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French Language
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:9.00
Study Course Accepted:05.02.2024 11:14:58
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VC_023 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 9.00 | ECTS: | 13.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target Audience: | Marketing and Advertising; Political Science; Business Management | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Aleksandrs Timofejevs | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 30 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 60 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 60 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 30 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 60 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 60 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.3 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 30 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 60 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 60 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 18 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 18 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 18 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 18 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.3 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 18 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 18 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Without preliminary knowledge. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Ensure that having completed the course, students are able to use French for communication in daily life and work-related situations in accordance with the description of skills corresponding to levels A1/A2 of the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment”. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to the French language. Alphabet, reading rules. Everyday phrases. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Phonetics. Personal pronouns. The verb “etre”. Negative form. Greetings and farewell phrases. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural form of the nouns. Adjective, The verb “avoir”. Impersonal structure “il y a”. Most often used nouns and adjectives. Test work. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0–69). Countries and nationalities. | Classes | 8.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Conjugation of verbs in present. Immediate future. Prepositions “a, de ,dans, avec”. Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70–1000). Family. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Present tens of the verbs “faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer”. Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns “qui, que”. Accommodation. Furniture. Prepositions. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Ordinal numerals. Demonstrative pronouns. The verbs “prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire”. Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life. | Classes | 9.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Reflexive verbs. Pronoun “on”. Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. The verbs “s'assoir, mettre”. Preposition “jusque”. Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day. | Classes | 9.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | The verbs “devoir, pouvoir, connaitre, vivre”. Feminine gender of adjectives. The use of pronouns with country names. Colours, person’s physical appearance. Character. Tastes and priorities. Telling about one’s friend. | Classes | 8.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | City. Asking for road. Describing one’s city, region. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Future tense. Degrees of comparison. Seasons. Weather conditions. Quebec, Canada. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Compound past tense. Pronoun "dont". Travel and leisure. Letter writing. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to the French language. Alphabet, reading rules. Everyday phrases. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Phonetics. Personal pronouns. The verb “etre”. Negative form. Greetings and farewell phrases. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural form of the nouns. Adjective, The verb “avoir”. Impersonal structure “il y a”. Most often used nouns and adjectives. Test work. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0–69). Countries and nationalities. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Conjugation of verbs in present. Immediate future. Prepositions “a, de ,dans, avec”. Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70–1000). Family. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Present tens of the verbs “faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer”. Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns “qui, que”. Accommodation. Furniture. Prepositions. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Ordinal numerals. Demonstrative pronouns. The verbs “prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire”. Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Reflexive verbs. Pronoun “on”. Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. The verbs “s'assoir, mettre”. Preposition “jusque”. Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | The verbs “devoir, pouvoir, connaitre, vivre”. Feminine gender of adjectives. The use of pronouns with country names. Colours, person’s physical appearance. Character. Tastes and priorities. Telling about one’s friend. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual, pair and group work: preparation of presentations according to the course topics, work with the dictionary – finding the meaning of unknown words, writing short descriptions/essays on a specific topic. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1. Active participation in practical classes, high quality home assignments completed in a timely manner, quality of answers during the classes. 2. Test at the end of the module, which may include reading, listening, writing and speaking skills and vocabulary use. 3. Accumulative evaluation at the end of the 3rd semester, taking into consideration the results of tests and the activity during the semester. 4. Examination at the end of the course, which may include reading, listening, writing and speaking skills and vocabulary use. The final grade consists of: examination – 50%; test results – 40%; homework and presentations – 10%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On completion of the study course, students will be able to: • know and use minimum vocabulary in French in everyday situations; • know the word order in narrative sentences and questions; • be able to differentiate between present, past and future activities; • be able to recognise the most often used language structures in French. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On completion of the study course, students will be able to: • find the needed information in the text and use the most often used phrases to start and maintain a conversation and to exchange information; • understand simple texts about everyday topics, letters, invitations, dialogues, announcements at the airport or at the station, weather forecasts, etc.; • provide basic information about themselves, their relatives, living conditions and studies; • write an informal letter; • use the acquired language structures in everyday communication. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to use lexical phrases and language structures they have learned in everyday communication. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Timofejevs A., Petrova K. Franču valodas kurss iesācējiem. Zvaigzne ABC, 2016. | ||||||||
| 2 | Alter Ego 1 (mācību grāmata un darba burtnīca). Hachette 2006., Paris. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Vocabulaire en action (niveau debutant). CLE international, 2010. Paris. | ||||||||
| 2 | Grammaire en action (niveau debutant). CLE international, 2010. Paris. | ||||||||
| 3 | Fiļipova A. Kā uzrakstīt vēstuli franču valodā: privātā sarakste. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1997. – 24 lpp | ||||||||
| 4 | Lemoine C. Katru dienu 15 minūtes franču valoda : katru dienu mācieties franču valodu tikai 15 minūtes. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2006. – 160 P. | ||||||||
| 5 | Boulares M. Grammaire progressive du français : tests d’évaluation : niveau avancé. Paris: CLE International, 2003. – 95 P. | ||||||||
| 6 | Lück-Hildebrandt S. Franču valoda : gramatika. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2004. – 111 P. | ||||||||
| 7 | Jue I. Franču valoda pēdējā brīdī : valodas kurss nevaļīgiem cilvēkiem : [ar vārdnīcu]. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2004. – 156 P. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Interneta resursi: www.tv5.org; http://www.leconjugueur.com/ | ||||||||
| 2 | https://www.lepointdufle.net/p/apprendre_le_francais.htm | ||||||||
| 3 | https://www.bonjourdefrance.com/ | ||||||||
