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Unit information: French for Specific Purposes Level 2 Grade 1 (continuation of Level 1 Grade 1) in 2013/14

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Unit name French for Specific Purposes Level 2 Grade 1 (continuation of Level 1 Grade 1)
Unit code LANG21012
Credit points 10
Level of study I/5
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director Mrs. Duranton
Open unit status Open
Pre-requisites

Satisfactory Completion of French Level 1 Grade 1 LANG11042

Co-requisites

None

School/department Department of French
Faculty Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

This unit is designed to follow on from the French Level 1 Grade 1 unit (ab-initio entry level)

The unit aims to consolidate and develop general language structures and functions, and to introduce basic specialist concepts and terminology. This will enable students to develop their existing knowledge of the language in to areas related to professional life, with particular emphasis on the skills necessary for working in an international environment. The unit includes: practice in the four skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing), grammer and vocabulary development, cultural and social aspects of the language, presentation skills and academic writing. The unit will include: -general communication skills -academic listening and note-taking skills -academic and sub-technical language -academic reading and writing skills -subject specific language -oral presentation skills -cultural and social aspects of the language -e-learning opportunites

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