This unit is designed primarily for students with no experience in French. It is based both on communicative methodology and a functional approach to language. Its main objective is to teach the learner how to communicate and use grammar appropriately in a range of situations, while learning about French culture. It also teaches the learner to talk about language and understand basic linguistic principles. Speaking, writing, listening and reading comprehension skills, will be developed through communicative activities. In addition, online resources and grammar activities will complement face-to-face teaching.

FRNC1602 Junior French 2 is the continuation of FRNC1601 Junior French 1. It aims at strengthening students' oral communication skills and at developing further their written skills (reading and writing) and their understanding of grammar. Having completed FRNC1602 Junior French 2, students in their second year will normally enter Senior French 1 FRNC2603.

This unit is designed for intermediate-level students who have studied some French at high school or equivalent (refer to prerequisites). Students will focus on developing their knowledge of French society and culture through study of authentic written and audiovisual materials. Students will revise and consolidate their knowledge of French grammar, and extend their vocabulary and communication skills through interactive classroom activities and exercises to help them develop independent learning strategies.

This unit follows FRNC1621. Students will focus this semester on the cultures and societies of the French-speaking world. Students' knowledge of grammar will be expanded through greater focus on complex sentence construction and development of strategies for expressing opinions and impressions. The unit will also focus on developing information-gathering skills and Class presentation techniques in French.

This unit is designed for advanced-level students who have completed HSC Continuers or IB French. FRNC1631 will focus on consolidation of existing grammar, extension of vocabulary and development of communication skills. Students will be introduced to independent learning strategies essential for successful progression through French Studies at University of Sydney. An understanding of contemporary French society and culture will be enhanced through study of authentic written and audiovisual materials, including short stories and novel extracts. IB Standard Level (Grade 7), IB Higher Level (Grade 7), French Continuers (95+) or French Continuers (Band 6) plus Extension (Band 4) should enrol in FRNC2633.

This unit is a continuation of the Semester 1 unit FRNC1631. FRNC1632 focuses on reinforcing oral and written communication skills, consolidating essential university learning strategies introduced in Semester 1 (Oral Presentation, textual commentary) and introducing Essay-writing structure and independent research techniques. Students will also build on literary analysis techniques introduced in Semester 1, this time through the study of a contemporary novel.

This unit examines the cultural encounters between France and Vietnam. It first presents an overview of the French presence in Vietnam since the 1880's, with the creation of French protectorates, to the end of the colonial period in 1954. Class work will involve a research project on Vietnamese communities in Paris and in Sydney today.

This unit follows FRNC1602. Students will consolidate their use of grammar points covered in FRNC1602, and extend their written and oral skills particularly in narration, through activities based on a series of authentic short written texts and audiovisual clips from the French news. This unit is normally taken by specialist students in conjunction with FRNC2605: French Contemporary History and Culture.

This unit follows FRNC2603. It will focus on complex sentence construction (including reported speech) and on consolidating and developing strategies for speaking. Students will also be encouraged to reflect on what cross-cultural competence means by reading a series of short texts and conducting an information gathering exercise of their own in the form of an interview on which they will later report. This unit is normally taken by specialist students in conjunction with FRNC2606: Text and Image in Contemporary France.

This semester, students will focus on the notion of identity and identities in France: the symbols of the Republic, its cultural and ethnic minorities and its regional vs. urban identities. They will work more on register (situationally appropriate language), develop listening skills through listening to the news and develop French writing skills through an introduction to short Essay writing in French.

This unit follows FRNC 2623 (see prerequisites). This semester, students will learn about the world of French literature and the arts and develop an understanding of some key cultural references. They will read and discuss a variety of short literary texts and in doing so, develop their vocabulary range and consolidate their knowledge of grammatical tenses. Essay-writing skills will be consolidated and students will work in teams on small projects to be presented to the class.

This unit is required for the major in the introductory language stream. We will study the development of French national and cultural identity in modern times, with an emphasis on the social transformations France has undergone in the twentieth century and the political challenges it confronts in redefining its role in Europe and the world. The unit will also develop reading, analytical and critical skills through close study of a variety of authentic texts.

This unit focuses on contemporary French and Francophone theatre and is required for the major in the Beginners language stream. The objective is to develop skills in reading, analyzing and performing drama in French. The plays selected are representative of current social and cultural issues in France. Particular attention will also be given to staging, costumes, and reviews in the press.

This unit is required for the major in the intermediate stream. It will introduce students to the study of French and Francophone contemporary history and social issues and the development of French national and cultural identity in modern times. The unit will also develop listening, reading, writing and analytical skills through close study of a variety of authentic audiovisual and written texts.

This unit follows and complements FRNC2627 Contemporary History and Culture in the Francophone World. It is required for the major in the intermediate stream. Through the study of contemporary literature and popular culture, students will strengthen their reading and listening comprehension skills, and expand their vocabulary. Authentic audio-visual and written texts will be used to further develop students' cultural, historical and political knowledge of contemporary France. Research and critical analysis skills will also be consolidated following their introduction in FRNC2627.

This online unit taught completely in English complements your French language studies, offering an overview of the cultural diversity in the French-speaking world. You will acquire the foundations of Francophone culture through modules designed around themes such as linguistics; popular culture; race, gender and identity in the French diaspora; politics; history; literature; cinema; contemporary French society.

This unit is designed for advanced-level students (refer to prerequisites for further details). This unit will emphasise social relationships in France through looking at the world of work, current social and cultural debates, and the issue of social exclusion. It will consolidate oral and written communicative skills through language activities. Students will apply advanced linguistic skills to a range of authentic material drawn from written and audiovisual media and occasional literary sources.

