Module: Intermediate French 6

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Intermediate French 6
Module Code	FRE1024 (ITS: FR324)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	SALIS
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

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

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2. LO1: understand a wide range of texts, conversations, multimodal documents, and recognise variations in opinions.
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7. LO2: express him/herself effectively without much obvious searching for expressions for social, academic and professional purposes.
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12. 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.
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17. 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.
19. 20,7,6,8,19,9
20. 4
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22. 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.
24. 22,20,7,6,23,8,19,9,10
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27. LO6: demonstrate reflective and critical thinking on the topics covered throughout the module and also on the tasks carried out individually and with peers.
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32. LO7: make effective use of digital tools and resources for the purpose of language learning.
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35. 7

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	12	Class preparation and participation (attendance compulsory)
Directed learning	57	Weekly autonomous work
Online activity	26	Telecollaboration
Assignment Completion	10	Work towards projects for tasks 1 and 2
Assignment Completion	5	Individual work and peer review towards task 1
Portfolio Preparation	15	Reflection and analysis of work realised throughout units
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	20467	Part of Term	Semester 2
Coursework	100%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	N
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Julie Moyne	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Oral Examination	20 minutes oral exam with spontaneous interactions between various students.	50%	n/a
Portfolio	Journal on preparatory work and reflection about successful interactions inside and outside of the class activities.	20%	n/a
Presentation	Short 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; 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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