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French for Improvers Stage B

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You will acquire sufficient language skills for practical needs in simple everyday situations and develop your understanding of the culture of French speaking countries.

You may have studied French a long time ago and you may be a bit rusty now (one year's part-time study or 'rusty' GCSE).

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Learning and teaching

The emphasis of the course is on participation therefore students are encouraged to actively participate in class through various forms of activities designed to stimulate communication.

Coursework and assessment

For us, the most important element of assessment is that it should enhance your learning. Our methods are designed to increase your confidence and we try very hard to devise ways of assessing you that are enjoyable and suitable for adults with busy lives.

To award credits we need to have evidence of the knowledge and skills you have gained or improved.

Some of this has to be in a form that can be shown to external examiners so that we can be absolutely sure that standards are met across all courses and subjects.

The assessment of this course is divided into four parts to assess each of the following skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It is designed to enhance what you have learnt during the course.

Additionally to the weekly sessions, we recommend that you spend some time between the lessons, revising and practising what has been done in class.

Reading suggestions

The coursebook is Talk French 2 Pack - released on 1 July 2007

For personal study, you will find additional material in: Breakthrough French 1, S. Rybak, Palgrave Macmillan, 2003 (please note this would not be used in class).

Finally, the following grammar book would be useful: Grammaire Progressive du Francais, Niveau debutant, M. Gregoire, CLE International, 1999

Library and computing facilities

As a student on this course you are entitled to join and use the University’s library and computing facilities. Find out more about using these facilities.

Accessibility

Our aim is access for all. We aim to provide a confidential advice and support service for any student with a long term medical condition, disability or specific learning difficulty. We are able to offer one-to-one advice about disability, pre-enrolment visits, liaison with tutors and co-ordinating lecturers, material in alternative formats, arrangements for accessible courses, assessment arrangements, loan equipment and dyslexia screening.