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French B1.1 - 1st and 2nd semester

Objectives

The students should attain partly level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (Independent user).
They should be partly able to:
1 - understand overall various types of authentic oral documents (familiar matters)
2 - understand overall various types of authentic written texts (familiar matters)
3 - produce coherent and simple oral speeches (familiar matters), communicating experiences, feelings and personal opinions, as well as to interact orally in the same situations
4 - write relatively coherent and simple texts (familiar matters), communicating experiences, feelings and personal opinions
5 - develop linguistic, discourse and sociocultural skills necessary to achieve different communicative tasks (level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference).
6 – acquire knowledge about Francophone cultures for a awareness of interculturality

General characterization

Code

711111125

Credits

6

Responsible teacher

Cristina Clemente Monteiro

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

French

Prerequisites

French A2.2

Bibliography

AVANZI, A. et alii (2016). Entre Nous 3. Paris, Ed. Maison des Langues. (unidades 1 a 4)
CAQUINEAU-GÜNDÜZ, M.-P. (2005). Les exercices de grammaire, niveau B1. Paris: Hachette
REY-DEBOVE, J. (2002). Dictionnaire du Français. Paris: Le Robert - Clé International
ANCION, N. (2014). La cravate de Simenon. Paris : Didier.
Atividades diversas provenientes do sítio TV5 (http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-francophone/lf/p-26292-Langue-francaise.htm)

Teaching method

Communicative method seeking to stimulate interaction and engender increasingly autonomous learning.
Intercultural approach which raises the student’s awareness of cultural diversity carrying out tasks which draw on linguistic and extra-linguistic competences.
Frequent use of the ICT
In class teaching

Evaluation method

Formative and continuous assessment : 2 written tests (60%) + 1 oral test (20%) + active participation (10%) + homeworks (10%)
Minimum attendance: 70% of classes (except workers-students)

Subject matter

The course resolves around various topics and presents :
1 Listening and reading activities from authentic documents (newspaper articles, TV reports, etc.).
2 - Activities of written/oral interaction: simulation of authentic oral communication situations.
3 - Speaking and writing activities of various text types (descriptive, narrative, explanatory, argumentative and dialogical), especially explanatory texts
4 - Various activities for the acquisition and consolidation of grammar and vocabulary necessary to achieve different communicative tasks (past tences, conditionnal , subjunctive, use of past participles, complement pronouns, prepositions, adverbs formation, levels of language, hypotetical sentences, logical connectors (time, cause, condition), intonation).