Minor Overview

About this minor
Studying French language and culture will open your mind to the rich cultural diversity of one of the world's major international languages. Spoken on five continents and in main international organisations such as the UN, French is particularly relevant for Australia, given its strategic location in surrounding areas like the Pacific and Indian Ocean. The minor in French is available at two levels: 1. for students with no or little prior knowledge of the language. Over four semesters, students develop functional levels of competency in speaking, writing, listening to and reading French, corresponding to Level A2/B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL), the internationally recognised standard of language competence in European languages. 2. for students with ATAR French or equivalent. Over four semesters, students develop increased levels of competency in speaking, writing, listening to and reading French, corresponding to Level B1/B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, (CEFRL), the internationally recognised standard of language competence in European languages. The French minor will give students excellent communicative and intercultural skills. It will enrich students with a knowledge of history, contemporary society, enable them to engage in real-world issues, and open up new ways of interacting in the world. For students taking a minor which shares units with their other unit sets (majors or minors): in order for minors to be recognised on academic and graduation documents, students may only have a maximum of one unit overlapping between their unit sets.
Outcomes
Students are able to (1) communicate effectively and proficiently in the French language in the four macro skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking; (2) interact confidently and successfully in many situations involving French cultural conventions; (3) understand French and Francophone cultures throughout the world and reflect on their own culture; and (4) move effectively between English and French languages and cultures.
Incompatibility

MJD-FRNHB French Studies;

MJD-FRNHI French Studies;

MJD-FRNHA French Studies

Units

Key to availability of units:
S1
Semester 1
S2
Semester 2
SS
summer teaching period
Group A—students with no or little prior knowledge of French take all units.

Availability Unit code Unit name Unit requirements
S1, S2 FREN1401 French Beginners 1
Incompatibility
WACE French FRE 2A/2B or higher.
FREN1101 French Beginners I
S2, SS FREN1402 French Beginners 2
Prerequisites
FREN1401 French Studies 1
or FREN1101 French Beginners 1
Incompatibility
FREN1102 French Beginners II
S1 FREN2403 French Studies 3
Prerequisites
FREN1402 French Studies 2
Incompatibility
FREN2203 French Intermediate I
S2 FREN2404 French Studies 4
Prerequisites
FREN2403 French Studies 3
Incompatibility
FREN1104 French Intermediate II, FREN2204 French Intermediate II
Group B—students with ATAR French or equivalent take all units.

Availability Unit code Unit name Unit requirements
S1 FREN1403 French Studies 3
Prerequisites
ATAR FSL (French: Second Language)
or WACE French FRE 2A/2B
or WACE French FRE 3A/3B
or approval of convener
Incompatibility
FREN1103 French Intermediate I
S2 FREN1404 French Studies 4
Prerequisites
FREN1403 French Studies 3
Incompatibility
FREN1104 French Intermediate II
S1 FREN2405 French Studies 5
Prerequisites
FREN1404 French Studies 4
or FREN2404 French Studies 4
or FREN1104 French Intermediate II
or FREN2204 French Intermediate II
Incompatibility
FREN2205 French Advanced I
S2 FREN2406 French Studies 6
Prerequisites
FREN2405 French Studies 5
or FREN2205 French Advanced I
Incompatibility
FREN2206 French Advanced II