69278 - French Language and Culture I (Second Language)

Course contents

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.

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 between the source language and target language to ensure linguistic quality without interference.

Readings/Bibliography

Compulsory

Lecture notes available on Moodle E-learning platform

Grammar book

- F. BIDAUD, Grammaire du français pour Italophones, Utet Università, 2012

- F. BIDAUD, Exercices de grammaire française pour Italophones, Utet Università, 2012

and

For beginners (self-study preparation):

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 post-beginners (self-study preparation):

- 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

 

ORAL EXAMINATION :

1.MINISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR : "Venir Vivre en France"

https://www.immigration.interieur.gouv.fr/Accueil-et-accompagnement/Le-livret-d-information-Venir-vivre-en-France

2. ANAEM (Agence Nationale de l'accueil des étrangers et des migrations) : "Vivre en France" (version disponible sur Moodle)

3. CAMPUS FRANCE : "Abécédaire de la vie quotidienne et étudiante en France"

https://www.campusfrance.org/fr/ressource/abecedaire-de-la-vie-quotidienne-et-etudiante-en-france

 

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 grammar preparation provided within the course must be completed autonomously by the student (see Bibliography).

Students must attend 70% of the class and active participation is required.

Assessment methods

The written test includes vocabulary, grammar, oral comprehension, written examination (about 2h30).

The oral examination includes:

• discussion of the written exam
•  culture : questions relating to readings listed in bibliography.
  

The use of dictionaries is not permitted.

The final registered mark will be an average of each subject’s mark : written french exam / oral french exam / french italian dialogue interpreting.

Teaching tools

• Moodle E-learning platform (compulsory)

--> [2018-19] 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

A personalised tutoring service is made available to students needing additional assistance and can be booked by e-mail.

Office hours

See the website of Samantha Iafrate