UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

ATS2066 French proficient 2

Faculty of Arts

ATS2066 French proficient 2 is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs ATS2065 and unlocks 2 units, leading on to 3 units in all.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2025
Semester 2
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
5 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before ATS2066

Prohibitions

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Prerequisites

Pass these before you enrol.

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Overview

This unit develops language skills and cultural competence. The Language and Culture component of this unit aims to develop your comprehension skills and capacity to express ideas in both oral and written French, through a range of class activities, both spoken and written. You will practise and develop your language skills in an area of French studies, developing competence in the theory, research methodology and practices, and discourses involved in critical enquiry, understanding and analysis in the discipline area.

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterClaytonOn campus

Assessment

  • Grammar/Analytical exercise/sExercise
    20%
  • Written exercisesExercise
    20%
  • In class listening testQuiz / Test
    20%
  • Oral test/assessmentPresentation
    20%
  • In class Grammar/Translation test/sQuiz / TestThreshold hurdle
    20%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Express themselves, both orally and in writing, correctly, fluently and appropriately, on a wide range of topics and in different contexts including situations in which instructions are given or requested, events are retold and chronological information provided, or refused, discourse is reported, described or commented upon, proposals are made and accepted or rejected, discourse has to be structured logically and hypotheses formulated, logical arguments are conveyed, accepted or refuted, information is processed, ideas presented or reported orally, and ideas are presented or reported in writing;

  2. 2

    Understand and demonstrate understanding of written, audio and video documents;

  3. 3

    Demonstrate explicit competence in French grammar in the areas reviewed;

  4. 4

    Demonstrate competence in the use of language reference material;

  5. 5

    Demonstrate autonomous learning strategies;

  6. 6

    Demonstrate a greater critical knowledge and understanding of modern France and its culture;

  7. 7

    Demonstrate competence in the theory, basic research methodology and practices, and discourses involved in critical enquiry, understanding and analysis in an area of French studies;

  8. 8

    Demonstrate individual and cooperative research skills.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures12 hours
  • Tutorials48 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities. 

Where it fits

ATS2066 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Chris Watkin
Chief Examiners
Dr Chris Watkin

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS2066?

You need ATS2065 before you enrol.

What can I take after ATS2066?

ATS2066 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including ATS3083 and ATS3269. Those lead on to 3 units in all.

When is ATS2066 offered?

In 2025, ATS2066 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.

How much work is ATS2066?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ATS2066 have an exam?

No. ATS2066 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include ATS2066?

ATS2066 is part of European languages.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
European Languages
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Available