This is the second semester foundational module in French Studies, which introduces students to key content and skills. The module focuses specifically on language issues, texts of various types, and film from the French-speaking world. The module covers language awareness alongside issues of literary, visual, and film theory, as well as history, and draws on relevant movements and theoretical paradigms. Thus, the module introduces students to key skills in: reading and analysing primary and secondary sources critically; essay writing; and visual analysis.