Course detail
French for Beginners
FAST-BYF1Acad. year: 2012/2013
Pronunciation: French phonetic system, stress, intonation, linking
Grammar: articles, present tense of 1st verb group, making negative forms and questions, making plural forms of nouns and adjectives, personal, demonstrative and possessive pronouns, imperative.
Vocabulary: introducing, description of person and objects, place of objects, orientation in the town, time, date, numbers 1-1OOO, shopping, clothes
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Mode of study
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
Reading skills, translating a simple text, communication of simple information.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Grammar and vocabulary is practised in an ineractive way, with emphasis on conversation. Development of communication and listening skills using interactive audio-visual technologies.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Course curriculum
2. Bienvenue- masculine and feminine gender, verb "to be", question; greeting, introducing
3.Rencontre- definite article, gender of nouns and adjectives, prepositions (countries, towns)
4. ca va bien?- possessive pronouns, indefinite article, question; adress, age, phone number, numbers 10-20
5. Correspondance- hobbies, writing an email
6.Passe-temps- plural of articles and nouns, prepositions, question, "il y a", description and location of objects
7. Portrait-robot- personal pronouns, negative form, accord of nouns and adjectives; description of person and clothes
8. Boutique.net- demonstrative pronouns, interrogative pronouns, question; shopping
9. Le coin des artistes
10. Appartement a louer- in the town, my flat
11. Pour aller au Louvre- imperative; means of transport
12. Voyages, voyages- pronoun "on"; travelling, cardinal points
13. Week-end a la mer- revision L9-L12
Work placements
Aims
Reading skills, translating a simple text, communication of simple information.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's
branch VS , 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
- Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's
branch VS , 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
- Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's
branch G , 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
- Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's
branch G , 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
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Syllabus
2. Bienvenue- masculine and feminine gender, verb "to be", question; greeting, introducing
3.Rencontre- definite article, gender of nouns and adjectives, prepositions (countries, towns)
4. ca va bien?- possessive pronouns, indefinite article, question; adress, age, phone number, numbers 10-20
5. Correspondance- hobbies, writing an email
6.Passe-temps- plural of articles and nouns, prepositions, question, "il y a", description and location of objects
7. Portrait-robot- personal pronouns, negative form, accord of nouns and adjectives; description of person and clothes
8. Boutique.net- demonstrative pronouns, interrogative pronouns, question; shopping
9. Le coin des artistes
10. Appartement a louer- in the town, my flat
11. Pour aller au Louvre- imperative; means of transport
12. Voyages, voyages- pronoun "on"; travelling, cardinal points
13. Week-end a la mer- revision L9-L12