French A2

Code:

LLC038

Acronym:

FA2

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S

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	20	CL - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
LA	20	LA - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
LLC	39	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	1	-	6	52	162
LRI	19	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	1	-	6	52	162
			2

Teaching language

Francês

Objectives

Students have to reach A2 level according to theCommon European Framework of Reference for Languages)

Learning outcomes and competences

By the end of the semester students should: • have consolidated and reinforced their communicative skills acquired throughout the first semester; • be able to communicate in a simple way in different situations; • have enlarged their lexical knowledge; • have deepened their knowledge of Francophonie and the habits of French speakers; • have developed their written and oral expression

Working method

Presencial

Program

1.Grammatical skills • Demonstrative adjectives • Partitive articles and defined and undefined quantities • Personal pronouns, Direct (COD) and Indirect (COI) object • The adverbial pronouns « en » and « y » • The indefinite pronoun « on » • Negation (« ne ... jamais » et « ne … plus ») • adjectives • Imperative • Future • The past tenses - compound past (passé composé), imperfect (imparfait) • Aspectual paraphrase « venir de », « être en train de » and « être sur le point de » 2. Communicative skills • communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities.  • Understanding and writing simple descriptive, informative or narrative texts

Mandatory literature

J. Girardet / J. Pécheur; Écho 1 méthode de français A1-A2, CLE INTERNATIONAL, 2008. ISBN: 978-2-09-035457-7

Complementary Bibliography

J. Girardet / J. Pécheur; Écho A2 Méthode de français 2ème édition, CLE INTERNATIONAL, 2013. ISBN: 978-2-09-038592-2
Sylvie Poisson-Quinton, Reine Mimran, Michèle Mahéo-Le Coadic; Grammaire expliquée du français - niveau intermédiaire, CLE INTERNATIONAL-PORTO EDITORA, 2005. ISBN: 972-0-31203-3
Maïa Grégoire, Odile Thiévenaz; Grammaire progressive du français - Niveau intermédiaire, CLE INTERNATIONAL-PORTO EDITORA, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-01176-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical practical lessons.

Communicative and interactive approach.

Software

Courriel dynamique
Sigarra

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Languages > Modern languages > European languages > Romance languages

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Prova oral	25,00
Teste	40,00
Trabalho escrito	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

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

 

 

Calculation formula of final grade

Participation : 10%, Oral presentation : 25%, two midterms : 40% (oral and written comprehension) and 25% (written production).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students who are exempted from attending classes due to their special status must contact the teacher early in the semester.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.