ATS3065 French proficient 1
Faculty of Arts
ATS3065 French proficient 1 is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It needs ATS2064 and unlocks 2 units, leading on to 5 units in all.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 6 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3065
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ATS3065
2 units list ATS3065 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit involves you in teaching and learning activities equally developing language skills and cultural competence. It is designed to help you secure knowledge of French syntax through the study of grammar. It aims to develop their comprehension skills and capacity to express ideas in both oral and written French, through a range of class activities in which student production is modelled on authentic contemporary documents, both spoken and written. You 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 period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Grammar Exercise(s)Exercise12%
- Analytical exercise/sExercise8%
- In class testQuiz / Test15%
- Exercise/sExercise25%
- Oral test/assessmentDemonstration20%
- In class testQuiz / Test20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 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
Understand and demonstrate understanding of written, audio and video documents;
- 3
Demonstrate explicit competence in French grammar in the areas reviewed;
- 4
Demonstrate competence in the use of language reference material;
- 5
Demonstrate autonomous learning strategies;
- 6
Acquire and demonstrate a greater critical knowledge and understanding of modern and contemporary France and its culture;
- 7
Develop and demonstrate an explicit understanding of and competence in the theory, research methodology, practices and written and oral discourses of an area of French studies;
- 8
Develop and 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.
Where it fits
ATS3065 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Charlotte Mackay
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Charlotte Mackay
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3065?
You need ATS2064 before you enrol.
What can I take after ATS3065?
ATS3065 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including ATS3066 and ATS3294. Those lead on to 5 units in all.
When is ATS3065 offered?
In 2025, ATS3065 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3065?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3065 have an exam?
No. ATS3065 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3065?
ATS3065 is part of European languages.