Overview
This language module is designed for students with an A1+ standard of the language in the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). It is for students who have completed Level 902/002 Beginners 2 or who have some knowledge of the language, like a rusty GCSE. Through a variety of methods students will develop an elementary competence in reading, writing, listening and speaking and an understanding of elementary grammar. At the end of this 12 weeks module students will be half-ways towards an A2 proficiency level in the CEFR and will be able to carry out everyday tasks in the language and to attempt unfamiliar ones. Students will be able to follow and hold a simple conversation and function in daily life using the language through listening exercises alongside both spontaneous and prepared full class discussions on various topics in a friendly, relaxed learning environment. They will have a good understanding of life and culture of some of the countries where the language is spoken and the intercultural skills necessary for their language proficiency level.
Schedule
- Week 1: L’apprentissage – Talking about learning - Revision of le passé composé and its negation
- Week 2: Apprendre ailleurs – Sharing learning strategies - Indirect pronouns (COI); expressing reactions and emotions
- Week 3: La formation numérique – Weighing up the pros and cons of online learning - Giving opinions; expressing cause and effect
- Week 4: Des idées de décoration – Describing and comparing house interiors - Comparatives
- Week 5: Maison où appartement? – Expressing housing preferences - Superlatives, prepositions of location; justifying preferences
- Week 6: J’habite dans un conteneur – Evaluating alternative types of housing - Colours and adjectival agreement
- Week 7: Des événements inoubliables – Speaking about life-changing historical events - L’imparfait past tense
- Week 8: Égalité hommes femmes – Comparing the past with the present - Past and present markers; expressions of continuity and discontinuity
- Week 9: L’homme nouveau est arrivé – Talking about societal changes - Indefinite adjectives; using quand
- Week 10: Souvenirs, souvenirs – Recounting life stages - When to use le passé compose and l’imparfait
- Week 11: Drôle de journée – Telling amusing anecdotes - Relative clauses with qui, que, and où
- Week 12: Written and speaking tests will take place this week. Completing the assessment is required for students taking the course as part of their degree.
For all other students, taking the tests is also strongly recommended, as a measure of your progress and learning.
Textbook details:
Entre nous 2 (A2), Klett Sprachen, ISBN: 9783125302730, £25 approx (this book is also used in Level 4)
We recommend buying your textbook(s) at Blackwell’s on campus. You can pre-order over the phone or online with them and pick up the book when you are on campus.
Study Hours
The total number of study hours for this module is 150 hours, in line with undergraduate university modules. This includes class meetings, assessment preparation and self-directed study in line with guidance from the course lecturer.
If you are studying on the extracurricular mode, we recognise that the total number of hours that you may be able to study every week may depend on your availability and previous experience studying languages, however, expected contribution to classes, homework completion, and learning outcomes will not vary.
Please note that the ‘last date available to book’ date is only a guide. We reserve the right to close bookings earlier if courses are over- or under-subscribed. In order to avoid disappointment, please be sure enrol as soon as possible. Registrations will not be processed until the following day if received after 3pm.
Course Lecturer: John D McInally
John is currently in the final stages of his PhD research on French-language literature from Rwanda. He previously taught French and German in secondary schools and has been teaching both these languages as well as undergraduate cultural modules here at University of Liverpool since 2018. John has lived, worked and studied in both France and Germany and has a passion for the language of both countries as well as the cultures of the areas in which they are spoken.
Fees for language courses are £180/£90.
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