3570 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $5460 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8222 | 27 Jul 2020 | 03 Aug 2020 | 31 Aug 2020 | 30 Oct 2020 | In Person | N/A |
