UNSW Handbook Course - Discourse Studies: Media, Politics and Society

Discourse Studies: Media, Politics and Society - FREN3106


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: French (School of Languages and Linguistics)
	Course Outline: See below
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: FREN3103, or permission from Head of Department
	Excluded: FREN2030
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Theoretical and practical study of French in various vocational fields. Topics may include media, political and scientific types of discourse. Students will practise their written skills and gain a better understanding of sophisticated uses of French in contemporary Francophone societies.

Learning Outcomes

Be able to analyse characteristic features of different genres of authentic texts in French, applying concepts/techniques of discourse analysis
Produce different genres of texts in French in a culturally appropriate way
Summarise/synthesize information from sources, mounting a coherent argument in French
Make a research report in French on topics relevant to individual discipline drawing on media, scientific, political or literary texts.

Assessment

Group presentation - 30%
Portfolio - 20%
Final research report - 40%
Preparation and participation - 10%

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