French Discourse Studies - ARTS3488
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: ARTS3481 or ARTS3482 or ARTS3483 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
This course, entirely taught in French, proposes a theoretical and practical study of French discourse in various vocational fields. Topics may include media, political, academic, poetic, literary and/or scientific genres of texts. You will learn the characteristic features of each genre, and gain a better understanding of sophisticated uses of French in France and contemporary Francophone societies. You will review and expand the language skills acquired in previous study with the aim of increasing your fluency and accuracy in all four language skills, with a special emphasis on the development of reading and writing skills.