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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    French Lyric Diction 1

  • Unit Code

    MUS3710

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    5

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit introduces students to French prosody, the authentic production of French speech sounds and the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to French.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. IPA transcription
  2. Idiomatic translation
  3. Original French text
  4. Perform a simple French song with score, demonstrating correct pronunciation, appropriate phrasing, an understanding of the text and an awareness of the special rules of French Lyric Diction.
  5. Prepare a French song text using a four-line transcription system: Original French text; IPA transcription; Word-for-word translation; and Idiomatic translation.
  6. Read and write French song texts in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
  7. Recognise and correctly pronounce French vowels, semi-consonants and consonants.
  8. Recognise and correctly use the features of French prosody (syllabification, stress etc.).
  9. Understand and implement the special rules of French Lyric Diction.
  10. Word-for-word translation

Unit Content

  1. French prosody: syllabification, stress etc.
  2. French vowels, semi-consonants and consonants.
  3. Introduction to song performance and interpretation.
  4. Introduction to song text preparation.
  5. Introduction to the special rules of French Lyric Diction: vocalic harmonisation, hiatus, mute e, aspirate h, sung schwa.
  6. The symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to French.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Weekly Tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioHomework20%
PortfolioIPA transcriptions20%
VivaContinuous assessment of oral/aural skills10%
PerformanceIn-class performance assessment50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    French Lyric Diction 1

  • Unit Code

    MUS3710

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    5

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit introduces students to French prosody, the authentic production of French speech sounds and the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to French.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. IPA transcription
  2. Idiomatic translation
  3. Original French text
  4. Perform a simple French song with score, demonstrating correct pronunciation, appropriate phrasing, an understanding of the text and an awareness of the special rules of French Lyric Diction.
  5. Prepare a French song text using a four-line transcription system: Original French text; IPA transcription; Word-for-word translation; and Idiomatic translation.
  6. Read and write French song texts in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
  7. Recognise and correctly pronounce French vowels, semi-consonants and consonants.
  8. Recognise and correctly use the features of French prosody (syllabification, stress etc.).
  9. Understand and implement the special rules of French Lyric Diction.
  10. Word-for-word translation

Unit Content

  1. French prosody: syllabification, stress etc.
  2. French vowels, semi-consonants and consonants.
  3. Introduction to song performance and interpretation.
  4. Introduction to song text preparation.
  5. Introduction to the special rules of French Lyric Diction: vocalic harmonisation, hiatus, mute e, aspirate h, sung schwa.
  6. The symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to French.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Weekly Tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioHomework20%
PortfolioIPA transcriptions20%
VivaContinuous assessment of oral/aural skills10%
PerformanceIn-class performance assessment50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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