Applied French 2B (Intensive) module (PF22002)

This is designed for learners with some prior intensive study of French (such as PF21001 Applied French 2A or equivalent)

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PF22002

You will master thoroughly the main structures of the French language. You will become fully familiar with many key features of selected French-speaking cultures. This will allow you to communicate competently in French. You will be able to do so in a wide range of formal and informal situations of increasing complexity.

This learning will be of use to you both in your personal and professional lives. You will work within the level of B1 of the Common European Framework for Languages and within selected skills area of B2.

You will learn to recognise, understand, and apply the main vocabulary and grammatical structures of French. This will allow you to learn to communicate competently across the four language skills. These are listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Examples of topics are:

environment and tourism
media and publicity
historical events
political structures

What will you learn

In this module, you will:

recognise, understand, and apply the more complex features of the French language system
use new technology appropriately in language learning
use a concise bilingual English-French dictionary effectively
conduct independent investigation and project work in French. This will involve using a range of printed, audio-visual, and web-based resources
show increased familiarity with contemporary French-speaking societies and cultures. and awareness of differences between customs and conventions and those of the UK
listen to, read, speak, and write French effectively in a range of increasingly complex social and work-related contexts
use language skills at a level of B1 and selected skill areas of B2, as described in the Common European Framework (CEFR)

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

master thoroughly the main structures of French. This will be across the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing
show increased familiarity with many key features of selected French-speaking cultures
show competence in the more complex features of the French language. Again, these will be across the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing
communicate competently in French. You will be able to do so in a wide range of informal and formal situations of increasing complexity
show proficient use of a bilingual dictionary
competently apply grammatical and lexical structures

If passed, this module would support entry to Honours level French.