Trinity College Dublin

Business studies and French

Bess (French option)

Soc.Soc.Pol. (French option)

Senior Freshmen

FR2040

BESS, Soc.Soc.Pol and BSF (Law & French, MT only)

French Language and Civilisation 2

&

FR2041

BSF only French Writing Skills 2

French Department

School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

2014/15

Senior Freshmen FR2040 Dates for your diary 10ECTS Module = MT + HT

MT MCQ vocabulary and grammar Monday 8th December 2014 @ 12:00, room 4050B

HT MCQ vocabulary and grammar Monday 23th March 2015 @ 12:00, room 4050A

Essay due in room 4089 by 12:00 on Monday of teaching week 1, HT = Mon 12th January 2015

Aural (video) Monday 30th March 2015 @ 12:00, room 4050A

Oral exams: First week of Trinity Term

End of year written exam during exam period.

Students who have to take French again (supplemental) or students taking special examinations will do so in the supplemental examinations period. The timetable for written examinations is prepared in July or August by the examinations office. oral components for these exams will normally take place on the same day as the written supplemental exam. If the written examination is scheduled for the morning, aural and oral examinations will normally start at 14.00 that day. If the written examination is scheduled in the afternoon, the aural and orals will normally take place in the morning. Please see the noticeboard near 4089 for oral and aural timetable details and/or contact Ms Corbett at tcorbett@tcd.ie

Senior Freshmen Module FR204A 5 ECTS - Dates for your diary - MT only

Law & French students only

MT only: Students will attend two lectures per week (same lecture as for FR2040). (Note: (i) Students will also be lecture notes and some travail personnel;

(ii) There are no tutorials for SF Law & French students).

Assessment will be made of 3 components:

One MCQ vocabulary and grammar (10% of module) Monday 8th December 2014 @ 12:00, room 4050B

One essay (40% of module) to be handed in room 4089 by 12:00 on Monday of teaching week 1, HT Mon 12th January 2015

One written class test (duration: 50 mn, 50% of module) in December, normally during the last teaching week of MT (place, date and time to be advised, depending on room availability (Ms Tracy Corbett will confirm in due course).

Students who have to take French again (supplemental) or students taking special examinations will do so in the supplemental examinations period. The timetable for written examinations is prepared in July or August by the examinations office.

Details are correct at the time of publication. Some changes might be necessary later on.Table of contents

1. A Note on this Handbook

2. Introduction

3. Staff Contacts

4. General Information

5. The European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

6. Description of Module FR2040

7. Description of Module FR2041

8. Peer Learning

9. General Programme Regulations

10. Useful Guidelines

11. Student Supports

1. A Note on this Handbook

This handbook applies to all SF students of Business Studies and French, Bess and Soc.Soc.Pol who chose French as an option. All SF BSF students must take the two French modules FR2040 and FR2041 as part of their course. Bess and Soc.Soc.Pol who chose French as an option have to take FR2040. Law & French students (FR204A) must take the MT part of FR2040 (French political institutions and political life) in the first semester.

These modules are taught by the French department, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies (SLLCS). The handbook provides a guide to what is expected of you on this programme, and the academic and personal support available to you. Please retain for future reference.

The information provided in this handbook is accurate at time of preparation. Any necessary revisions will be notified to students via e-mail and notices on the notice board. Please note that, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the General Regulations published in the University Calendar and information contained in course handbooks, the provisions of the Calendars General Regulations will prevail.

2. Introduction

Welcome to the French Department, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, in Trinity College.

Business Studies and French students will be taking 2 French modules during their second year (Senior Freshmen).

FR2040, BESS French Language and Civilisation 2 is also open to students studying BESS, Sociology and Social Policy or Social Studies. Law and French students (FR204A) will take FR2040 only during the first semester (Michaelmas Term).

This module is part of what we often describe as the BESS French programme and has been specifically designed for students taking the above courses and those taking BSF.

FR2041, BSF French Writing Skills 2 is specific to Business Studies and French students.

We hope that you will enjoy these modules. They aim to provide you with a better understanding of many aspects of political and business life in France, to help you improve your oral and written French and develop your language learning skills so that you can become independent learners.

As in the JF course (FR1040 & FR1050), the approach used is based on the principle that the best way to learn a language is to use it. This means that we expect you to participate fully in the range of activities on offer. The modules are delivered through French, so as to maximise your contacts with the language.

If you have any questions, dont hesitate to contact the module coordinators.

We wish you all the best for your SF year.

3. Staff Contacts

Staff contacts

Room (Arts Building, French department)

Office hours will be posted on the door of the relevant office

Ms Florence Signorini

Lecturer (MT)

Module Coordinator &

Chief Examiner

4108

fsgnorni@tcd.ie

01 896 2313

Dr Paule Salerno-OShea

Lecturer (HT)

4113

psalerno@tcd.ie

01 896 1472

Jeanne Lacroix

Language assistant

Jeanne.lacroix5@gmail.com

Ms Tracy Corbett

Executive Officer

Bess French Office (not BESS Office)

4089

Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays only. The office is open to students from 9.30 a.m. till 11.30 a.m. and from 2.30 p.m. till 3.30 p.m.

tcorbett@tcd.ie

01 896 1333

4. General Information

The BESS/BSF French notice board is located next to room 4094 on level 4 of the Arts Building.

Below the notice board, you will find pigeon holes where spare copies of handouts may be found.

The staff pigeon-holes are located under the main French Department notice board, near room 4111.

Course materials

Michaelmas Term: Florence Signorini will send you course materials every week by e-mail sent to your TCD e-mail address only.

Hilary Term: Dr Salerno-OShea will send you course materials every week by e-mail sent to your TCD e-mail address only.

Computers, language laboratories and satellite TV/video workstations: you are entitled to use the facilities of the Centre for Language and Communication Studies (CLCS) located on level 4 of the Arts Building. To use the facilities, you must have a CLCS ID card valid for the current year (available on registration in the CLCS office, Room 4091).

Audio Language laboratoryFor self-access use: Room 4074.

Video/satellite TVSelf-access use only: Room 4074.

Computers/DVD playbackSelf-access use: Room 4074.Self-access and occasional class use: Room 4073.

For more information, check http://www.tcd.ie/slscs/clcs/llc/

You may also use the computers in the Public Access Computer rooms but note that you need to have your own headphones if you wish to do listening comprehension work. Teaching term dates and timetable

Please check your timetable after the Christmas holidays as there might be time and/or room changes.

FR2040

Please check your individual timetable for lectures and tutorials.

Lectures and tutorials start during the first teaching week.

FR2041

Please check your individual timetable for lectures and tutorials.

Lectures and tutorials start during the first teaching week.

Check your individual timetable on my.tcd.ie and keep an eye on the BESS/BSF French notice board near room 4094 on level 4 of the Arts Building.

Tutorial attendance is compulsory and will represent 5% of the end-of-year mark for FR2040.

Socrates Erasmus

All BSF students spend their 3rd year abroad, on successful completion of their second year (Senior Freshmen). The year abroad is a compulsory component of the Business Studies and a Language programme.

You are advised that having to sit supplemental examinations will delay your arrival in France, which will make it more difficult for you to adjust and integrate in your French institution.

Information on the specific exchanges is available at https://www.tcd.ie/bess/current/languages/studyabroad.php and https://www.tcd.ie/bess/current/languages/destinations.php

5. The European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is an academic credit system based on the estimated student workload required to achieve the objectives of a module or programme of study. It is des