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French Level 4+
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of French syllabus level 4 at UCL Language Centre or A Level grade (or
equivalent).
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students who have an advanced knowledge of French to
acquire a better fluency in the language. Students will be able to follow discussions and
debates on current issues (world wide) as well as communicate in all situations using complex
and linguistically more accurate structures (different types of discourses, registers etc…).
Cultural awareness will be further developed. Various transferable skills will be covered.
Functions
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Talking about one’s image
Describe people and behaviours
expressing different feelings
Talking about one’s relationship to money
Giving warnings
Taking part in a debate, presenting one’s ideas clearly and efficiently
Describing an educational and professional experience
Reporting a conversation
Recognising and using various registers
Getting familiar with dialectical/regional accents.
Improving reading and listening skills using variety of authentic material, involving
more complex and critical discourse
Course Content: Main topics/themes to be covered
The content of this course will be based around a reflection on the nature of contemporary
society and current affairs. The topic may include the following (as appropriate, depending
on students’ interests):
- New technologies, Internet
- Money and consuming
- Advertising
- Learning experience/ education
- The origins and variety of French
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Linguistic Structures/ Phonetics
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Recognising/understanding various register/accents.
Grammar
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Les pronoms relatifs composés
Reported speech in the past
Past tenses and agreement of past participles
Mise en relief (ce qui, ce que, ce dont…)
Subjunctive
Adverbs
Different ways of expressing concession and opposition (using the subjunctive,
indicative…)
Structuring (logical structures)
Linking devices (lexical, grammatical)
Stylistic levels, formal registers and their usage
Learning Resources
Books
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Course book: please wait for your tutor to confirm which book he/she will
recommend.
Authentic material from various sources (French newspapers or magazines, recent
publications, French television programs, films etc…)
In addition there is a wide range of language learning materials for self-study in the
Self-Access Centre.
Bilingual Dictionaries: Collins/Robert
Monolingual dictionary: Petit Robert
Useful websites:
www.nouvelobs.com
www.liberation.fr
www.lefigaro.fr
www.lemonde.fr
www.wordreference.com
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