French B2.1

Code:

LLC041

Acronym:

FB2.1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	French

Instance: 2024/2025 - 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	1	study plan	2	-	6	60,5	162
LA	30	Study plan	2	-	6	60,5	162
			3
LLC	11	Study plan	2	-	6	60,5	162
		study plan	2	-	6	60,5	162
			3
LRI	45	Study plan	2	-	6	60,5	162
			3

Teaching language

French

Objectives

Development of knowledge and skills towards a level between B1 and B2 in the five CEFR language skills. Identification of gaps and strategies to fill them.

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Development of oral skills

• Listening comprehension of radio or TV programmes on current topics


• Active participation in the oral activities conducted in class


• Discussion sessions on a current topic prepared in group outside the classroom and held weekly in class

2. Development of writing and reading skills 

• Reading comprehension of descriptive and argumentative texts on specific topics


• Writing various types of texts


• Introduction to the methodology and tools available to write argumentative texts on the topics addressed in class or in the discussion sessions

3. Development of inguistic, socio-linguistic and pragmatic skills

• Consolidation and extension of linguistic skills


• Lexical enrichment through the creation of thematical glossaries


• Cultural and linguistic diversity within the Francophonie


• Organization, structure and tailoring of oral and written discourse


• Expressing opinions, feelings and intentions clearly, precisely and concisely

Mandatory literature

Boularès, Michèle; Grammaire progressive du français avec 400 exercices. ISBN: 2-09-033862-5
Chevalier, Jean-Claude 070; Grammaire du français contemporain. ISBN: 2-03-532087-9
Poisson-Quinton, Sylvie; Grammaire expliquée du français. ISBN: 2-09-033703-6
Morsel, M.-H., Richou, C. & Descotes-Genon; L'Exercisier B1-B2, Édition hybride, PUG, 2021. ISBN: 9782706151460

Comments from the literature

Further references will be provided in class.

Teaching methods and learning activities

A task-based approach will be favoured in order to involve the students in the teaching/learning process and to help them become more autonomous.

Software

SIGARRA
Courrier électronique

keywords

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

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Prova oral	25,00
Teste	60,00
Participação presencial	15,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	101,50
Frequência das aulas	60,50
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Students are required to attend 75 % of classes, with exceptions according to FLUP regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

1. Distributed evaluation without final exam ("Epoca Normal")

- Participation (including two discussion sessions): 15%
- Written test: 50% (reading comprehension: 10%; vocabulary & grammar: 10%; writing: 30%)
[Note: minimum 10/20 to be able to sit for the oral exam]
- Listening comprehension test: 10%
- Individual oral test: 25%

A passing mark of 8/20 is required for each component of the assessment plan.

2. "Epoca de Recurso" for students who have failed the individual oral test (Distributed evaluation)

Students who have at least 11/20 in the written test will be able to retake only the individual oral test. The calculation formula of final grade is the same as for the "normal" session and a passing mark of 8/20 for the oral test is still required.

3. "Época de Recurso" and "Época Especial"

Written exam: 50% (reading comprehension: 15%; writing: 35%)
[Note: minimum 10/20 to be able to sit for the oral exam] 
Oral exam: 50% (listening comprehension:15%; individual oral exam: 35%)

A passing mark of 8/20 is required for each component of the exams.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with special status are asked to contact the teacher no later than three weeks after the start of the course to define the assessment components appropriate to each case. After this period, only calculation formula number 3 ("Época de Recurso" and "Época Especial") will apply.

Classification improvement

At the "Recurso" session, students who have passed in distributed evaluation may improve two of the following three assessment components: vocabulary and grammar, writing and individual oral test. The calculation formula is the same as for distributed evaluation.