French B2.1

Code:

LLC041

Acronym:

FB2.1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	French

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt
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	0	CL - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
LA	19	LA - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3
LLC	14	LLC - Monodisciplinary Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3
		LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Portuguese Studies)	2	-	6	52	162
			3
		LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Two Foreign Languages)	2	-	6	52	162
			3
LRI	22	LRI - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Français

Objectives

By the end of the semester students should reach an intermediate level between B1 and B2, as defined by the Common European Framework for languages.

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Program

1- Self-assessment 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. 2.1. Understanding radio or TV programmes on current affairs or topics of social or personal interest. 2.2. Prepared and unprepared role-playing games. 2.3. Oral topic-specific presentation. 2.4. Pronunciation correction and improvement of phonological skills.
3- Writing and reading skills development. 3.1. Reading of columns. 3.2. Strengthening of skills in writing descriptive and narrative texts. 3.3. Introduction to the methodology and tools available to write simple argumentative texts.
4- Linguistic, socio-linguistic and pragmatic skills development. 4.1. Strengthening of language skills and extension of grammar skills (in particular: indicative and subjunctive tenses, complex relative pronouns, emphasis, subordinate clauses and logical links). 4.2. Lexical enrichment 4.3 Study of level of languages, formal and polite expressions in French 4.4 Raising the awareness of cultural and linguistic diversity within the Francophonie. 4.5. Organization, structure and adequacy of discourse. 4.6. Expressing an opinion, agreement, disagreement, feelings and intentions.

Mandatory literature

Barféty, Michèle; Expression orale - Niveau 4, CLE International, 2009. ISBN: 978-2-09-035213-9
Rey-Debove, Josette 300; Le^nouveau Petit Robert. ISBN: 2-85036-826-1

Complementary Bibliography

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
Le Goffic, Pierre; Grammaire de la phrase française. ISBN: 2-01-020383-6
Léon, Monique; Exercices systématiques de prononciation française. ISBN: 2-01-017443-7
Poisson-Quinton, Sylvie; Grammaire expliquée du français. ISBN: 2-09-033703-6
Salins, Geneviève-Dominique; Grammaire pour l.enseignement/apprentissage du FLE. ISBN: 2-278-04567-9
Solinas Hellmann, Sandrine; Se perfectionner en français langue étrangère, Studyrama, 2012. ISBN: 976-27590-1639-6
Wilmet, Marc; Grammaire rénovée du français. ISBN: 978-2-8041-5568-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Task-based approach, when it is possible,  in order to involve the students in the teaching/learning process and to help them become more autonomous, or, when not possible, communicative approach.

Software

Plateforme Moodle

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	20,00
Teste	40,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
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, with exceptions according to FLUP regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Oral participation and homeworks : 10%
Oral presentation : 20%
Written  production exam : 30%
Oral and written comprehension exam : 40%

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Working students must contact the teacher in the very beginning of the semester.

Classification improvement

Doesn't apply.