French C1.1
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
French |
Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S ![Requerida a integração com o Moodle Ícone do Moodle](/flup/pt/imagens/MoodleIcon)
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
French
Objectives
By the end of the semester, students should reach an intermediate level between B2 and C1 (CEFR defined levels).
Learning outcomes and competences
Students should have become more autonomous and should have developed their linguistic, socio-linguistic and pragmatic skills in order to be able to:
- understand most radio and TV programmes, including those using a non standard language and follow extended speeches even when they are not clearly structured and when the semantic links between the ideas are only implied and not signalled explicitly;
- follow extended exchanges taking place between external partners in a discussion or a debate, even those on abstract, complex and unfamiliar topics;
- understand increasingly long and complex texts by raising relevant points and by identifying the explicit or implicit position expressed by the author;
- analyse and understand a statistical or a pictural document;
- express their ideas and opinions in a logic, accurate and spontaneous way;
- make an oral presentation on a specific and current topic, using relevant arguments and examples and identifying different positions in the documents;
- identify, reformulate and organise ideas in order to write a synthesis based on an overview of different types of documents;
- express a point of view in a clear, accurate, concise and appropriate (to the recipient) writing style.
Working method
Presencial
Program
1. Development of knowledge and know-how using the CEFR self-assessment grid; identification of gaps and definition of strategies to fill them.
2. Oral skills development (listening and speaking).
2.1. Understanding radio or TV programmes of various lenght on a wide range of current topics.
2.2. Oral presentation on a specific topic and based on the analysis and the synthesis of different types of documents.
3. Writing and reading skills development.
3.1. In-depth understanding of complex articles on various current topics that can foster a debate among the students.
3.2. Strengthening of skills in writing descriptive and argumentative texts.
3.3. Introduction to the methodology and tools available to write.
4. Linguistic, socio-linguistic and pragmatic skills development.
4.1. Strengthening of language skills and extension of grammar skills (in particular: logical links, cohesion and coherence).
4.2. Lexical enrichment (single words, phrases, collocations, ...) 4.3. Strengthening and mastering the use of language registers and styles.
4.4. Organization, structure and adequacy of speech.
Mandatory literature
Solinas Hellmann, Sandrine; Se perfectionner en français langue étrangère, Studyrama, 2012. ISBN: 976-27590-1639-6
Complementary Bibliography
Barféty, Michèle; Expression orale - Niveau 4, CLE International, 2009. ISBN: 978-2-09-035213-9
Teaching methods and learning activities
A task based approach or communicative approach will be favoured in order to involve the students in the learning process and to help them become more autonomous.
keywords
Humanities > language sciences > Languages > Modern languages > European languages > Romance languages
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
Designation |
Weight (%) |
Trabalho prático ou de projeto |
15,00 |
Prova oral |
20,00 |
Teste |
65,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Designation |
Time (hours) |
Elaboração de projeto |
40,00 |
Estudo autónomo |
68,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
54,00 |
Total: |
162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Students are required to attend 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by University regulations.
Calculation formula of final grade
Assessment plan:
Epoca Normal:
- Reading comprehension: 15%
- Listening comprehension: 15%
- Writing: 15%
- Oral presentation of a press review: 15%
- Synthèse de documents: 20%
- Final oral test: 20%
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A mandatory passing mark of 8/20 is required for the writing and oral components of the assessment plan.
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A mandatory passing mark of 10/20 is required to be entitled to take the oral exam.--->
A mandatory passing mark of 10/20 is required to complete the course.
Epoca de Recurso and Epoca Especial:
Written exam (RC/W): 50%
Oral Exam (LC/S): 50%
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A mandatory passing mark of 10/20 is required to be entitled to take the oral exam.--->
A mandatory passing mark of 8/10 is required for each skill being assessed in order to pass the exam and complete the course.--->
A mandatory passing mark of 10/20 is required to complete the course.Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Working students shoud contact the teacher at the beginning of the semester.
Classification improvement
Students wishing to improve their final course grade will have to take an exam during the second exam period (Epoca de Recurso) acording to the conditions and rules defined for this exam.