Course overview
This course will extend students' proficiency in spoken and written French at a developed level and extend their intercultural competence and reflection on key moments of contemporary French culture and society. Students will build on their vocabulary, structures and texts related to a range of themes at a developed level, including extending linguistic accuracy, flexibility and fluency, strategies for effective spoken and written communication, analysis of texts from contemporary narrative; cultural representations drawn from a selection of contemporary French literature, art, music and cinema, key moments of contemporary French culture and society and their relevance to intercultural contexts. Students will negotiate and undertake a project on cultural interaction in French society.
Course learning outcomes
- speak and write independently in French with increasing accuracy and fluency in the range of contexts covered
- display linguistic and cultural sensitivity in social interactions in French
- develop a broad understanding of grammatical and sociolinguistic concepts relating to the topics and uses of French
- critically analyse Francophone cultural representation and media
- reflect on key social, political and cultural issues in the Francophone world and their relevance to intercultural contexts