French B1.1
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
French |
Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
French
Objectives
.Can understand the essentials when clear and standard language is used and if it is familiar with work, school, hobbies, etc.
.Can cope with most situations when traveling to a region where the target language is spoken.
.Can produce a simple and coherent speech on familiar topics and in his fields of interest.
.Can tell an event, experience or dream, describe a hope or purpose, and briefly explain reasons or explanations for a project or idea
Learning outcomes and competences
By the end of the semester students should be able to:
• understand authentic audio and audiovisual documents slowly and clearly spoken;
• read and understand descriptive, narrative texts and dialogues;
•express themselves orally , with or without preparation, on the themes discussed in class;
• write short descriptive and narrative texts and dialogues. Students should also have acquired geographical and cultural information on France and the French speaking countries.
Working method
Presencial
Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)
A level test will be carried out if necessary at the beginning of the semester so that the teacher can ensure that the student is enrolled in the corresponding level.
Program
1/ Developpment of oral skills (oral presentations in small groups, spoken interactions)
2/ Oral comprehension : listening to various authentic or semi-authentic audio/adiovisual documents.
3/ Production and comprehension of written documents based upon themes studied in class in order to use vocabulary and grammar learned in class, helping students to understand their mistakes.
4/ Exploring learning strategies : incite students to learn how to learn.
A book may be requested at the beginning of the semester.
Mandatory literature
Maïa Grégoire, Odile Thiévenaz; Grammaire Progressive du Français. Niveau Intermédiaire. Nouvelle édition, ., Clé International, Porto Editora, 2004. ISBN: 978-972-0-01176-3 (Another grammar of the intermediate level is possible.)
Complementary Bibliography
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
Ch.Descotes-Genon, M.H. Morsel, C.Richou; L’exercisier (l’expression française pour le niveau intermédiaire), PUG
Comments from the literature
A literary work will be offered to students from the beginning of the semester and will be evaluated.
Teaching methods and learning activities
Communicative and actional approach, based on tasks.
The proposed activities focus on developing skills and self-reliance through the performance of a variety of individual or group tasks with the intention of achieving results to be shared in progress.
These tasks include (1) the individual search for lexical information to be shared in progress (2) The search for various information to be shared in progress; (3) Preparation and presentation of dialogues; (4) writing course texts; (5) an individual or group oral presentation.
Software
Sigarra
Courriel dynamique
keywords
Humanities > language sciences > Languages > Modern languages > European languages
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
Designation |
Weight (%) |
Participação presencial |
10,00 |
Prova oral |
25,00 |
Teste |
65,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Designation |
Time (hours) |
Estudo autónomo |
88,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
54,00 |
Trabalho de investigação |
20,00 |
Total: |
162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Students are required to attend 75% of classes. Exceptions according to FLUP regulations.
Calculation formula of final grade
"Epoca Normal": Attendance, oral and requested work: 10% (minimum 75% attendance and 75% of the tasks proposed in class and at home) to validate the ongoing evaluation.
Written examination: 55% (written comprehension, language structures, written production)
(minimum 10/20 to be able to sit for the oral exam) Oral examination: 35% (oral comprehension, continuous production and interaction)
The average of the written and oral exam must be equal to or greater than 10/20 to validate the semester. "Epoca de Recurso", "Época Especial" and Students enjoying a special status (TE, DA, etc.): Written exam: 50% (minimum 10/20 to be able to sit for the oral exam)
Oral exam: 50% (comprehension, continuous production and interaction)
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
See "Fórmula de calculo da classificação final"
Classification improvement
Students wishing to improve their final result will be required to take the exams during the Recurso session. The result of the participation will not be taken into account.
Written: 50%
Oral: 50%