Course: French 2

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Course title French 2
Course code UJP/F2
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction French, French
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kocourková Pavla, Mgr.
Course content
1. Introduction. Communicative activities. Daily routines. Conjugating reflexive verbs. 2. Imperative. Expressing quantity. Shopping. Money. 3. Housing. Prepositions and adverbials of place. Description of road. Orientation in space. Expressing needs. 4. Life in France - regions, weather, life in village and in town. Writing communication - personal letters, postcard from holiday. Poetry. 5. Memories. Telling a story in past tense. Imperfect tense. Using the basic past tenses. 6. Time expressions. Expressions `donc, alors...´. Family and friends. Family relationships and stories. 7. Midterm test. Expressions of repetition and frequency. 8. Direct and indirect object. Writing communication - thanks and apologies. 9. Etiquette in francophone regions - basic rules. Advices and recommendations. Expressing beggining, development and end of action. Using present continous, near future, near past. 10. Indirect speech in present. Telephoning. Parts of body. Deseases. Cases of emergency. 11. Writing about personal problems. Description of a person or a thing. Imperative - in detail. Formation of words - basic rules. Clothes. Colours. 12. Summary and revision. Credit test. 13. Test correction. Evaluation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Collaborative instruction, Multimedia supported teaching, Skills demonstration, Individual study, Students' self-study, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 35 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
UJP/F2 is a follow up to UJP/F1.
- distinguish between formal and informal means of communication (first-name and formal terms)
- identify the masculine and feminine genus of nouns and adjectives
- identify the singular and plural of nouns and adjectives
- name numbers from 1 to 100
- identify personal, possessive and demonstrative pronouns
- identify regular verb forms
- identify basic irregular verb forms
- identify the definite, indefinite and partitive article
- identify the forms of the present and perfect tense and of the near future
Skills
UJP/F2 is a follow up to UJP/F1.
- use formal or informal expressions to communicate adequately the situation
- correct pronunciation of familiar words, phrases and sentences
- correctly write familiar words, phrases and sentences
- answer basic questions about oneself or a close person (e.g. origin, age)
- find, summarize and analyse information obtained by listening to simple text focused on personal or working life
- find, summarize and analyse information in a short text or listening focused on travelling and eating
- describe eating habits
- write a simple message
- find information about time and give this information
- describe plans for the future in a simple way
- describe past events in a simple way
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- identify daily activities
- identify the forms of reflexive pronouns
- identify the forms of imperative
- name parts of an apartment, house
- identify the forms of imperfect
- identify the meaning of perfect and imperfect
- identify the meaning of basic tenses - present simple, present continuous, near future, near past, perfect, imperfect
- name family members
- name colours
- identify the direct and indirect speech
- identify pronominal forms of a direct and indirect object
- name the basic methods of forming words in French
- name body parts and the most common diseases
- name emergency telephone numbers used in European francophone countries
Skills
- describe a route
- have a simple conversation while shopping, compare products, ask about their characteristics and price and give this information
- change the direct speech into indirect speech in present
- write a short personal letter, greeting
- write a short message - thanks, apology
- describe housing in a simple way
- express someone's needs
- describe a family and its members in a simple way
- correct use of basic past tenses with regard to what the speaker wants to express
- choose appropriate grammatical means (basic tenses, time expressions) for expressing the temporal context of a narrative
- describe clothing in a simple way
- have an easy phone conversation
- give information about physical state and health
- summarize or analyse information obtained by listening to a simple text from the field of personal life, housing or geography of France
- find important information in a short text focused on personal life, housing or geography of France
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Individual study
Skills
Practicum
Collaborative instruction
Discussion
Individual study
Competences
Practicum
Collaborative instruction
Discussion
Individual study
Multimedia supported teaching
assessment methods
Knowledge
Continuous assessment
Test
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Test
Competences
Continuous assessment
Skills demonstration during practicum
Test
Recommended literature
  • Girardet, J., Pécheur, J. Écho 1 - cahier personnel d´apprentissage, niveau A1, 2e édition. Paris, 2013. ISBN 978-2-09-038589.
  • Girardet, J., Pécheur, J. Écho 1 - méthode de français, livre de l´él?ve, niveau A1, 2e édition. Paris, 2013. ISBN 9782090385885.
  • Miquel, C. Vocabulaire progressif du français - niveau débutant. Paris: CLE international, 2001.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics Study plan (Version): Economic and Regional Geography (2017) Category: Geography courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer