Course detail

French for Advanced Students

FAST-BYF4Acad. year: 2012/2013

Grammar: if clauses, nominalisation, "mise en felief", "passé simple"
Vocabulary: immigration, social problems, environment, European Union, commerce and economy

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Markéta Horváthová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be able to understand more complicated French texts and listenings and deal with more demanding everyday situations at the upper-intermediate level (B2 according to the CEFR). They will be able to express themselves spontaneously, fluently and precisely and furthermore, they will be able to use more advanced phrases and idioms. Students will also have mastered a number of more advanced grammar phenomena and they will be able to talk about abstract concepts and present and justify their opinions.

Prerequisites

To the extent of the optional subjects "French for beginners", "French for Pre-Intermedate Students", "French for Intermediate Students".

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as a specified in the article 7 of VUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
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

To be able to get their credits, students need to attend vlase regulary (max. 3 absences/semester), do homework and actively participate in the lessons.

Course curriculum

1. U1/L4- revision L1-L4
2. U2/L5- relative pronouns; my flat, my house
3. U2/L6- adjectives and their comparative and superlative forms; public transport
4. U2/L7- adjectives and their comparative and superlative forms; French towns
5. U2/L8- revision L5-L8, U3/L9- indefinite pronouns, if- clauses
6. U3/L10- pronouns "en" and "y"; writing diary, blog
7. U3/L11- subjunctive mood- forming, use
8. U3/L12- revision L9-L12; health
9. U4/L13- past tenses in narration; unemployment
10. U4/L14- adverbs; jobs
11. U4/L15- indicating time, U4/L16- revision L13-L16; education, eduaction system of schools
12. U5/L17- "never, nothing, nobody"; bricolage
13. U5/L18- causal clauses; the French and cafés

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Mastering vocabulary of 1 500 words, all grammar rules.
Translating more demanding texts, communication in speaking and writing, dealing with everyday topics.
Level A2 of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Robert Menand: Taxi! 2. Hachette, 2005.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 2 year of study, summer semester, recommended course

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2 year of study, summer semester, recommended course

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2 year of study, summer semester, recommended course

  • Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 2 year of study, summer semester, recommended course

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Markéta Horváthová

Syllabus

1. Review of past tenses; The most important events of the 20th century
2. Review of present and past subjunctive mood; Commerce and economy
3. Review of future tense and conditional mood; The world for a 100 years
4. If clauses; Social problems
5. “Mise en relief”; Immigration
6. Nominalization; Environment
7. French geography: regional dialects and customs
8. Review of pronouns; European Union
9. Regular verbs in “passé simple”; short press article – reading, resume
10. Irregular verbs in “passé simple”; short lecture of a novel
11. Review of topics
12. Review of grammar
13. Credits