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French Intermediate A Year 1 (R1118B)

15 credits, Level 4

Autumn teaching

This module is designed for:

• lower intermediate learners who have a recent grade A/B at GCSE, or a D/E pass at AS level, or equivalent.
• intermediate learners who have a good AS grade, or perhaps a low D/E pass at A level, or equivalent.

The course aims to:

• enable students to understand key information and to communicate effectively in the TL, sometimes spontaneously, in less routine situations, at a standard level
• provide opportunities, across a variety of topics, for practice of understanding and communication in the TL using the four language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing, at a standard level
• consolidate and develop the range of key elements of TL language structures, vocabulary, syntax and pronunciation, to allow progression in the TL
• present the background culture and society of the TL through a variety of contextualised activities and materials, in a range of media, e.g. text; audio; audio-visual; digital.

Successful completion of the course is equivalent to level A2-B1 (Basic-Independent User) of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 117 hours of independent study. The Â鶹´«Ã½ may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.