ATS3068 French studies advanced 2
Faculty of Arts
ATS3068 French studies advanced 2 is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs ATS3067 and unlocks 1 unit, leading on to 2 units in all.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 6 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for ATS3068. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before ATS3068
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After ATS3068
1 unit list ATS3068 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Overview
This unit involves students in teaching and learning activities equally developing language skills and cultural competence. Activities equip students with advanced comprehension and production skills. Oral work focuses on expository techniques. Written tasks involve essay writing. Listening and writing production activities develop advanced skills required to produce accounts of radio or TV news and current affairs programmes. Students develop advanced language skills and competence in the theory, research methodology and practices, and discourses involved in sophisticated critical enquiry, understanding and analysis in an area of French studies, working towards the production of a short guided research essay.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Listening comprehension/writing task 110%
- Listening comprehension/writing task 215%
- Perusall readings20%
- Translation test20%
- Commentary20%
- End of semester oral15%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Read and orally communicate the main points contained in a newspaper;
- 2
Produce a report presenting the information contained in a radio or TV current affairs program using note taking and listening comprehension skills;
- 3
Apply morpho-syntactic and stylistic skills to differentiate between French and English syntax, through systematic use of a French reference grammar;
- 4
Apply theory, research methodology, practices and discourses to an area of French studies, specific to modern and contemporary France and its culture;
- 5
Undertake an independent research project, utilising skills in research, critical inquiry, analysis and scholarly communication.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops12 hours
- Tutorials12 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Seminars12 hours
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. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
Prescribed reading: same language textbook as per ATS3067
Where it fits
ATS3068 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Chris Watkin
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Chris Watkin
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3068?
You need ATS3067 before you enrol.
What can I take after ATS3068?
ATS3068 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including ATS3069. Those lead on to 2 units in all.
When is ATS3068 offered?
In 2020, ATS3068 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3068?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3068 have an exam?
No. ATS3068 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3068?
ATS3068 is part of French studies.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Organisational unit
- French Studies
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020