French 5
0
2019-2020
01011994
French Language
French
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Compulsory
1st Cycle Studies
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)
NoSyllabus
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
Final evaluation
Exam: 100.0%
Continuous evaluation
Mini Tests: 25.0%
Other: 25.0%
Frequency: 50.0%
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/