Courses / Module

On successful completion of the module, students should be able to:

• Recognise and produce accurately (orally and in written form) a wide variety of grammatical and syntactical structures in French.
• Engage in discussion and critical analysis in both the written and oral forms with a degree of spontaneity and fluency.
• Analyse a selected text/extract in detail and identify its key points.
• Understand, analyse and retrieve information from a passage in oral French at the required level.

• 12 grammar hours, 12 tutorial (written language) hours, 12 oral French hours. Continuing Beginners' students will have some additional hours on their timetable.

Delivery methods	Hours
Lectures	0
Labs / Practicals	0
Tutorials	36
Planned learning activities	30
Independent student activities	60
Total	126

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded
• Other detail(s): Aural examination The aural language assessment is a required element of this module and must be passed (i.e. a minimum mark of 40% achieved) in order to pass this module. A minimum mark of 40% must also be achieved in the written component of the examination.

Assessment type	Options	Weighting	Duration
Continuous Assessment		20%
University scheduled written examination	On-campus	50%	120 minutes
Other		30%
Total		100%	120 minutes

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• A minimum mark of 40% must be achieved separately on both the aural and written components of the examination in order to obtain a pass. Attendance for this module is monitored regularly. If attendance falls below 70% of session hours, the mark will be capped at 35% for this module. This module condition will not be applied to repeat examinations. Absence owing to medical or other compelling reasons is not penalised. The reason must be established in writing prior to, or immediately (i.e. not more than two working days) after the missed class and evidence provided (normally such evidence would be a medical certificate).

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes
• 2 hour written examination and an aural examination. If a student has passed the written or aural examination in the January sitting, they are not required to resit that examination in the Autumn examination session, but all failed examinations must be retaken in the Autumn exam period. Continuous Assessment marks are carried forward to the Autumn period and contribute to the calculation of the grade for that exam session.
• University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 120 minutes, On-campus

• FR114, FR124 or equivalent.

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