116-123 Beginners French IC

Formerly available as 116-003. Students who have completed 116-003 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Any student who has ever presented for Year 12 French or the equivalent is ineligible for this subject.

116-121 Beginners French IA and 116-122 Beginners French IB or equivalent.

116-124 Beginners French ID.

In this subject students will build on writing and reading skills acquired in 116-121 Beginners French IA and 116-122 Beginners French IB. Students successfully completing the course should be able to write accurately in basic French, using the range of grammatical structures studied and in a range of genres from short descriptive texts to letters and poems; read a variety of French texts from poems to newspaper items and short articles; and appreciate aspects of Francophone cultures.

Written work and class tests totalling 2000 words, a 2-hour exam, and a hurdle requirement of 80% attendance.

Some supplementary reading texts will be supplied by the department.

• J A Muyskens & A C Omaggio Hadley, Rendez-vous. An Invitation to French. 6th edn, McGrawhill, 2001 (textbook, workbook/laboratory manual).