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French Level 5

Module details

Offered to 2nd, 3rd and 4th Years
Monday or Thursday 16.00-18.00 (depending on year of study)
Planned delivery: On campus (South Kensington)
Two-term module, worth 7.5 ECTS
Available to eligible students as part of I-Explore
Extra Credit, or Degree Credit where your department allows

French advice

020 7594 8750
Room S307, Sherfield Level 3
Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication

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The content of the module will cover a range of topics on the social political and cultural evolution of contemporary France as well as works on French literature that have special relevance to France’s science and/or history.

This module aims to:

Develop your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills to a more advanced level
Help you to develop further your knowledge of complex grammatical structures and various lexical registers
Study scientific, technical and literary texts
Analyse the stylistic and idiomatic features that characterise French newspaper, TV and radio material
Provide you with background knowledge and vocabulary on social, political and cultural events in contemporary France.

By the end of the module, students should have reached approximately the B2/C1 standard of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

To be eligible for this module, you need to have done one of the following:

Successfully completed French Level 4
Already achieved B2 or equivalent on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)

This module is not intended for native or near-native speakers.

Please note: The information on this module description is indicative. The module may undergo minor modifications before the start of next academic year.

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"Fantastic experience, loved attending class this year."

"Well-structured, engaging, and flexible - gives us the freedom to explore topics that interest us and engage in interesting debates. Throughout our vocabulary is bolstered and so is our grammar. It's normally a struggle to make a 2-hour class engaging throughout but French Level 5 does a great job."

"The inclusion of literature, politics, culture and other non-STEM topics is a nice change from the rest of the courses at Imperial."

"Really interesting and well-taught. Feedback has been timely and useful. Each lesson is well-structured. The learning environment is comfortable, so we feel at ease during the speaking section of the lesson. No fear of asking questions. Lessons are always a pleasure to attend."