Languages

French Advanced B (B)

Module code: R1134B
Level 5
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar, Class
Assessment modes: Coursework

This module is for you if you can already communicate with some independece in the target language at level B1+ of the Common European Framework of Reference [CEFR].

Building on your existing proficiency level, you will:

• learn how to understand the main ideas within extended discourse and communicate effectively in the target language, with increasing fluency, confidence and spontaneity, in different contexts
• practise your understanding and communication in the target language using the four language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing, at an advanced level
• consolidate and develop complex language structures, syntax, and specialised vocabulary to allow further accuracy and control in use of the target language
• analyse aspects of the general social, political and/or cultural background of the language through a variety of contextualised activities and materials, in media such as text, audio, audio-visual and digital.

This module is at level B1+-B2 of the CEFR for Languages.

Module learning outcomes

• With reference to CEFR B1+ level, the student can recognise and identify the main points and specific details of clear standard discourse in the target language across a selected range of familiar subjects.
• Communicate effectively in the target language within a selected variety of familiar formal/informal contexts.
• Use and apply a good range of vocabulary and standard language structures cohesively, appropriate to context.
• Display critical understanding relating to aspects of the general social, political and/or cultural context of the target language.