Professional French B - ARTS3483
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Humanities and Languages
Course Outline: School of Humanities & Languages
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ARTS3482 or language placement approval
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
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Description
Subject Area: French Studies
The French-speaking world represents one of the biggest linguistic zones in the world with an estimated 274 million French-speakers on all 5 continents. In pursuing your study of the language, you are joining a rich, vibrant and diverse community of close to 49 million learners worldwide. This course will be perfect for you if you already have a quite proficient knowledge of French (equivalent to seven semesters of studying at university level) and are looking for an in-depth extension of all skills: you will improve your listening skills by training with radio excerpts, you will read some contemporary literature as well as learn to synthesise texts from various media and discuss current events and cross-cultural issues relevant to the French-speaking communities. You will finally get to reflect on your learning experience and learn to devise strategies to keep developing your language skills and improve your self-learning.