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This course is specifically designed for Year 4 students of Accountancy who are studying on degree programmes "with Langs". The course consists of a variety of language teaching (written and spoken), including translation into and from English, plus written exercises in the target language such as essay, summary, language analysis and spoken exercises such as presentation, dialogue and debate.

3 x 1-hour sessions weekly over both semesters as scheduled in MyCampus.

Teaching will take place in weeks 1-5 and 7-11. Week 6 will be dedicated to guided independent study. 

Grade C3 or better in French Language 2 plus a period of residence in France and confirmed acceptance to Honours in the relevant programme.

FRENCH4082, FRENCH4083, FRENCH4085, FRENCH4086

None

Written language assessed by:

■ Assessed language exercises (2 best marks from senior honours) - 20% of written language assessment

■ Class test (50 minutes) -10% of written language assessment

■ Examination: 2 x 2-hour written language exams (April/May diet) - 70% of total written language assessment

Spoken language assessed by:

■ 2 oral exams (15-20 minutes each) - each worth 50% of total spoken language assessment

Written and spoken language assessment are weighted 2/3 and 1/3 respectively.

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

The course aims to:

Written Language

■ improve students' stylistic skills in the production of grammatically accurate written work in the target language;

■ work with sophisticated examples of language usage across different registers;

■ consolidate the key skills required to write in the target language at an advanced level.

Spoken Language

■ foster a thorough, accurate, and considered application of the target language in a spoken context;

■ impart an in-depth knowledge of aspects of language, literature and culture by means of conversation in the target language;

■ develop students' oral communicative skills with reference to a variety of intellectual and cultural topics connected with their academic programme;

■ develop students' oral communicative skills with reference to a variety of intellectual and cultural topics of general interest;

■ encourage students to work effectively and grow in their ability to take responsibility for their acquisition of vocabulary, appropriate lexical structures, and competent syntax.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

Written Language

■ compose a linguistically accurate piece of writing in the target language, including use of appropriate grammatical structures, register and vocabulary.

■ use appropriate presentational and rhetorical skills in writing in the target language.

■ translate the content of diverse sources written in English and/or in the target language.

■ respond appropriately to passages written in a broad range of styles and registers in the target language.

Spoken Language

■ produce oral language which demonstrates a thorough knowledge of grammatical structures, register, wide vocabulary, and ease of application of syntactical structures at a high level of difficulty;

■ discuss a variety of intellectual and cultural topics connected with their academic programme in an articulate fashion, demonstrating critical reflection and independence of thought;

■ discuss a variety of intellectual and cultural topics of general interest in an articulate fashion, demonstrating critical reflection and independence of thought;

■ demonstrate intercultural skills when using the target language in an oral mode;

■ interact with native speakers and professional speakers of the target language, developing interpersonal and presentational skills.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.