French 5

Recommended Prerequisites

French 4.

Teaching Methods

Classes will have theoretical presentations, but students will build up their own learning process, especially in speaking, writing, reading and listening. They will contact with contemporary themes and with texts by francofone authors, in order to develop an intercultural perspective. They will also practice contrastive translation, reading, analysis and production of written texts.

Learning Outcomes

The course aims to systematize and to develop French structures. Students will explore grammar, lexicon and writing, as well as communicating in different situations. At the end of the course, the level is B2/C1 of the CEFRL.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The course will develop main grammar topics introduced in the previous level, as well as fundamental rules of French (complex sentences) and lexicon. Namely, students will learn:

- Les pronoms personnels, les pronoms relatifs, Tout, quel que, quelque, quelque que et même.

- Sentences and propositions : les circonstancielles (temps, cause, but, conséquence, concession, condition)

- All verbal tenses

Students will also read several Nouvelles by French speaking authors.

Head Lecturer(s)

Marie Eulalie Monteiro Pereira

Assessment Methods

Continuous evaluation
Other: 25.0%
Mini Tests: 25.0%
Frequency: 50.0%

Final evaluation
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Dictionnaire  Le Robert 1 (conseillé);

Bescherelle, H. 2012. La Conjugaison: Hatier.

Maheo-Le Coadic, M.; Mimran, R; Poisson-Quinton, S. 2002. Grammaire expliquée du français, niveau intermédiaire. Paris: Clé International

 

Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales /www.cnrtl.fr/