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Discourse Studies: Media, Politics and Society - FREN3106
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: School of Languages and Linguistic Course Outlines
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: FREN3101 or FREN3102 or FREN3103 or FREN3104
 
 
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 - 20%
  • Portfolio - 30%
  • Final research report - 40%
  • Preparation and participation - 10%

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