French 2.1

Pre-requisites for enrolment

Students should have completed French 1.3 or otherwise acquired a similar level of proficiency.

Content of Course

• Family and relations; biographies and lifestyles; describing feelings and people
• Travelling in French speaking countries; talking about leisure and cultural activities; climate and weather; describing places
• Cultural aspects of life in France e g: famous French and French speaking people
• Revision of present and past tenses (passé composé, imparfait); pronouns and prepositions; present conditional; comparatives and superlatives

Teaching method(s)

The emphasis in this course is on speaking and listening. The lessons  will focus on language that is required for communicating in real situations.

The lessons will include whole class activities and pair or small group work, role-play, watching videos and listening to CDs. Grammar is introduced in context.  Extensive written exercises and reading texts are normally only set as homework.

In order to fully benefit from the course and to achieve the learning outcomes, you will need to devote some time outwith classes to revision and homework.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able to:

• Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type such as participating at family events
• Communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters
• Describe in simple terms aspects of their background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need

Sources

Core Readings

To study this course you will need the course book. Your tutor will advise you on the purchase of the textbook at your first class.

Textbook: Le Nouveau Taxi 2 - Livre de l’élève (DVD Rom included) ISBN-13: 978-2011555519

Workbook: Le Nouveau Taxi 2 – Cahier d’exercices ISBN-13: 978-2011555526

Web Sources

Where appropriate web sources will be provided by tutor.

Class Handouts

Handouts will be provided during the course.

Queries

If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.

Student support

If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.