French A1

Code:

LLC037

Acronym:

FA1

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CL	5	Study Plan-Lang.Sciences:Linguistics	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan-Lang.Sciences:Port.Second Language	1	-	6	52	162
LA	18	Study Plan - Applied Languages: Business Relations	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan-Applied Languages: Translation	1	-	6	52	162
LLC	22	Joint Language Plan-German/French	1	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-French/Spanish	1	-	6	52	162
		Single Language Plan-French	1	-	6	52	162
		Portuguese and Foreign Lauguage (French)	1	-	6	52	162
		English Studies Plan (Teaching) With French	1	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan -English/French	1	-	6	52	162
LRI	16	Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in History	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in German Studies	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in English Studies	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in Spanish Studies	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in French Studies	1	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Francês

Objectives

By the end of the semester students should:

• be familiar with French language;
• have developed basic communicative strategies for simple written and oral interactions
• have overcome inhibition in oral communication ;
• be able to write and understand descriptive written and oral texts;
. have acquired geographical knowledge of French-speaking areas.

Program

Phonetics

• The alphabet
• Pronunciation, namely diphthongs and nasals
• "Liaison"

2. Grammatical skills

• The articles and the contraction
• Possessive articles
• Regular and irregular conjugation of the (indicative) present
• The plural of nouns and qualifying adjectives
• Negation (« ne…pas »)
• Personal pronouns (subjects and stressed)
• The interrogative form
• The near future

3. Communicative skills

• Greetings, leave-taking and other politeness expressions.
• Introducing oneself to someone else
• Describing oneself and others
• Making and answering a phone call
• Stating one’s tastes
• Speaking of one’s daily routine, personal plans, holidays
• Asking and answering personal questions
• Placing oneself in time
• Asking for and giving information on familiar subjects
• Expressing agreement
• Understanding simple written and oral texts
• Writing simple descriptive texts

Mandatory literature

Josette Rey-Debove et Alain Rey (dir.); Le Nouveau Petit Robert de la langue française, Dictionnaire alphabétique et analogique de la langue française, Le Robert, 2009. ISBN: 978-2-84902-386-0

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical practical lessons and tutorial

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	106	2012-02-11
	Total:	106,00

Eligibility for exams

Students are required to attend 75% of classes. Exceptions according to general and FLUP regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Written component: 50% ; Oral: 50%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Glossary, portfolio and project.