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FR20020

Academic Year 2024/2025

French language II a: Grammaire et syntaxe françaises (FR20020)

Subject:
French
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Languages, Cultures & Linguis
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Derval Conroy
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This is a language module aimed at learners who have consolidated CEFR Level B1.

It builds on the foundation provided in Language Ia and Ib. It enables students to develop competence in the written and spoken expression of opinions and ideas, to improve reading and listening comprehension and oral production, and to consolidate mastery of a number of essential grammatical structures.

Students who have achieved at least a B grade in this module are deemed to be successfully progressing towards the CEFR level B2.

NB It is necessary to pass this module, as well as FR20040, to progress into *any* Level 3 French module.

Please note that this module is designated Red in accordance with the College of Arts AI Traffic Light System: you must not use generative AI for any purposes.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module, students should have developed their ability to:

* identify and employ correctly complex syntactical and lexical structures that facilitate communication and expression at an advanced level;

* follow discussions / interviews / reports delivered in complex spoken French (including Francophone media), display comprehension of salient details, and answer questions regarding them;

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Small Group

12
Tutorial

12
Specified Learning Activities

36
Autonomous Student Learning

36
Total

108

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, seminars, weekly writing assignments, autonomous learning.

There are three class hours weekky:

1. Weekly grammar lecture
2. Weekly grammar / written expression seminar
3. Oral seminar focussing on aural comprehension


Students will complete a number of in-class grammar quizzes as part of their formal assessment

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students must have passed FR10020 or FR10070.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
FR10070 - French Grammar & Expression

Incompatibles:
LANG10050 - French Gen Purp 4, LANG10170 - French Gen Purp 1, LANG10180 - French Gen Purp 2, LANG20010 - French Gen Purp 3, LANG20040 - French Gen Purp 5, LANG20050 - French for Business 5, LANG20060 - French for Sc & Eng 5, LANG20170 - French Gen Purp 6, LANG20440 - French for General Purposes 4


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): 2-hour written exam End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
55
 No
Exam (In-person): Aural comprehension in-class examination in week 12 Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
25
 No
Quizzes/Short Exercises: In-class quizzes covering specified grammar points and translation. Week 5, Week 7, Week 9, Week 11 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
20
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback on written pieces of work; group feedback on grammar exercises submissions. Feedback from language assistants after aural comprehensions.

Name Role
Dr Ciara Gorman Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Angélique Ibáñez Aristondo Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Anne Brian Tutor
Mr Lucas Letailleur Tutor
Miss Mégane Mazé Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Tues 14:00 - 14:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2 Thurs 14:00 - 14:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 1 Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 14:00 - 14:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 3 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 14:00 - 14:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 5 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 12:00 - 12:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 6 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Thurs 14:00 - 14:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 7 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 12:00 - 12:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Wed 12:00 - 12:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 2 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Wed 12:00 - 12:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 3 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 13:00 - 13:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 4 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 13:00 - 13:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 5 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 15:00 - 15:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 6 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 15:00 - 15:50
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