Language and Literature Studies Course Information

Caveat CPL

corpus callosum?

First Level week zero Diagnostic exercise First question Auxiliary verbs : Complete the following verb tables for the verbs avoir and tre (10 marks) i. Present tense [table] ii. Imperfect tense [table] iii. Past participles table

First Level Language AND literature 1 written language class / week 1 oral class / week (NB, not conversation classes) Independent learning grammar + exercises Continuous assessment : oral (24% of module) Examination : written (36% of module) (add language lectures in Semester 2)

First Level Language AND literature lectures and seminars Semester 1 Three texts, lectures, coursework essay (16% of module) and exam (24% of module) in English Texts Dora Bruder (Modiano) Poetry anthology La Chastelaine de Vergy

First Level Language AND literature Semester 2 Three texts, lectures in French, coursework literary commentary and exam in English (same % balance) Texts L cole des femmes (Moli re) Pauline (Sand) Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise (Dai Sijie)

Second Level Language, civilisation, and literature All lectures, seminars, coursework and examination in French

The Higher 1989 Paper I(a) Listening comp. Each passage was played twice. Instruction (2) : After the first playing you will see the printed questions and will have two minutes to study them. 2018 You will hear two items in French. Before you hear each item, you will have one minute to study the questions. Each item will be played twice.

The Higher 1989 & 2018 Written comp and translation into English 1989 Paper II includes a translation into French

Productive grammar grid A couple of observations Verbs : Person ; Time i.e. Tense (a problem of metalanguage, ditto Commands Imperative) Pronouns Adjectives : Rules of agreement only as of N4? yet comparative / superlative as of N3