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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title Intermediate French 6
Module Code FR324 (ITS) / FRE1024 (Banner)
Faculty Humanities & Social Sciences School SALIS
Module Co-ordinatorJulie Moyne
Module Teachers-
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
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Description

The aim of this module is to prepare students to be able to use French language with ease and appropriately in a wide range of situations, either at work, in social gatherings or in everyday life. In order to do this, based on the principles of content & language integrated learning, the module, taught through French, will focus on developing every skill: understanding, reading, speaking and writing. This will be done through the exploration of our main topic: the future of our world. Students are expected to work towards attaining an upper intermediate level of oral and written fluency and accuracy in diverse situations. Materials used in this module are mainly drawn from CEFR level B2.They will have to attend all sessions and to participate fully in the proposed learning activities, either individually or in groups, with their classmates and also with native French speakers through online telecollaboration when possible.

Learning Outcomes

1. LO1: understand a wide range of texts, conversations, multimodal documents, and recognise variations in opinions.
2. LO2: express him/herself effectively without much obvious searching for expressions for social, academic and professional purposes.
3. LO3: produce clear, structured texts and give a clear, well-structured presentation on familiar subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
4. LO4: easily follow most lectures, interactions between third parties, native and non-native speakers, in group discussion and debate, on familiar topics. Can handle interjections and respond in said interactions.
5. LO5: express personal opinions on topics beyond those relating to his/her immediate personal experience, in an interactive manner in oral discussions in front of an audience with a level of fluency and accuracy appropriate for this level.
6. LO6: demonstrate reflective and critical thinking on the topics covered throughout the module and also on the tasks carried out individually and with peers.
7. LO7: make effective use of digital tools and resources for the purpose of language learning.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture12Class preparation and participation (attendance compulsory)
Directed learning57Weekly autonomous work
Online activity26Telecollaboration
Assignment Completion10Work towards projects for tasks 1 and 2
Assignment Completion5Individual work and peer review towards task 1
Portfolio Preparation15Reflection and analysis of work realised throughout units
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 Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Oral Examination20 minutes oral exam with spontaneous interactions between various students.50%n/a
PortfolioJournal on preparatory work and reflection about successful interactions inside and outside of the class activities.20%n/a
PresentationShort presentation about the future. The students have be convincing in a short amount of time.30%n/a
Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories:
Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module.
Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1
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