Undergraduate Course: Foundation French Language 1 (ELCF07011)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A course for COMPLETE BEGINNERS with no previous knowledge of French, designed to give them a basic, working knowledge of spoken and written French.
1. Auditing (Class Only) is not allowed. All students must take all elements of assessment.
2. Students will be assigned a group and each group has two classes a week. You must be able to attend both classes in order to take the course.
3. Students with previous knowledge of the language are not permitted and may be asked to withdraw from the course.
This course runs in semester 1 and semester 2.
On successful completion of the course students will be eligible to take Foundation French 2. |
| Course description |
Foundation French Language 1 is a communicative course aimed at developing your understanding and production of the language at CEFR level A1. The course is composed of 2 classes per week. Students must attend BOTH classes.
The course will introduce basic French grammar and develop your reading and writing skills. We will work on listening and speaking skills and give you the opportunity to practice the language with your peers on a variety of everyday topics.
NB: If you intend to sign up to Foundation French 2 in semester 2 after completing this course in semester 1 we advise you to enrol on both courses at the start of the year. These courses are in high demand.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Course books
L'atelier A1+, Méthode de Français, Didier 2022
L'atelier A1+, Cahier d'ecercices, Didier 2022
A bilingual dictionary |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Entry is subject to a language test by the relevant subject area on arrival and at the discretion of the course organiser.
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| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2026/27, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
153 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Reading Comprehension Test 25% (LO3 )
Grammar /Written test 25% (LO4)
Listening Test - 25% (LO2)
Oral Presentation - 25% (LO1) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
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| Academic year 2026/27, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
(
Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
153 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
|
| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Reading Comprehension Test 25% (LO3 )
Grammar /Written test 25% (LO4)
Listening Test - 25% (LO2)
Oral Presentation - 25% (LO1) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- LO1 Speaking : Introduce yourself ans others; ask and answer basic questions and respond to simple statements about immediate need or on very familiar topics; use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of concrete needs.
- LO2 Listening : Understand simple personal questions when people speak slowly and clearly; familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of concrete needs; simple and short recordings on familiar topics.
- LO3 Reading : Understand short and simple texts on basic familiar topics.
- LO4 Writing : Write short and simple texts about him/ herself using short phrases simply connected and basic grammar
- LO5 (not directly assessed) : Develop confidence in language learning, understanding and responding to others in appropriate situations; ability to work autonomously, individually as well as in pairs or small groups; intercultural awareness skills.
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Reading List
Course books :
L'atelier A1+, Méthode de Français, Didier 2022
L'atelier A1+, Cahier d'ecercices, Didier 2022
Recommended :
A bilingual dictionary |
Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/open-languages |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
The students will be encouraged to develop positive study-habits which will be of use to them in other disciplines, particularly in the further development of French but also in the acquisition of other new languages. Where relevant, students will be able to continue their study of French in any other University at CEFR level A1+.
The students will acquire the following transferable skills in each element of the course:
a) Writing
The students will learn how to be accurate with unfamiliar orthography and this will teach them the value of care and precision.
b) Listening and Reading
The students will learn how to extract essential information from a body of unfamiliar written or spoken language, even though there might not be total comprehension. The students will develop the skill of using known material in these language sources to make appropriate deductions and informed guesses about the meaning of material that is new to them.
c) Speaking
The students will develop the ability to progress from learned formulaic responses towards a more spontaneous generation of language.
The development of this creativity is one of the most important elements of language learning.
d) General
In addition to the specific skills mentioned in a) to c), students will learn the skills of using a dictionary intelligently, learning vocabulary systematically, and understanding the rules - and exceptions - of grammar. |
| Special Arrangements |
This course is open to all students as a credit bearing course, or over and above their full credit load, as a non credit bearing course.
Auditing this course is not allowed. You must be enrolled as CA (Class and Assessment excl centrally arranged exam).
DELC students may only take this course if it over and above their full credit load, as a non credit bearing course.
Visiting students may only take the course for credits. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
IMPORTANT: Students must be able to attend the two 2 hour weekly tutorials (except in Week 1 and Week 11 where only one 2hr tutorial will take place) |
| Keywords | OLFFREN1SEM1 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Anne Laure Brugnon
Tel:
Email: anne-laure.brugnon@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lina Gordyshevskaya
Tel:
Email: pgordysh@ed.ac.uk |
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