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French B1.2

Objectives

To perform at the Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (independente user).
The students should be fully able to:
1. understand overall various types of authentic oral documents.
2. understand overall various types of authentic written documents.
3. produce coherent and simple oral discourses (familiar and routine matters),
communicating personal opinions and feelings, as well as interact orally in the same
situations.
4. produce coherent and simple written documents (familiar and routine matters),
communicating personal opinions and feelings.
5. consolidate linguistic, sociolinguistic and pragmatic competences necessary to
achieve different communicative tasks (level B1 of the Common European Framework
of Reference).
6. acquire knowledge about Francophone cultures for an awareness of interculturality.

General characterization

Code

711111126

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Cristina Clemente Monteiro

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - 168

Teaching language

French

Prerequisites

Available soon

Bibliography

AVANZI, A. et alii (2016). Entre Nous 3. Paris, Ed. Maison des Langues. (unidades 5 a 8)
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
KHADRA, Y. (2006). L´attentat. Paris : Pocket.
Actividades diversas provenientes dos sítios TV5 (http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-
francophone/lf/p-26292-Langue-francaise.htm) e RFI
(https://savoirs.rfi.fr/fr/apprendre-enseigner)

Teaching method


Communicative method (with action-oriented approach) 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 communicative competences.
Frequent use of the ICT
In class teaching



    

Evaluation method

Método de avaliação - 2 written tests (60%) + 1 oral presentation (20%)(80%), active participation during classes (10%) + homework (10%)(20%)

Subject matter

Classes target at several topics such as advertisements, social networks, cinema,
education, media and present :
1. Listening and reading activities from authentic documents (newspaper articles, TV
reports, audio and video recordings, etc.).
2. Activities of written/oral interaction: discussions and simulation of authentic oral
communication situations.
3. Speaking and writing activities of various text types (descriptive, narrative,
explanatory, argumentative and dialogical).
4. Various activities for the strengthening of grammar and vocabulary necessary to
achieve different communicative tasks (level B1 of the CEFR) such as impersonal verbs,
double pronouns, pronouns <dont> and <en>, indirect speech with present and past
tenses, concession, nominalization, passiv.