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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

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Module Title
Module Code (ITS)
Faculty School
Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Flora Abd Rabo
Semester 2: Flora Abd Rabo
Autumn: Flora Abd Rabo
Module TeachersElena Lopez
Flora Abd Rabo
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
Coursework Only
Description

This module is designed for elementary users of French. Students will consolidate some of the essential aspects of the French Language and culture in French-speaking countries. Students will enhance their communication skills in their target language by performing individual and collaborative tasks. Students will develop their ability and competence in spoken production and basic oral interaction in the target language while also establishing listening and writing skills. Lifelong learning strategies will also be developed to support language learning.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the overall meaning of short texts from a variety of simple texts dealing with everyday topics (e.g lifestyle, hobbies, sports, weather, cultural events), being able to derive the probable meaning of unknown words/signs from the context.
2. Demonstrate effective oral skills in a range of social situations (e.g presentation or description of people, living or working conditions, daily routines and basic past activities and personal experiences).
3. Produce short texts on matters of personal relevance e.g. write short basic descriptions of events, activities and personal experiences using present and past simple. Also, engage in basic social communication online (Sharing news and making/confirming arrangements to meet).
4. Demonstrate control of basic structures of the language as well as increasingly complex grammatical structures (e.g word order in sentences, genders, adjectival endings, verb tenses).
5. Continue identifying economic, social and cultural similarities and differences between Ireland and French-speaking countries.
6. Use IT skills to access language specific-resources (life-long learning) to be able to reflect on your own learning path in your future progression in the language.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Seminars22Class contact hours
Independent Study33Autonomous learning outside the classroom, aiming to foster students&#39; language and cultural competence. For example, participation in the activities organised in the Languaculture Space.
Assignment Completion25Completion of prescribed homework and assigments required to monitor the progress of the student.
Portfolio Preparation45Preparation, creation, and final submission of the portfolio.
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment% Examination Weight%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
ParticipationAttendance to at least 50% of seminars.10%n/a
Performance evaluationLanguage skills and mini tasks evaluations during classes.40%n/a
PortfolioProgress based on the completion of an E-portfolio that shows evidence of independent learning and completion of activities during the semester.50%n/a
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