Taught entirely in French, this unit introduces students to authentic French material for use in a foreign language classroom setting. This unit has a cultural and practical orientation. The cultural component includes the interpretation and analysis of selected French literature and popular culture texts in a variety of political, historical and social contexts. From a practical point of view, students will develop research expertise and enhance their spoken and written French.

This unit is a general introduction to linguistics and in particular functional linguistics. It explores language as a system of choices for making meaning in various contexts and aims at providing students with an understanding of what we do when we use language, and grammar, in particular.

With its business orientation, this language unit aims at developing the communicative and cultural skills necessary to operate successfully in a French or francophone professional environment. Students will develop their oral and written skills in a professional context. They will also be familiarised with French business practices and will reflect on cross-cultural issues that affect language and communication in the workplace.

This unit focuses on the power of literature: what can literature do? It explores literature as a mode of action and provides students with a methodology for understanding how symbolic meanings are created in literary texts. Drawing on Systemic Functional Linguistics, this unit will focus on the language of one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, Simone de Beauvoir, in order to illustrate how her texts contribute a vision of the world that promotes action, choice and responsibility. Students will develop new ways of reading and analysing literary texts.

This unit of study provides an introduction to the modern history, society, literature and culture of the Maghreb. Through works by major Maghreb Francophone writers and playwrights, students will develop an understanding of the experience of decolonisation and postcolonial society and of the interaction of French, Islamic and North African cultures - both traditional and modern - by women and men within those cultures and having emigrated to Europe.

With the world dominance of Facebook, is there a role for French-speaking social media? This unit examines the social media phenomenon in France and Francophonie: its cultural specificities and unique development, its place in youth and minority cultures, its impact on the French language and social and political interactions, as well as its problematic relationship with French legislation. Online communications and the 'practice' of one of the main French language social media will be an important part of the course.

What does 'Popular Culture' mean? In this unit we will examine the origins, definitions and distinctions of French and Francophone Popular Culture. By examining a wide variety of media, the elements that define and characterise popular culture will be viewed in their historical and socio-cultural environments. Popular culture's social, ideological and psychological roles, based on the studies of the theories of Barthes, Baudrillard, Bourdieu and Lipovetsky, will be analysed and discussed. This will lead to a more reflective understanding of culture.

This unit will explore the ways in which French cinema and society have interacted since WWII. It will examine how French society has been represented in fiction films and how major socio-political events have shaped French cinema. We will explore some basic concepts in French film theory and analytical methods derived from them. Film screenings are an integral part of the unit, and students must arrange their timetable so that they can watch each film at least once.

This unit of study will examine the French literary field, its traditions and its innovations. The approach will be both literary and sociological. Major theoretical and cultural issues related to literature studies, such as the "death of the author", the emergence of new literary genres and textualities ("bandes dessinees", writers' blogs, fiction online) and the future of the book (literary agencies, creative writing workshops, awards and competitions) will be viewed in their socio-cultural environment.

French cinema will be used to gain knowledge about French history and culture. Each film will involve studying vocabulary, translation, grammatical exercises, reading literary or cultural texts. Students will develop listening skills through listening to the news and develop writing skills through short essays in French.

This semester, students will learn about the world of French and Francophone literature and the arts and develop an understanding of some key cultural references. They will read and discuss a variety of short literary texts and in doing so, develop their vocabulary range and consolidate their knowledge of grammatical tenses. Essay-writing skills will be consolidated and students will work in teams on small projects to be presented to the class.

This unit follows FRNC2624. Students will develop their knowledge of French contemporary society, expand their reading, listening and speaking skills through the study and discussion of a range of authentic material, and extend their writing skills through development of their Essay and summary writing skills.

This unit follows FRNC3625. Drawing on the study of a range of authentic material taken from written and audio-visual media, students will further develop their understanding of France and social issues affecting French society. They will also expand their speaking and listening skills, and further consolidate their Essay and summary writing skills.

In this unit of study, students will develop further their oral and written skills, and their understanding of French culture. Emphasis will be placed on developing an argument with rigor and precision, and improving students' fluency, spontaneity and accuracy. A range of authentic material will be used, drawn from written, audio-visual media and literary sources.

Our life stories are never wholly our own. This course will focus on the various ways in which recent French life writing explores the boundaries between self and other, the individual and the collective, the personal and the social. Students will be familiarised with the development of autobiographical writing in France and introduced to recent autobiographical theory. They will be encouraged to dialogue with both autobiographical and theoretical texts through discussion and written exercises.

This unit will focus on a type of filmmaking that shows political and social awareness by depicting socio-political events, contemporary social realities in France and issues of marginality and difference. It will consider the contexts in which various trends of political films have emerged, the influence of post-war film history and contemporary events. The unit will explore issues of cinematic representation of marginality, ethnicity, sexuality and difference. Film screenings are an integral part of the course.

This unit of study examines intellectual movements in France and Francophone countries since World War II, in particular existentialism, feminism, post-structuralism and postcolonialism, through the study of key French and Francophone texts and films. Students will have to attend regular film screenings.

Honours is an intensive year-long program of advanced study based around research. Honours is undertaken after successful completion of a Bachelor degree and where the overall mark is a minimum credit average (70%). Entry into Honours is selective and work at this level is challenging. Honours is available in most subjects areas taught in the Faculty, and which are listed under Tables A and B in the Handbook. Students will complete a thesis and coursework seminars throughout the year. For further information contact the Honours Coordinator in the department or consult the Handbook entry for the relevant subject area.

Refer to FRNC4011

Refer to FRNC4011

Refer to FRNC4011

This online unit is for language learners. It explores issues of translatability, of moving between languages at a range of levels from words to discourse. It equips students to use language learning as a window on cultural concepts, and to develop communicative competence in their target language.