BA French(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Year 4

(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)

Learning outcomes

By the end of Year 4, you will be able to:
1. Communicate fluently and appropriately, maintaining high degree of grammatical accuracy in French (to C1/C2 Level of the CEFR for all students).
2. Identify, use and reflect on complex linguistic structures and different registers in French.
3. Show advanced engagement with multiple contexts to support effective work and functioning in another country.
4. Show a broad understanding and cultural awareness of societies where French is spoken.
5. Demonstrate depth of engagement with the culture, history, literature and society of some of the countries where French is spoken.
6. Make use of specialist knowledge to engage critically with current debates in the field(s) of study.

Skills Learning Outcomes

By the end of Year 4, you will be able to:
1. Produce an autonomous piece of extended research under the guidance of a supervisor.
2. Present a structured and sustained argument and communicate persuasively and professionally to an audience using technical terminology and concepts.
3. Evaluate and critically synthesize complex information and debates in a specific research domain.
4. Reflect on, and work in accordance with, the ethical considerations raised in the research process.
5. Practise active learning by making connections across differing perspectives in order to explore ideas, identify problems and provide solutions.
6. Use a wider range of resources and techniques to undertake your research (to include digital tools and resources, enhancing your digital creation, communication and collaboration proficiency).
7. Demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines through working in a well-organised way on projects (including the FYP).
8. Demonstrate the ability to work effectively and creatively as part of a team, practising problem-solving.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme. These may include an extended research project, essays, individual and group presentations, creative writing exercises, portfolio, podcasts, reflective logs and exams.