LN735
French: Level Five (Grammar Advanced)
This information is for the 2013/14 session.
Teacher responsible
Miss Stephanie Beltrando CMK.C804
Pre-requisites
250 hours including self study (16+), ASLevel or six/seven years at school level. High mark at A-Level. Admission to the course upon completion of online level test and tutor's approval during needs analysis. You will need to develop your grammatical writing skills, if you are fluent in the language but struggle with the writing, this course is right for you.
Course content
Course Aim: To establish the grammar awareness required to promote and facilitate further study of French. To bring students to level C1 of CEFR. Communicatvie Content: Not applicable. Structural Content: Revision of the basics of French grammar. The function of the noun phrase, in more depth. Determiners. Articles. Verbs, tenses (revision, present, past future, conditional). In depth study of the subjunctive, present, past imperfect. The structure of complicated sentences. Adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions. Any grammatical point needed by individual students and/by the group as a whole.
Teaching
6 hours of classes in the MT. 10 hours of classes in the LT. 4 hours of classes in the ST.
This is a 40 hour-course. Please refer to the LSE timetable for course teaching arrangements.
Indicative reading
BLED,CONJUGAISON, Hachette
FRENCH GRAMMAR, Shaum's
ATELIER GRAMMAIRE, Hachette. MODERN FRENCH GRAMMAR, Routledge. GRAMMAIRE PROGRESSIVE DU FRANCAIS VOL 2,3, Clé International. LES DIFFICULTES DE LA GRAMMAIRE FRANÇAISE, Clé International.
Assessment
Continuous assessment (50%) in the MT, LT and ST.
Oral examination (30%) in the LT and ST.
In class assessment (20%) in the LT.
Key facts
Department: Language Studies
Total students 2012/13: 8
Average class size 2012/13: 8
