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 andfeelings, 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

Prerequisites: B1.1

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.
  • Atividades 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

Continuous assessment - 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.