2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
FREN9001 Year Abroad
120 creditsClass Size: 200
Module manager: Dr Catherine Kaiserman
Email: C.A.Kaiserman@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2016/17
This module is mutually exclusive with
| FREN9002 | Term Abroad |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
The year abroad will take one of three forms:- British Council assistantship
- Study at partner institution
- Work placement.
During this part of their degree programme, students will have the opportunity to:
- make substantial linguistic progress, over a wide range of registers, in respect of the target language
- face the linguistic, intellectual and psychological challenges of living in another country
- acquire a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the target culture
- develop the social/personal/transferable skills necessary for gaining maximum benefit from living in a different community
- seek to enhance their future employability by familiarizing themselves, when appropriate, with the world of work within the target culture, or by reflecting on the utility of skills that they are acquiring while living abroad for their future employment.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the year abroad students should have:
- improved their language fluency and proficiency
- improved their knowledge and appreciation of the target culture.
Skills outcomes
Students will have had the opportunity to develop and practise:
- interpersonal and transferable skills required to operate successfully in a French-speaking society, in a variety of roles and situations
- resourcefulness and self-reliance.
Syllabus
Due to the varied opportunities for the year abroad, the 'syllabus' will differ from student to student. Students should make themselves familiar with the requirements for the year abroad as given in the subject Year Abroad Handbook. This handbook explains in detail what students need to do in order to pass the year abroad.
Failure to complete any one element of the Year Abroad satisfactorily will require that the student redeem the failure by writing a 2,000 word essay in French to a satisfactory standard in the August examination period. A fail mark in this essay or failure to submit in the August re-sit period may result in the student not being permitted to progress to Level 3; the student may then have to become an external student in the next academic year until the next opportunity to re-sit becomes available.
Teaching methods
| Private study hours | 1,200.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 0.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 1,200.00 | ||
Private study
- Students will be expected to immerse themselves in the culture of the host country and, depending on the type of placement, undertake those activities necessary (as specified in the Year Abroad Handbook) for successful completion of the year abroad;- Preparation of project report
- Regular completion of reflective log.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Students will maintain contact with their personal tutors and/or year abroad tutors by e-mail. In particular, several general e-mails at specific times of the year will be sent to all students.Students have to complete the Year Abroad Pack, which includes four elements that must be returned electronically or by post to the Department at regular intervals during the year.
An interim report on each student's performance will be provided by the teacher/employer at the end of semester 1.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Reflective log | Questionnaire-Report in French. No word length stipulated but list of questions on four themes (Organisation, Communication, Cultural, Intellectual) also used for Year Abroad pre-plan before departure | 0.00 |
| In-course Assessment | Interim report on student's performance so far from their teacher / employer | 0.00 |
| In-course Assessment | End of year report from school / HE institution / employer | 0.00 |
| In-course Assessment | Students spending their Year Abroad at University have to take all exams specified and return their marksheet to Leeds. | 0.00 |
| Report | Year Abroad 'projet de stage': 1,000 word comparative report chosen from a choice of five possible topics (distributed as part of the Year Abroad Pack in March in year 2) | 0.00 |
| Placement Assessment | . | 100.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Failure to complete any one element of the Year Abroad satisfactorily will require that the student redeem the failure by writing a 2000 word essay in French to a satisfactory standard in the August examination period. A fail mark in this essay or failure to submit in the August re-sit period may result in the student not being permitted to progress to Level 3; the student may then have to become an external student in the next academic year until the next opportunity to re-sit becomes available.
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