116-228 French Reading Course for Beginners

Note

Available as 116-328 at 3rd-year level.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

This subject is only open to beginners. It is particularly suited to postgraduate students with research interests in the following fields: music, philosophy, history, art, literature. (French students are not permitted to enrol in this subject)

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Development of reading comprehension skills in French through study of basic French grammar and vocabulary. Exploration of a range of reading strategies in conjunction with the study of a variety of texts, some general, some related to students' specific fields of study. Introduction to translation.

Assessment

Take home assignments, in total not more than 2000 words (40%); written tests not totalling more than 3 hours (60%).

Prescribed Texts

• Sanberg K and Tatham E, French for Reading. Prentice Hall, 1968.
• Morton J, English Grammar for Students of French. The Olivia and Hill Press, 1993.
• Collins-Robert, Concise French-English English-French Dictionary. Collins.