Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

227LANG1002.French I.2 (12 credits)This course is a continuation of French I.1. It will further develop the four areas of competence withthe view of expanding students' linguistic, pronunciation and communicative skills. As in French I.1,separate conversation and laboratory groups will be arranged to complement classroom tuition. Inaddition, participants will be asked to make use of a range of materials available in the Centre'sself-access facilities (which include audio, video, CD Rom and computer programmes), as well as takeadvantage of resources accessible through various Internet sites. Students intending to proceed to thesecond year will be provided before the summer break with specifically designed self-learning packagesin order to consolidate the first year's work.Prerequisite: Students must have satisfactorily completed French I.1 or provide evidence that theyhave attained a comparable level elsewhere.Assessment: One Examination and a Coursework element which shall count respectively 60% and40% of the final grade awarded.The Examination for French I.2. consists of one written paper of 2-hour duration and a separate oralexamination.Coursework assessment for this course includes (i) progress tests, (ii) participation in class and (iii)various assignments.This course will be offered in the second semester.Second YearLANG2001.French language – II.1 (12 credits)This course is taught throughout the year and continues to build on the first-year work. It offers abalanced range of the various language skills through further syntax acquisition, reading and textualanalysis, listening comprehension, composition, translation, oral expression and communicative skills.A wide variety of teaching techniques and materials is used. Small groups are arranged throughout theyear to ensure maximum opportunities for interactive practice. All students intending to continue thestudy of French in their third year are strongly encouraged to attend a summer intensive immersioncourse in France.Prerequisites: (i) French II.1 is open to students who have successfully completed French I.1 and I.2.(ii) Alternatively, students will be required to provide evidence that they have attainedelsewhere a standard at least comparable to a pass in the prerequisite courses.Assessment: One Examination and a Coursework element which shall count respectively 60% and40% of the final grade awarded.The Examination for French II.1 consists of one written paper of 3-hour duration and a separate oralexamination.Coursework assessment for this course includes (i) progress tests, (ii) participation in class and (iii)various assignments.LANG2002.French language and culture – II.2 (6 credits)This course is taught throughout the year and will be based on the exploitation of authentic Frenchmaterial drawn from the media and other sources. The main emphasis will be on the development ofreception skills, i.e., aural and reading skills. The objective of this course will be twofold: first, through