French Studies Enrolment Information 2008
First Year Entry Levels and Placement Tests
First year French Studies has FOUR ENTRY POINTS allowing any student, from the absolute beginner to the fluent speaker, to choose first year French Studies units. First-year students will enrol in ONE of four first year sequences (a sequence = one unit in semester 1 and a follow-up unit in semester 2) according to their proficiency level.
Students should determine their enrolment procedure for French Studies as follows:
- Students who have completed VCE 3/4 or IB French or equivalent must seek French Studies Program approval for enrolment in appropriate units on enrolment day (see how below). These students will take the level 5 diagnostic test.
- Students who have completed VCE 1/2 or equivalent year 11 French must seek French Studies Program approval for enrolment in the appropriate units on enrolment day (see how below). These students will take the level 3 diagnostic test.
- Students who have previously studied French up to BUT NOT BEYOND year 10 may immediately enrol without approval in FRN1010 French Studies 1 (semester 1) and FRN1020 French Studies 2 (semester 2). These students will be contacted in February by the unit coordinator for further information.
- Students who have not previously studied French at all may immediately enrol without approval in FRN1010 French Studies 1 (semester 1) and FRN1020 French Studies 2 (semester 2). These students will be contacted in February by the unit coordinator for further information.
- Students who are native or near-native speakers or who have learned French in a family or community environment must seek French Studies Program approval for enrolment in appropriate units on enrolment day (see how below). These students will take the level 5 diagnostic test.
The diagnostic test can be downloaded from this site, completed and returned by mail:
- Placement Test Level 3 (pdf format - requires Acrobat Reader)
- Placement Test Level 5 (pdf format - requires Acrobat Reader)
The test will also be available on enrolment days.
Students can get the result of the placement test by ringing the general office of the school of LCL (Menzies, S423):
Ms. Jocelyne Mohamudally
9905 2223
Ms. Linda Beyer
9905 2281
During the enrolment process, French Studies Program approval for enrolment can be obtained
- on round 1 enrolment days (21 Jan-24 Jan) from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm see Dr Philip Anderson, room W517; from 2.00pm – 4.00pm see Dr Natalie Doyle, room W522
- on round 2 enrolment day (6 Feb-7 Feb.): 9.00am – 1.00pm, see Ms Sally Staddon, room W530; 1.00pm – 4.30pm, see Dr Natalie Doyle, room W523
- on round 2 enrolment day (18 Feb.): 9.00am – 1.00pm, see Ms Sally Staddon, room W530; 1.00pm – 4.30pm, see Dr Natalie Doyle, room W523.
Approval will be given subject to completion of the diagnostic test. Students for whom a test assessment is not available at the time of enrolment may be advised to change their enrolment at a later date before the semester begins.