Over 12 weeks of teaching students will obtain basic proficiency in French in a variety of situations, through the introduction and extensive practice in grammar, vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading and writing in relation to contemporary cultural topics, focusing primarily on France and the Francophone world.
By the end of the course, students obtaining a pass grade will demonstrate elementary proficiency in French, will have a working vocabulary of 400-600+ words and will be able to understand (via listening and reading) and communicate (via speaking and writing) very basic information, in the above (present and future) situations.
The course is taught mostly in French, however grammar and vocabulary explanations are also provided in English. Moreover, we recognize that translation (and comparing certain aspects of the structure of French and English) can have a useful role to play in language learning.
As a Blended Learning course, students are expected to work independently with specifically designed online lessons and the Deux Mondes textbook (up to the end of Chapter 4) and on-line assignments. Language features introduced, explained, practiced and revised during independent study will provide the focus for further practice and communicatively focussed (oral and written) language tasks undertaken in class. Class activities include interaction in pairs, small-groups, or with the whole class.
Regular, active participation is therefore expected in class, and must be accompanied by a clear commitment to independent learning and preparation.
Please consult the following webpage for information regarding enrolment in language courses: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/arts/current-students/first-time-language-course.html