The course develops all four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing to an advanced level. At the end of the course the students may expect to achieve competence in a wide range of grammatical structures of the language and a knowledge of the vocabulary which is required to read, write and talk about the spectrum of topics and situations covered in the course. They will express and discuss views and topics in front of a group of listeners. Learning activities are supported by various media, including audio, video, and, where appropriate, computer software. The module is taught as far as possible in the target language.
Teaching is conducted, where appropriate, in the target language.
There are weekly coursework assignments. It aims to develop the student's oral, reading comprehension, listening and writing skills. The core course is topic-based and deals with different aspects of contemporary French society as presented in the course book. It has similar aims and structure to the previous level and and builds on the work done there. The course aims to develop further the students' oral, reading comprehension and writing skills.