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69278 - French Language and Culture I (Second Language)

Academic Year 2019/2020

                
                        Docente:
                        Samantha Iafrate
                    
                        Credits:
                        5
                    
                        SSD:
                        L-LIN/04
                    
                        Language:
                        French
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Forli
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Intercultural and Linguistic Mediation (cod. 8059)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale

Course contents

Lessons will be held twice a week during first term.

The French language and culture module aims to boost your knowledge to a B1.1 level (even from A1 level). The course will develop the four skills of reading, listening, writing and speaking through intensive practice and a communicative and action-oriented approach.

Accessible even at a beginner's level thanks to the support of laboratory exercises (annual), we advise true beginners and false beginners to agree with the teacher on a personalized learning path in order to achieve the level required by the end of the academic year 2019-2020.

The course will focus on:

reading comprehension of documents chosen in the light of current themes in French society
oral comprehension of radio and television extracts
written production of texts from a range of contexts
speaking skill exercises to enhance language expression
expansion of vocabulary for different situations in everyday life
grammatical skills: comparison of different grammatical structures, syntax and morphology to ensure linguistic quality without interference between the source language and target language.

Readings/Bibliography

Compulsory

LECTURE NOTES available on Moodle E-learning platform

GRAMMAR BOOK

- F. BIDAUD, Grammaire du français pour Italophones, Utet Università, 2015 (3^ème édition)

- F. BIDAUD, Exercices de grammaire française pour Italophones, Utet Università, 2016 (3^ème édition)

and for absolute beginners (self-study preparation during first term):

F. BIDAUD, M.-C. GRANGE, J-.P. Seghi, Manuel de français, Corso di lingua francese. Livelli A1-A2 (con 2 CD Audio), Hoepli, 2012

FOR ORAL EXAMINATION

Material from www.campusfrance.org/fr

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Recommended

To complete the learning process independently according to the starting level and in view of the dialogical interpretation course during the second semester:

For false beginners (self-study preparation) and absolute beginners (self-study preparation during first term) :

- C. MIQUEL, Vite et bien A1-A2 (2ème édition), Clé International, 2018

Suitable for learners who have achieved Level A2 (self-study preparation):

- C. MIQUEL, Communication progressive du français niveau intermédiaire, Cle International, 2003

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DICTIONARIES

Dictionnaires unilingues : Le Petit Robert (de préférence version en ligne)

& « Les Usuels » : Dictionnaire des combinaisons de mots, Le Robert

Teaching methods

The French language and culture module will focus on practical exercises in the classroom (individual / group work) and written homework assignments every week (via the Moodle e-learning platform) to reach autonomy in language skills.

The French language module will be supported by laboratory exercises (pronunciation, vocabulary and grammatical skills) in close collaboration with the lecturer (compulsory).

The readership will be divided into two groups: group 1 (beginner students and false beginners) group 2 (intermediate/advanced level students).

The grammar preparation provided as part of the course must be completed autonomously by the student (see Bibliography)

Students must attend 70% of classes held and active participation is required.

Assessment methods

The exam consists of two compulsory parts: a written test and an oral test.

The written test includes:

grammar (1 hour),
oral comprehension (30 minutes)
written examination (200/250 parole - 1 hour)

The oral examination includes:

culture: questions relating to readings listed in the bibliography (written and audiovisual material taken from the website www.campusfrance.org/fr).

For more information, please consult the Moodle page.

The use of dictionaries is not permitted.

The oral exam can only be taken once you have passed the written exam.

The final registered mark will be an average of the mark for each subject: written French exam / oral French exam / French/Italian dialogue interpreting.

Teaching tools

Moodle E-learning platform (compulsory)

--> [2019-20] Langue et Culture françaises, 1ère année 2ème langue (Iafrate)

The login password will be provided during the first lesson.

Handouts available on Moodle

Material listed in the bibliography

Material provided by the instructor during the course

Office hours

See the website of Samantha Iafrate