Program Overview

Course Overview

The French Language 2B course, denoted as FREN 202, is designed to develop skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking to an intermediate level, preparing students for more advanced language learning. By the end of this course, students will acquire knowledge of French syntax and vocabulary approximately equivalent to level B1 in the Common European Framework.

Course Details

• Course Code: FREN 202
• Duration: 6 July 2026 to 8 November 2026
• Trimester: Trimester 2
• CRN: 26116 (for the on-campus offering) and 37215 (for the online offering)
• Fees:
  • Domestic students: NZ$1,156.00
  • International students: NZ$5,893.60
• Lecture Times:
  • Wednesday, 12.00pm
  • Friday, 12.00pm
• Campus: Kelburn (for on-campus offering)
• Estimated Workload: Approximately 200 hours or 11.1 hours per week for 18 weeks
• Points: 20 points

Entry Restrictions

• Prerequisites: FREN 201 or more than 20 credits at NCEA level 3 French with merit or excellence, or equivalent, as determined by the academic staff teaching French
• Corequisites: None
• Restrictions: None

Course Objectives

Students who pass this course should be able to:

1. Communicate orally with grammatical, lexical, and phonological accuracy about the issues covered in the course.
2. Be proficient in the four skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking of French to a minimum proficiency level of B1 in the Common European Framework.
3. Demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of French grammar and transfer and adapt learned structures to new written and oral contexts.
4. Show mastery of vocabulary related to cultural, historical, and social elements covered by the course.

How the Course is Taught

• The course is available to complete remotely, but students in Wellington are encouraged to attend in person.
• The course consists of 2 lectures and 2 tutorials per week.
• Lectures will be recorded and made available online.
• Independent work in addition to classes is essential.

Assessment

• 5 short video speaking exercises (3-6 minutes each): 25%
• Test 1 (written comprehension): 25%
• Test 2 (listening comprehension): 25%
• Individual oral interview (6-12 minutes): 25%

Mandatory Requirements

To pass this course, students must:

1. Attend 80% of all tutorials (16 out of 20 possible sessions) or complete a make-up assessment as approved.
2. Achieve an overall pass mark of at least 50%.

Required Texts

• Edito B1 - 3鋗e 嶮ition - Livre + didierfle.app: Nouvelle Edition by 匜odie Heu-Boulhat, Marie Gatin, Emmanuel Nicolas, Marion Perrard, Violette Petitmengin, Amandine Caraco, Caroline Sp廨andio. Published by Didier Fran蓷is Langue Etrang鋨e in 2023.
• Edito B1 - 3鋗e 嶮ition - Cahier + didierfle.app: Nouvelle 嶮ition by Marie Gatin, 匜odie Heu-Boulhat, H幨鋝e Maspoli, Emmanuel Nicolas. Published by Didier Fran蓷is Langue Etrang鋨e in 2023.

Recommended Texts

• Schaum's Outline of French Grammar, Seventh Edition by Mary Coffman Crocker. Published by McGraw-Hill Education in 2018.

Course Coordinator

Dr. Yuri Cerqueira dos Anjos.