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Section 2 - Module Specification
Module Title French II (R102)
Module Code FRE5xx
Credit Value 15 Level 5 Mode of Delivery Distance Learning Semester 4
Module Organiser
Dr Elsa Petit
Pre-requisite modules Co-requisite modules Overlapping modules
FRE239A
ULIP module: 'French in a
Professional Context'
None
1) Content Description
Provide a description of the module, as it will appear in the Module Directory and on the Student Information
System (approx. 70-80 words).
This module follows FOUR major strands which are designed to improve students' understanding and production of French.
These are: 1) TRANSLATION INTO AND FROM FRENCH. Building on skills developed in FRE403 (first year translation into French),
the module provides intensive experience in working on a wide range of text types and of translating both from and into French.
2) ORAL AND AURAL WORK. This will involve a range of organized discussions and the refinement of presentation and debating
skills. 3) WRITTEN FRENCH. This element includes practice in producing resumes, essays and dossiers de presse. 4) GRAMMAR.
Students will benefit from intensive work on key grammatical structures in order to ensure confidence in producing and
recognizing authentic structures. The module is taught in French.
2) Module Aims
Specify the aims of the module, i.e. the broad educational purposes for offering this module.
The aims are to develop students' command of the 4 essential language skills (writing, reading, listening and speaking) through
intensive study and work in the medium of French. It is intended that this module will equip students with the knowledge and
skills to allow them to integrate comfortably into level 6 language work on their return to QMUL.