To provide greater knowledge and awareness of the French language, civilisation and culture by providing a wide range of interlinking modules throughout the degree programme. To stimulate the mind and to cultivate, through individual and group study, the skills of communication which are necessary for Modern Language study and which will be useful in the workplace. To encourage students to express themselves in the French manner on a number of abstract philosophical issues related to the Exeter courses and to their experience of Francophonia and French life, so as to enable them to understand better the thought processes involved and to communicate more effectively. To produce undergraduates proficient in French language and Francophone culture, who can turn their skills of synthesis and argument to a variety of uses, such as report preparation, presentation of ideas, textual analysis, etc. To relate, where possible, staff research and undergraduate teaching programmes.
Most modules also involve the preparation of essays or other assignments for assessment.
It is understood that all people who sign up for a given module will respect the work requirements as described in the module guide. Staff will, however, discuss with any person both the programme of study or other matters as and when the occasion arises. If, when work is corrected, the corrections are not understood, the matter should be discussed with the marker. For the Code of Practice of the School of Modern Languages, please see Section 8a of the SML Undergraduate Student Handbook.