French: Elementary - Consolidation

If you are in receipt of a UK state benefit, you are a full-time student in the UK or a student on a low income, you may be eligible for a reduction of 50% of tuition fees. Please see the below link for full details:

Concessionary fees for short courses

• Consolidate what has been learnt throughout the first two terms, and
• Revise more challenging aspects of the language that are appropriate for level

Course Objectives:

• To develop the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing for simple interaction in French
• To equip students with basic information about the culture and daily life of the French-speaking countries
• To familiarise students with basic vocabulary and grammar structures to understand simple short texts

All the Department’s language courses adopt the communicative teaching method with a focus on interactive tasks and activities, role-plays, and pair/group work in a friendly and informal atmosphere. Students will be encouraged to participate and have fun.

The emphasis in class is on interacting in the target language, practising listening, speaking and grammar structures, as well as exploring the culture. Students are encouraged to develop their reading and writing skills in their own time.

The following are brief indicators of what students should be able to do in each of the skills

Speaking (S), Listening (L), Reading (R), and Writing (W) by the end of the individual stages:

STAGE 1

S Participate in simple everyday conversation made up of familiar language

L Understand simple messages and conversations

R Obtain specific information from simple written texts

W Produce simple short texts using limited structures and vocabulary items

You will be set short, optional assignments to consolidate your learning and to allow you to progress at your own pace.

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