French B1.1 - 1st semester
Code
711111125
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas, Secção de Estudos Espanhóis, Franceses e Italianos
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Christina Dechamps
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
French
Objectives
The students should attain partly level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (Independent user).
They should be partly able to:
1 - understand overall various types of authentic oral documents (familiar matters)
2 - understand overall various types of authentic written texts (familiar matters)
3 - produce coherent and simple oral speeches (familiar matters), communicating experiences, feelings and personal opinions, as well as to interact orally in the same situations
4 - write relatively coherent and simple texts (familiar matters), communicating experiences, feelings and personal opinions
5 - develop linguistic, discourse and sociocultural skills necessary to achieve different communicative tasks (level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference).
6 acquire knowledge about Francophone cultures for a awareness of interculturality
Prerequisites
French A2.2
Subject matter
The course resolves around various topics and presents :
1 Listening and reading activities from authentic documents (newspaper articles, TV reports, etc.).
2 - Activities of written/oral interaction: simulation of authentic oral communication situations.
3 - Speaking and writing activities of various text types (descriptive, narrative, explanatory, argumentative and dialogical), especially explanatory texts
4 - Various activities for the acquisition and consolidation of grammar and vocabulary necessary to achieve different communicative tasks (past tences, conditionnal , subjunctive, use of past participles, complement pronouns, prepositions, adverbs formation, levels of language, hypotetical sentences, logical connectors (time, cause, condition), intonation).
Bibliography
AVANZI, A. et alii (2016). Entre Nous 3. Paris, Ed. Maison des Langues. (unidades 1 a 4)
CAQUINEAU-GÜNDÜZ, M.-P. (2005). Les exercices de grammaire, niveau B1. Paris: Hachette
REY-DEBOVE, J. (2002). Dictionnaire du Français. Paris: Le Robert - Clé International
KHADRA, Y. (2006). Lattentat. Paris : Pocket.
Actividades diversas provenientes do sítio TV5 (http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-francophone/lf/p-26292-Langue-francaise.htm)
Teaching method
Communicative method seeking to stimulate interaction and engender increasingly autonomous learning.
Intercultural approach which raises the students awareness of cultural diversity carrying out tasks which draw on linguistic and extra-linguistic competences.
Frequent use of the ICT
In class teaching
Evaluation method
Formative and continuous assessment : 2 written tests (60%) + 1 oral test (20%) + active participation (10%) + homeworks (10%)
Minimum attendance: 70% of classes (except workers-students)