French 4 (Level 4)

• Credit value: 30 credits at Level 4
• Convenor: Agnès Calatayud
• Assessment: continuous assessment (20%), a listening in-class assessment (20%), written in-class assessment (35%), oral in-class assessment (20%) and class participation (5%)

Leading to CEFR C1 (Advanced)/post-A-level*, this 24-week course further consolidates the development of oral and written skills, with an emphasis on appropriateness and accuracy. You will analyse a variety of authentic texts, documents and audiovisual materials, as well as producing original work in French. You will also make use of off-air TV recordings and the internet.

* 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 extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signalled explicitly
• understand television programmes and films without too much effort
• understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style
• understand specialised articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to your field
• express yourself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions
• use language flexibly and effectively for social and professional purposes
• formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate your contribution skilfully to those of other speakers
• present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects integrating sub-themes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion
• express yourself in clear, well-structured text, expressing points of view at some length
• write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report, underlining what you consider to be the salient issues
• select style appropriate to the reader in mind.