French C2.1
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Foreign language |
Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
French
Objectives
Students should enhance the five language skills defined by the Common European Framework for languages in order to reach an advanced level between C1 and C2.
Learning outcomes and competences
The following learning outcomes are expected to be achieved:
- improved ability (1) to understand complex texts in written, oral or multimodal form; (2) to mine corpora and to use other available resources in order to enhance their language skills;
- improved summary and report writing skills;
- improved fluency in both speech and writing;
- improved practical and intercultural skills;
- awareness of cultural, regional and social diversity within the French-speaking community.
Working method
B-learning
Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)
Students should have passed the French language test.
Program
1. Introduction: French in France and in the world; the "Organisation internationale de la Francophonie"
2. Reading authentic documents: awareness of different registers; identification of collocations and idiomatic phrases; awareness of modality, connotation and denotation; cohesion and coherence issues; awareness of the diversity of text genres.
3. Understanding authentic oral and multimodal speech: listening for gist or extended meaning, for specific information; critical listening; listening to lectures and note-taking; interpreting fairly complex arguments.
4. Oral and written texts contraction: report, summary and synthesis methodology; resources mobilisation (grammars, dictionaries, terminology databases, corpora, style guidelines, spell checker, etc.) in order to improve writing skills; paraphrase, restatement; proofreading.
5. Discussions, debates and oral presentations.
Mandatory literature
Chovelon, Bernadette & Morsel, Marie-Hélène ; Le résumé, le compte-rendu et la synthèse, PUG, 2010
Complementary Bibliography
BLAMPAIN, Daniel et HANSE, Joseph; Nouveau dictionnaire des difficultés du français moderne, Duculot, 2005. ISBN: 2-8011-1267-4
Cislaru, Georgeta et al. ; L’écrit universitaire en pratique, De Boeck, 2010 (2nd edition)
Dalcq, Anne-Elizabeth et al. ; Mettre de l’ordre dans ses idées, Duculot, 2007
DAMAR, Marie-Ève; Communication écrite, De Boeck Supérieur, 2014. ISBN: 978-2-8011-1741-5
De Ketele, Jean-Marie & Roegiers, Xavier ; Méthodologie du recueil d'informations. Fondements des méthodes d'observation, de questionnaires, d'interviews et d'études de documents, De Boeck, 2009
Rey, Alain;
Dictionnaire des expressions et locutions. ISBN: 2-85036-065-1
Tétu, Michel; Qu'est-ce que la francophonie?, Hachette, 1997. ISBN: 978.2.84.129349-1
Wilmet, Marc;
Grammaire critique du français. ISBN: 978-2-8011-1610-4
Wilmet, Marc;
Grammaire rénovée du français. ISBN: 978-2-8041-5568-1
Comments from the literature
Further bibliography will be provided over the course of the semester.
Teaching methods and learning activities
Interactive and task-oriented approach.
The proposed activities aim to develop students’ skills and autonomy by completing various tasks, individually or in a group, in order to achieve results to be shared in class or on the Moodle platform.
These tasks include (1) searching for language resources and contemporary texts of different types to be commented on and shared on the e-learning platform (forum); (2) group role-playing exercises (debates) and individual oral presentations; (3) writing abstracts, summaries and reports; (4) listening, reading and multimedia comprehension of authentic oral, written or multimedia materials; (5) reflection on learning outcomes.
Software
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 |
40,00 |
Teste |
50,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Designation |
Time (hours) |
Estudo autónomo |
52,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
60,00 |
Trabalho de investigação |
50,00 |
Total: |
162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Students are expected to attend 75% of classes.
Calculation formula of final grade
Writing skills: 60%; Oral communication skills: 40%.
Examinations or Special Assignments
In accordance with the legislation in force.
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
In accordance with the legislation in force.
Classification improvement
Students whose result is less than 10/20 will be allowed to take a second written test ("Recurso").