Last modified: 06 Aug 2024 10:46
This course is intended for students who have studied French to Higher or equivalent level. It will enable them to consolidate and extend their knowledge of French, written and spoken.
This course involves intensive language study. Upon successful registration to this course, you are expected to complete a short online entry test on MyAberdeen to ensure that you are registered for the most appropriate course for your language ability. You will not be able to access the course site until you have completed this short test.
It is strongly recommended that you complete this test at the earliest opportunity as your timetable/course selections may be subject to change if your language ability would be better suited to an alternative course. You will be informed of this as soon as you complete the test.
The short entry test does not count toward your overall grade for this course.
It is recommended (subject to individual entry test results) that:
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | Yes |
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This course is intended for students who have studied French to Higher or equivalent level. It will enable them to consolidate and extend their knowledge of French, written and spoken. It lays equal emphasis on reading, writing, listening and speaking, and in general insists as much on accuracy as on fluency. It presents certain advanced grammatical structures and introduces techniques of translation. It also offers students opportunities to improve their communication skills through group work, discussion and presentations. The course consists of four timetabled weekly hours: one grammar lecture; one written language hour; an oral language hour; a listening hour. In addition, students follow a structured programme of private study, including both listening and grammatical material.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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1x in-class or synchronous online assessment in week 10, with opportunities to reschedule in weeks 11 and 12 if there are connectivity issues. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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5x mini-tests worth 10% of written mark each; these will be the 5 best marks of 10 weekly gap-filling mini-tests (weeks 2-11) 1x 'true or false' reading comprehension in week 5 (10% of the written mark) 2x short translations submitted via Turnitin in weeks 4 (into English) and 9 (into French); (20% each of the written mark) |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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1x online assessment in week 10 (using true or false and gap filling), going live for two sittings capped at 60' each, computer-marked. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 80 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Factual | Remember | ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide. |
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