French C1.1
Code
711111129
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas, Secção de Estudos Espanhóis, Franceses e Italianos
Credits
6
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Objectives
Attaining the C1 level of the CEFRL (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), where the student:
Becomes autonomous in his/her linguistic, discursive and cultural capabilities regarding the communicative
skills that are described in the C1 level of the CEFRL;
Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning;
Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions;
Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes;
Can produce clear, wellstructured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
Prerequisites
Subject matter
1 . SPEECH:
Oral comprehension and production:
Taking notes from audio documents;
Synthetically rephrasing conferences (synthesis of oral documents), creating abstracts from interventions,
taking part in debates and improvisation sessions and doing presentations about current social issues.
2. WRITING:
Comprehension activities: acquiring the techniques for writing abstracts and synthesis from various types of texts;
Writing activities: argumentative discourse: defending one´s opinion; commentary and dissertation as
academic models culturally situated;
Narratives: lexicon, anaphoric system, argumentative component;
Grammar: correct use of punctuation, collocation;
Identifying and decoding cultural references.
Bibliography
DOLLEZ,C. et alii (2010) : Alter Ego C1. Paris, HachetteFLE
CAUSA, M et MÈGRE, B (2009) : Production écrite NIVEAUX C1 / C2 du Cadre européen de référence. Paris, Didier
GUILLOU, M et TRANG PHAN (2011) : Francophonie et mondialisation Histoire
et institutions des origines à nos jours, Paris, Belin
Teaching method
Communicative method that strives to stimulate interaction and promote a growingly autonomous learning
process.
Intercultural approach that promotes the students awareness toward a better perception of cultural diversity.
Doing chores that imply the use of linguistic as well as extralinguistic competences.
Evaluation method
2 written exams (50%),
1 apresentation (25%)
homework / participation in class (25%)