30950 - French Language and Linguistics 1

Learning outcomes

Students are expected to possess a deep knowledge of the metalanguage, as well as mechanisms, of the descriptive-analytical model of the French  language. Moreover, they should be competent in all four communicative skills at the B-1 level of the Common European Framework.

Course contents

 

Courses of French Language and Linguistics during the Laurea Triennale deal with all the main characteristics of French language in all its dimensions (phonetics, morphology, lexicology , syntax) and aim at giving students the necessary methodological tools to practise it correctly.

Practical language classes (D. Caddoux / M. Cohen / J. F. Plamondon)

[throughout the academic year]

• course A (2 + 2 + 4 hours per week) to prepare the written and the oral test. (D. Caddoux: GROUP A: beginners and false beginners - inferior to A2 level)
• course B(2+2+2 hours per week) to prepare the written and oral test (M. Cohen: GROUP B - from A2 level on)
• For further details see the teachers' webpage:  http://people.unibo.it/it/daniel.caddoux ; http://people.unibo.it/it/micheleyvonne.cohen

OFFICIAL COURSE [Nannoni]

Lectures will be offered only during the 1st semester.

This course aim at making students reflect on the mains issues of phonology, phonetics, morphology and lexicologogy of the French Language.

Readings/Bibliography

PRACTICAL CLASSES

BIDAUD Françoise, Grammaire française pour italophones, ed. UTET

(+ BIDAUD Françoise, Exercices de grammaire française pour italophones, ed. UTET)

 

Bibliografia consigliata:

-      PARODI Lidia, VALLACCO Marina, Grammathèque, ed. CIDEB

-      (+ Grammathèque exercices + Corrigés, ed. CIDEB)

-      DE GENNARO Enrico, Grammaire par étapes, Torino, ed. Il Capitello

Altri supporti di esercitazione:

-      Grammaire 350 exercices niveau moyen, coll. Exerçons-nous, éd. Hachette Education

-      ( + Grammaire 350 exercices niveau moyen, Corrigés, coll. Exerçons-nous, éd. Hachette Education)

-      Phonétique: 350 exercices, Livre de l'élève avec 6 cassettes audio, coll. Exerçons-nous, éd. Hachette Education

-      ( + Phonétique: 350 exercices, Corrigés, coll. Exerçons-nous, éd. Hachette Education)

-      Conjugaison: 350 exercices, coll. Exerçons-nous, éd. Hachette Education

-      ( + Conjugaison: 350 exercices, Corrigés, coll. Exerçons-nous, éd. Hachette Education)

-      Vocabulaire illustré, 350 exercices niveau débutant, coll. Exerçons-nous, éd. Hachette Education

-      ( + Vocabulaire illustré, 350 exercices niveau débutant, Corrigés, coll. Exerçons-nous, éd. Hachette Education)

-      Vocabulaire illustré, 350 exercices niveau moyen, coll. Exerçons-nous, éd. Hachette Education

-      ( + Vocabulaire illustré, 350 exercices niveau moyen, Corrigés, coll. Exerçons-nous, éd. Hachette Education)

Corso ufficiale

J. Podeur, L'œil écoute – Méthode de prononciation du français, Napoli, Liguori editore, 2005.

J. Gardes Tamine, La Grammaire. Phonologie, morphologie, lexicologie, Paris, Colin, 2010.

Un dossier di testi verrà reso disponibile sulla piattaforma AMSCampus.

Teaching methods

 

The exam is divided into two parts, one on French linguistics (corresponding to Nannoni's lectures - 1st semester) and one on French language (corresponding to Caddoux and Cohen's language classes, 1st and 2nd semester).

The linguistics part of the exam is written, and the language part of the exam is both written and oral.

 

Assessment methods

The examen of French Language and Linguistics is composed of the following parts:

For Practical language classes:

-   Grammaire et textes

-   Oral

For further details see above.  

Official course:  a written test for French Linguistics, based on the main topics seen during the course (phonology, phonetics, morphology, lexicology, reading comprehension and paraphrase of short passages related to French Language).

 

Teaching tools

Printed and audiovisual  material, PPT, on line resources.

Office hours

See the website of Catia Nannoni