FR2201:04
Basic French 1
Townsville, Cairns
Prerequisites: SA in Senior French or FR1002
Inadmissable Subject Combination: FR1121 FR2001
39 lectures, 13 tutorials, 13 hours self-access practice (Townsville campus); 39 video-conferenced lectures, 13 tutorials held in Cairns, 13 hours self-access practice, 22 other hours of contact, held in Cairns over three weekends (Cairns campus). First semester.
Staff: Mrs M-F Mack.
General French language appropriate to the objective outlined below.
Learning Objectives:
- to take students to a level of at least basic transactional proficiency (1 on the ISLPR scale). Students will: be able to conduct simple conversations on topics that are familiar to them – their childhood, school, university, everyday activities, hobbies, work, life after university – to speak about themselves and about matters of interest to them, to express likes and dislikes and to respond to normal high-frequency instructions in familiar situations; be able to read and write simple sentences, including brief instructions and email messages; become familiar with various aspects of French culture and be introduced to French literature through the study of a modern French novel.
Assessment by in-class tests and/or end-of-semester examinations: listening (25%); speaking (25%); reading (25%); writing (25%). Completion of weekly homework assignments is a compulsory requirement of the subject.