Module Descriptors

This is a course for students who want to start learning French from scratch, but also for those who have learnt some French before and who would like to refresh their knowledge of French and build on that. By working through French 1.1, students should reach a level roughly equivalent to A1 of the Common European Framework Reference (CEFR); the mode of delivery will be normally 2 hours a week for 24 weeks (Long Thin Module) but might also be delivered for 3 hours a week for 12 weeks (Full Fat Module). In this module students will be introduced to all the basic components of French grammar: articles, pronouns, adjectives, possessives, negative and interrogative forms, prepositions, and present tense of the indicative of -er, -ir and -re regular verbs and of some irregular verbs. Topics will include: asking and giving personal information about yourself, your family, your daily routine and leisure activities, your studies, elements of time, alphabet, numbers using different contexts and describing your native town  as well as describing people of your acquaintance . Students will be required to read and write simple texts and to interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. Students will be able to understand and use familiar every day expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.

On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:

L1. Communicate orally at a basic level in situations involving personal information and everyday activities at approximately the A1 level of the CEFR;

L2. Understand and recognise familiar words and very basic spoken phrases and short speeches relating to selected topics at approximately level A1 of the CEFR;

L3. Extract the gist and some specified details of written material relating to selected topics at approximately the A1 level of the CEFR;

L4. Write short and simple texts on selected topics at approximately level A1 of the CEFR;

Understanding basic grammatical and syntactic concepts and elements of the French language;
Demonstrating some understanding of social conventions and basic appreciation of French-speaking cultures.

Using some basic language skills relevant to everyday situations;
Understanding familiar and simple written and audiovisual texts based on everyday situations.

Giving simple personal information;
Addressing day to day simple problems in French speaking countries.

Communicating effectively in simple routine situations and in everyday problem situations;
Interpreting uncomplicated written and audiovisual texts;
Understanding dates, time, prices;
Using IT to present documents in an appropriate form.

Working effectively individually or in teams;
Managing limited resources and being able to address own learning needs.

The following materials form essential underpinning for the module content and ultimately for the learning outcomes:

In line with the Academic Engagement Procedure, Students are defined as academically engaged if they are regularly engaged with timetabled teaching sessions, course-related learning resources including those in the Library and on the relevant learning platform, and complete assessments and submit these on time. Please refer to the Academic Engagement Procedure at the following link: Academic engagement procedure

Where a module has Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body requirements these will be listed here:
All fulltime students (part-time and distant learning students should check with their programme leader for any queries) are required to attend all scheduled classes and participate with all delivered elements of the module as part of their engagement with their programme of study. Consideration will be given to students who have protection under the appropriate equality law. Please refer to UWS Regulations, Chapter 1, 1.64 – 1.67, available at the following link: http://www.uws.ac.uk/current-students/rights-and-regulations/regulatory-framework/

1.08

1. More than one assessment method can be used to assess individual learning outcomes.
2. Schools are responsible for determining student contact hours. Please refer to University Policy on contact hours (extract contained within section 10 of the Module Descriptor guidance note).
   This will normally be variable across Schools, dependent on Programmes &/or Professional requirements.