Languages

French Advanced B

Module code: R1134
Level 5
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Class, Seminar
Assessment modes: Coursework, Distance exam

This module is for you if you have completed an advanced A module. You will:

  • learn how to understand the main ideas within extended discourse and communicate effectively in the target language, with increasing fluency, confidence and spontaneity, in different contexts
  • get opportunities, across a range of topics, to practise your understanding and communication in the target language using the four language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing, at an advanced level
  • consolidate and develop the range of complex language structures, syntax, and specialised vocabulary to allow further accuracy and control in use of the target language
  • analyse aspects of the general social, political and/or cultural background of the language through contextualised activities and materials, in media such as text, audio, audio-visual and digital.

Successful completion of the course is equivalent to level B2 (Independent User) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). 

Module learning outcomes

  • With reference to CEFR B1+ level, the student can recognise and identify the main points and specific details of clear standard discourse in the target language across a selected range of familiar subjects.
  • Communicate effectively in the target language within a selected variety of familiar formal/informal contexts.
  • Use and apply a good range of vocabulary and standard language structures cohesively, appropriate to context.
  • Display critical understanding relating to aspects of the general social, political and/or cultural context of the target language.