French 2 (Level 5)

• Credit value: 30 credits at Level 5
• Convenor: Agnès Calatayud
• Prerequisite: CEFR* A2 or equivalent
• Assessment: two pieces of coursework (10%), a written in-class assessment (20%), written and listening in-class assessment (35%), oral in-class assessment (15%), 1000-word reflexive essay in English (15%) and class participation (5%)

This 24-week module is taught at CEFR* B1 (Intermediate)/upper AS level. It will give you intermediate-level listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in French, as well as improving your pronunciation and your cultural competence.

You will learn how to speak and write about: 

• your personality
• how you relate to family, friends and colleagues
• your consumer habits
• using the internet
• studies and work experience
• your role as a citizen
• environmental issues.

You will also be introduced to:

• French artists (painters, writers and designers) and their works
• the education and justice systems
• the Francophone world
• French history
• French media.

Each 2.5-hour class will be conducted in French from day one, using the textbooks Alter Ego 2+ and Alter Ego 3+.

* Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Please note: this is only an approximate equivalence.

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• understand the main points of familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
• deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling in an area where French is spoken
• produce simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest
• describe experiences and events, hopes, dreams and ambitions
• briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.