This introductory course covers the fundamental aspects of the French language and Francophone cultures and is specifically designed for individuals with no prior experience with French. It comprehensively addresses essential aspects including grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and sentence structure. It combines classroom lessons and practical autonomous exercises to ensure that students progressively develop their ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend French.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- communicate in basic French, including understanding and producing spoken and written French;
- understand and implement basic concepts of French grammar and pronunciation;
- discuss aspects of the world in French with classmates and teacher; and
- demonstrate general expertise in critical thinking and reflective learning through an awareness, identification, and appreciation of differences between their own language/culture and French-speaking cultures.
Indicative Assessment
- In-class Test 1 (50 minutes) (15) [LO 1,2,4]
- In-class composition (200 words, 50 minutes) (20) [LO 1,2,4]
- In-class Test 2 (50 minutes) (20) [LO 1,2,4]
- Oral assessment (online, 5 minutes) (15) [LO 1,2,4]
- Homework (20) [LO 1,2,4]
- Participation and engagement (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 4 hours of class per week, and
b) 82 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Information will be posted on the Course Summary prior to the course commencement.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $4320 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $5580 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3753 | 17 Feb 2025 | 24 Feb 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 23 May 2025 | In Person | View |