Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus)
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French
French subjects are offered by the Department of French and Italian Studies in the Faculty of Arts.
The language stream or level in which you enrol will be determined by the department. Placement will be based on your VCE results, other language study record or a placement test. A placement test is held for post-VCE and intermediate candidates during Orientation Week each year. Enrolment will remain provisional until confirmed or, alternatively, altered according to students' needs as determined during the first weeks of teaching. As far as possible, changes will be notified in the first two weeks of the semester.
For admission to first-year subjects (French Part 1), students should normally have obtained a pass in the VCE French examination or its equivalent.
Students with four or five years of high-school French or equivalent enrol in the Intermediate stream (116-103 Intermediate French 1 and 116-104 Intermediate French 2). Upon successful completion of the programme, students obtaining at least H2A results may proceed to 116-214 French Part 2 (Post-VCE stream). Those obtaining less than H2A results may continue on to 116-201 French Part 2A (Elementary stream).
Admission to Introduction to French 1A/2C and French 1A/2C will be limited to students who have no knowledge or very little knowledge of French. Admission to French 2A/3C will require a pass in French 1A/2C or in Intensive Beginners French (Summer School), or equivalent.
Students completing second-year elementary stream subjects:
- will have consolidated language skills introduced in French 1A/2C;
- in the area of writing, should be capable of writing short essays, of translating short passages from and into French, and be familiar with more complex syntactic structures;
- in the area of spoken French, should be capable of participating in everyday conversations and of giving short talks before an audience;
- should have aural skills to understand authentic spoken materials, in particular to understand standard spoken French;
- should also be able to read short pieces of literature of average difficulty with confidence and to understand the basics of literary analysis.
General objectives for first-year Post-VCE French subjects
Students completing first-year Post-VCE French subjects:
- will have consolidated and developed their linguistic skills in the following four major areas: Speaking: they will be able to communicate in free conversations on everyday topics or in role play situations, and also to give short presentations in which they will discuss aspects of French civilisation, and develop arguments. They will have worked on improving their pronunciation. Aural Comprehension: they will understand authentic spoken materials of average difficulty and will have developed their listening accuracy through specially designed exercises. Writing: they will have revised the essentials of French grammar and will have become familiar with more difficult syntactic and stylistic structures. They will be able to translate prose paragraphs into French, and write short essays and compositions in various genres. Reading: they will be able to understand authentic texts of average difficulty dealing with French society as well as contemporary literary texts (poems, short stories, plays). They will have worked on expanding their vocabulary.
- they will be ready to approach the range of subjects offered in second year, in French civilisation, linguistics and literature. Civilisation: they will be acquainted with basic aspects of French society since the second World War (history, politics, social questions, etc.). Linguistics: they will have a working knowledge of phonetic transcription and will have reflected on some elementary grammatical concepts. Literature: they will have been taught to appreciate literary texts and will have developed their critical awareness.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus)
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Date created: Oct 10 1995
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