Undergraduate students from cohort 2020 and before should read CLS Level-4000 courses with the HM suffix (for example, LAF4201HM) worth 5MCs per course. Undergraduate students from cohort 2021 onwards should read CLS L4000 courses without the HM suffix (for example, LAF4201) worth 4MCs per course.

LAF1201 French 1

This course is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.

 

LAF2201 French 2

This course aims to further enhance students' proficiency in the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as increase their knowledge of the syntactical, morphological, phonetic and lexical aspects of the French language. Students will also acquire a better grasp of learning and communicative strategies (e.g. skimming, selective reading, reading for details, inferencing and mnemonic techniques etc.). Authentic texts from daily communicative situations (such as letters, dialogues, brochures, TV and radio interviews, signs etc.) will serve as the main source of learning materials.

 

LAF3201 French 3

Building upon the foundation of the French 2 module, this course focuses on the development of students' ability to communicate on fairly complex topics of general interests. It will continue to adopt an integrated approach to language learning and cultivate students' proficiency in all areas of language learning, including their learning competence. Strategies to be developed include writing and speaking strategies such as brainstorming, arranging ideas and collecting linguistic expressions prior to the writing or speaking tasks.

 

LAF3202 French 4

Students will be taught to comprehend longer listening and reading texts on more complex topics of general interest as well as on aspects of French culture, society and life. They will also acquire the ability to express their views and communicate meaningfully on the same topics at greater length, both in writing and orally. In the area of grammar and vocabulary, the focus will shift more towards textlinguistic and pragmatic features. Language learning skills and strategies will include recognising and applying common linguistic and sociolinguistic norms in the use of the French language.

 

LAF3203 French for Academic Purposes

French for Academic Purposes is designed for Student Exchange Programme students who plan to study in France and already have an intermediate level in French. The aims of the course are to understand longer texts, to write structured essays, and to present ideas in a logical and confident way. The students also work on their listening and speaking skills. To be able to adapt well to the French environment, they study various aspects of French culture (the education system, family life, national identity).

 

LAF4201/LAF4201HM French 5

The course seeks to develop the student's ability to understand French language and culture through the study of various materials: newspapers, magazines, extracts of films and books, web sites. Students will be introduced to complex documents and will learn different approaches for text and discourse analysis.

Undergraduate students from cohort 2020 and before should read CLS Level-4000 courses with the HM suffix (for example, LAF4201HM) worth 5 units per course. Undergraduate students from cohort 2021 onwards should read CLS L4000 courses without the HM suffix (for example, LAF4201) worth 4 units per course.

 

LAF4202/LAF4202HM French 6

Building on the foundations of French 5, this course helps the students to develop and put in practical use the knowledge acquired in various specific fields, such as commercial French, contemporary culture, advanced conversation and writing skills.

Undergraduate students from cohort 2020 and before should read CLS Level-4000 courses with the HM suffix (for example, LAF4202HM) worth 5 units per course. Undergraduate students from cohort 2021 onwards should read CLS L4000 courses without the HM suffix (for example, LAF4202) worth 4 units per course.

 

LAF4203/LAF4203HM French Language and Society

This advanced-level French course explores in depth current affairs topics in the French society using on a range of authentic and current written and multimedia materials. Emphasis will be on the further development students' ability to communicate on fairly complex topics of general interest through an enhanced knowledge of the French language, culture, society, literature and/or linguistics.

Undergraduate students from cohort 2020 and before should read CLS Level-4000 courses with the HM suffix (for example, LAF4203HM) worth 5 units per course. Undergraduate students from cohort 2021 onwards should read CLS L4000 courses without the HM suffix (for example, LAR4203) worth 4 units per course.

 

LAF4204/LAF4204HM Francophone Studies in Context

This advanced-level French course explores in depth topics in the Francophone world using on a range of authentic and current written and multimedia materials. Emphasis will be on the further development of oral and written skills – and more generally the expansion of communicative competency – through an enhanced knowledge of the Francophone culture, society, literature and/or linguistics.

Undergraduate students from cohort 2020 and before should read CLS Level-4000 courses with the HM suffix (for example, LAF4204HM) worth 5 units per course. Undergraduate students from cohort 2021 onwards should read CLS L4000 courses without the HM suffix (for example, LAF4204) worth 4 units per course.

 

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