2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

FREN9002 French Term Abroad

30 creditsClass Size: 80

Module manager: Pascale Cheung
Email: P.Cheung@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Pre-requisite qualifications

Completion of first two terms of level 2 of the relevant programme

This module is mutually exclusive with

FREN9001

Year Abroad

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

During this part of your degree, you will have the opportunity to:

- make substantial linguistic progress, over a wide range of registers, in 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;
- enhance your future employability by familiarizing yourself, when appropriate, with the world of work within the target culture, or by reflecting on the utility of skills that you are acquiring while living abroad for your future employment

Learning outcomes
On completion of the Year Abroad, you should have:

- improved language fluency and proficiency;
- improved knowledge and appreciation of the target culture.

Skills outcomes
You 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

Term Abroad Study Placement at a partner institution involves attendance at a 10-week course at a French university language centre. The course combines classroom work and external visits and is intended to provide an opportunity to complete Level-2 language studies in a French context, while also experiencing some further aspects of French society and culture.

The Term Abroad Work Placement involves a placement of at least 12 weeks in duration. The content is to be agreed by arrangement with the student, Work Placement tutor, and the student's employer within the overall objectives outlined above.

Teaching methods

Private study hours			300.00
Total Contact hours			0.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

You will be expected to immerse yourself in the culture of the host country and undertake those activities necessary for successful completion of the Term Abroad. Regular homework tasks and continuous assessment will be set by the partner institution.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

You will maintain contact with your personal tutor and/or residence abroad tutor by e-mail. Regular contact is maintained between the Department and the course co-ordinator at each partner institution who will send end-of-term reports on your attendance, progress, as well as exam results. For work placements, the Work Placements tutor will hold a meeting, normally by skype or telephone, with you and your supervisor.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Placement Assessment	Students must satisfactorily complete the term abroad course/work placement	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

The Term Abroad is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. In other words, you will not receive a numerical grade for your Term Abroad as you do for modules taken at the University of Leeds. Therefore, the Term Abroad will not normally affect your degree classification. Term Abroad study (SP) at a partner institution is graded on a Pass/Fail basis and you are expected to meet the following requirements: • attend the language course at the partner institution and complete the relevant coursework on a regular basis; • complete the language course successfully including satisfactory attendance. Term Abroad work placement (WP) is graded on a Pass/Fail basis and you are expected to meet the following requirements: • be resident in the country and town of work for a minimum of three months (excluding the usual holiday periods of the particular country concerned which fall within those months); • complete the placement as agreed by the School prior to departure; • achieve at least a satisfactory end-of-placement report from the placement provider. This report is checked but no feedback is provided. If parts of the Term Abroad requirements are not completed, you may be required (at the discretion of the Module Leader to undertake a re-sit essay of either 1000 or 2000 words depending upon the level of fail (see Residence Abroad On-Placement Handbook). If you do not fulfil the residency requirement, or there is evidence of no serious attempt to fulfil the requirements of the work or study placement, you may be required to re-sit the Term Abroad at your own expense.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 29/04/2024 16:14:23

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