Overview
This language module is designed for students who have completed Level 903/003 Elementary 3 or have a low A2 standard of the language in the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), for example a good GCSE. Through a variety of methods – including both spontaneous and prepared class discussions on various topics - students will develop an upper elementary competence in reading, writing, listening and speaking and an understanding of upper elementary grammar. At the end of this 12-week module students will have reached an A2+ proficiency level in the CEFR and will be able to confidently carry out everyday tasks, including unfamiliar ones, express their opinions about familiar topics and function in basic professional contexts. They will have a good understanding of life and culture of countries where the language is spoken and the intercultural skills necessary for their language proficiency level.
Schedule
- Week 1: Santé et sport – Evaluating the health benefits of sport – Imperative mood (commands)
- Week 2: La santé du futur – Discussing advances in sport and medicine – Describing symptoms of pain/illness; le futur simple tense
- Week 3: Le marathon de Paris – Weighing up the pros and cons of different sports - Future time markers; expressing hypothesis using si + present/future tenses.
- Week 4: Simple comme bonjour – Discovering and sharing experiences of typically French traits/mannerisms – Expressions of obligation, prohibition, and how to give advice
- Week 5: Joyeux anniversaire – Organizing events – The present conditional tense; expressions of feelings
- Week 6: La Francophonie – Speaking about intercultural variances – Forms of politeness; accepting and refusing with different degrees of assertiveness
- Week 7: Vivre autrement – Talking about different lifestyles – Placement of adjectives I
- Week 8: Se loger/Travailler autrement– Comparing novel modes of accommodation/working – Placement of adjectives II; demonstrative pronouns (celui, celle, ceux, celles)
- Week 9: L’économie collaborative– Assessing economic initiatives such as crowdfunding etc. – Expressing objectives/goals
- Week 10: Le bonheur est dans le travail – Discussing work/life balance – Adverbs
- Week 11: Le choc des générations – Speaking about generational differences – Si + clauses (degrees of certainty)
- 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. (same book as used in Level 3)
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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