116-102 French Part 1A

Note

Any student who has ever presented for Year 12 French or the equivalent is ineligible for this subject.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

116-101 Introduction to French 1A or equivalent.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

An intensive course for students who have successfully completed approximately 80 hours of classroom contact French, with an introduction to French culture through the materials used for language acquisition. Students successfully completing the course should be able to: understand basic French spoken at normal speed; identify and inquire in French about anything not understood; initiate and sustain conversation in basic French; pronounce French acceptably; read modern French; write accurately in basic French, using the range of grammatical structures studied (i.e. all those normally studied over a period of up to six years in secondary school). Students successfully completing French 1A/2C should be able to: understand basic French spoken at normal speed; identify and inquire in French about anything not understood; initiate and sustain conversation in basic French; pronounce French acceptably and be able to use the International Phonetic Association system; read modern French; write accurately in basic French, using the range of grammatical structures studied (i. e. all those normally studied over a period of up to six years in secondary school).

Assessment

Class tests and assignments and attendance (35%), oral (15%), 3-hour written examination (50%).

Prescribed Texts

as for 116-101 INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH 1A, plus

• Collins Robert, Paperback French Dictionary. New edition 1993 (Harper Collins).