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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
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Module Title	French Language 5
Module Code	FR358
School	SALIS
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Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Juliette Pechenart Semester 2: Juliette Pechenart Autumn: Juliette Pechenart
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module sets the level B2.1 from the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) as its minimum exit level. Using a methodology based on the following three key approaches, peer teaching, content & language integrated learning (CLIL), and critical pedagogy, students are encouraged to develop a critical awareness of globalisation as a political, social and economic phenomenon and in so doing are made responsible for a complete teaching task in French from beginning to end. This involves selecting a topic of interest to the class, researching the topic, devising suitable class activities, managing class delivery, encouraging class participation, and critically evaluating their own performance and that of their peers. This module aims to foster intercultural awareness and understanding, to encourage student participation, autonomy, responsibility, originality, imagination and reflective practice; to give students the opportunity to present a complex topic in a critical and interactive manner to a specialised audience with a good degree of fluency; to allow students to evaluate their work and performance and those of their peers; to enhance students' reflective and critical thinking through the writing of peer teaching reports; to further develop students' ability to apply a range of transferable skills such as time management, team work, project management and oral presentation skills.The overall objective of the course is to assist students to become fully autonomous language learners and to enable them to achieve the level of written and oral fluency and cultural awareness that will be required of them in an intercultural workplace at home or abroad.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate understanding and extract the main ideas from a wide range of long and complex text and audio-visual documents on specialised topics related to the theme of globalisation.
2. Present a complex topic in an interactive manner to a specialised audience with a level of fluency and accuracy appropriate for this level.
3. Devise, prepare and conduct suitable class activities related to the topic chosen for the presentation.
4. Write a clear and well structured group report outlining objectives and methodology and demonstrating reflective and critical thinking on the tasks carried out within a working group, with a level of accuracy appropriate for this level.
5. Critically evaluate the performance of peers and write an individual report on other class presentations with a level of clarity and accuracy appropriate for this level.

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Independent learning time	20	Interaction with native speakers, use of authentic written and audio-visual material
Tutorial	24	Small group language classes and activities
Assignment	25	Teaching a 50 min class, including presentation and class activities
Group work	24	Preparation of group presentation and class activities
On-line learning	24	Moodle activities and resources
Library	8	Research resources
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Format.
The course is conducted through French. Classroom sessions are interactive and learner-centered. Sessions consist of a combination of course content teaching by the lecturer on various aspects of globalisation (history, world organisations, current issues, etc.), language tasks completed by students under the guidance of the lecturer and classes delivered by groups of students with the participation of peers and lecturer. Students are expected to attend and contribute to all sessions. They are also expected to engage in online language learning activities on a regular basis..

Group Project.
The purpose of the project is two-fold: to develop a better understanding of globalisation as a phenomenon and to improve French language skills. In practice, students form groups of three or four and plan a 50 minute class to teach to their peers on a self-selected topic concerning an aspect of globalisation, which they are expected to research and view critically, with a view to developing cosmopolitan citizenship values, attitudes and practices. They are made responsible for a complete teaching task from beginning to end: selecting a topic of interest to the class, researching the topic, devising suitable class activities, managing class delivery, encouraging class participation and critically evaluating their own performance and that of their peers. They are encouraged to use authentic materials extensively in their class preparation (e.g. newspaper reports, websites, TV & radio programmes, books and articles).They then write a set of reflective reports. The first one is a group report (1,200 words approx) in which they critically reflect on the lesson they have taught. In addition, all students must write a second individual report (approx 600 words) based on their experience of having been taught by their peers. These reports, together with the lesson taught, form the basis of the module assessment. In keeping with the CLIL approach, assessment criteria focus on both content and linguistic features..

Topics.
Topics chosen can include fair trade, immigration, integration and identity in multicultural societies, the future of languages and linguistic diversity in a globalised world, globalisation and its impact on the environment, multinational companies, the financial crisis, cinema and globalisation, sport and globalisation, etc..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Group project	A 50 minute group presentation in French on a topic related to globalisation followed by class activities	40%	Once per semester
Report (s) (written / oral)	Group report and individual peer evaluation	60%	Sem 1 End

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

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