64456 - FRENCH LANGUAGE

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student has an active and passive basic knowledge the French language. In particular, the student is able to: - read, take notes, follow a discussion in French - deal with specialist economic and political language in French-speaking cultures.

Course contents

The aim of this course is to reach level A2 of the European Framework for Languages.

In order to achieve this objective, the course will be divided into several parts: acquisition of essential French grammar, conversational skills and reading comprehension.

The objectives are as follows

• to carry out simple everyday tasks (going to a shop, getting information, using public transport, etc.) ;

• use the most common forms of politeness and exchange;

• recount a past event

• understand a simple conversation;

• talk about my tastes and explain why I like or dislike things;

• describe my everyday life and my surroundings (hobbies, work, friends, family);

• understand a personal letter and reply (to invite, thank, apologise);

• understand directions;

• connect sentences with little words like "and", "but", "because".

The second part of the course will focus on current political and social events in France, with an emphasis on language and politics.

Readings/Bibliography

Documents will be available on Virtuale

Teaching methods

.

Assessment methods

Exam :

The exam will consist of a written part and an oral part.

For the written part: based on an oral document, students will have to answer comprehension questions in writing.

Time allowed: 1 hour.

For the oral part: based on a text, students will answer comprehension questions orally.

Teaching tools

.Word (to be printed independently by the student) and Power Point materials

Links to further information

https://virtuale.unibo.it

Office hours

See the website of Anne Detraz