Module: French Language & Culture 4 (A2.2)

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	French Language & Culture 4 (A2.2)
Module Code	FRE1016 (ITS: FR3004)
Faculty	SALIS	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

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. All teaching materials in this module are designed at the A2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).

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.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Seminars	22	Class contact hours
Independent Study	33	Autonomous learning outside the classroom, aiming to foster students' language and cultural competence. For example, participation in the activities organised in the Languaculture Space.
Assignment Completion	25	Completion of prescribed homework and assigments required to monitor the progress of the student.
Portfolio Preparation	45	Preparation, creation, and final submission of the portfolio.
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	10707	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator		Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Participation	Attendance to at least 50% of seminars.	10%	n/a
Performance evaluation	Language skills and mini tasks evaluations during classes.	40%	n/a
Portfolio	Progress based on the completion of an E-portfolio that shows evidence of independent learning and completion of activities during the semester.	50%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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

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