Francois Simon

Sandrine Victor

Assumed prior knowledge:

Language skills and knowledge of French at C1 level of the Common European Reference Framework for Languages are required.

Additional requisites:

This course requires a high level of oral fluency.

Admission into the course requires completing the online test, followed by a 1-2-1 appointment with a member of the teaching team. Please refers to the information on the LSE language centre webpage. 

Course Aim:

• To develop the ability to use French effectively for purposes of practical communication and reading/listening comprehension with an understanding of the major social and political issues in France/Francophone countries from a European point of view.
• To bring students to level C1-C2 of CEFR.

Content:

• To develop and describe particular points.
• To make an appropriate conclusion.
• To describe a situation.
• To describe the context of an event.
• To express and justify opinions.
• To agree, disagree and justify a choice.
• To introduce someone to the advantages and disadvantages of an option.
• To propose, accept or refuse. To negotiate and find a compromise.
• To conclude and adopt a resolution.
• To express feelings.
• To speak about an event (past/present/ future) and explain circumstances , causes and consequences.
• To debate and interact confidently in a discussion.

Structural Content:

• Listening comprehension, oral presentation, occasional revision of major grammatical points and key tenses and introduction to different registers and literary styles.
• Topical issues through the analysis of texts in French on a weekly basis such as: European integration from a French perspective, European Institutions, the constitution of the European Union, Economic and Monetary Union, Immigration in Europe, Languages and Education in Europe.

8 hours of classes in the Autumn Term.
11 hours of classes in the Winter Term.

• 8 hours of classes in the Autumn Term.
• 11 hours of classes in the Winter Term.
• 1 hour of group tutorial, as arranged by the teacher during the AT, WT or ST

Please refer to the LSE timetable for course teaching arrangements.

Students will be advised on relevant materials at the beginning of the course.

Oral examination (30%).

Continuous assessment (70%).