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This course will consolidate and build on postgraduate students' existing knowledge of elementary French, reinforcing awareness of linguistic structures, both spoken and written.

Please see timetable information for French Language 1 (Non-Beginners) FRENCH1006

Standard entry to Masters at College level.

Equivalent to SQA Higher French at Grade A or B (or Advanced Higher, or A-level or equivalent) within the last three years and/or with the agreement of the Course Convener.

FRENCH5035 PG Beginner French, FRENCH5034 PG Beginner French (Early Exit), French for International Mobility 3 and 4 LANGCTR1061, LANGCTR1062, LANGCTR1070

None

The standard assessments for this course are: 

■ Assessed language exercises throughout semesters 1 and 2 - 25%

■ Oral Examination (10 minutes) - 25%

■ Written Examination (2 hours) - 50%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available: 

■ There is no alternative to the Assessed Language Exercises but extensions to the deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustment (students should follow the usual process for extensions).

■ Invigilated oral online examination.

■ There is no alternative to the Written Examination, but extra time and/or a separate room may be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for examination adjustments).

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor. 

It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.

[No exceptions]

This course aims to:

■ consolidate students' existing knowledge of the target language;

■ ensure students can understand, read, write and speak the target language at pre-intermediate level;

■ ensure that students are using language confidently and accurately at both A2 and B1 levels within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;

■ help prepare students to use the target language with ease in everyday situations and professional environments.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ read, comprehend, analyse and translate pre-intermediate-level texts of a variety of styles in the target language;

■ speak with confidence and present ideas clearly in the target language on a range of topics reflecting work done on the course, using appropriate register, intonation, structures and idioms;

■ respond with confidence to questions posed both orally and in writing, using the main grammatical structures of the target language accurately and appropriately;

■ produce texts written in the target language that show an active command of vocabulary, grammar and idiom at a pre-intermediate level reflecting the work contained in the course materials.