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Second Language (French) and Intercultural Relations
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:16
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VC_121 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 12.00 | ECTS: | 18.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target Audience: | Political Science; Marketing and Advertising; 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) | 14 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 14 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.3 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 14 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Without preliminary knowledge of the French language. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The aim of the course is to acquire French for social interactions in compliance with “Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment” language proficiency levels A1/A2 l, at the same time developing students' intercultural understanding and awareness, developing effective oral and written communication skills in the context of intercultural and interpersonal communication, strengthening the ability to identify and apply diversity aspects to successful international business communication. | ||||||||
| 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. Verb "être". Negative form. Greeting and farewell phrases. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural. Adjective. Verb "avoir". Impersonal structure "il y a". Popular nouns and adjectives. Test. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0 – 69). Countries and nationalities. | Classes | 8.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Verb conjugation in present tense. Immediate future tense. Pronouns "à, de, dans, avec". Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70 – 1000). Family. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Present tense of verbs "faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer". Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns "qui, que". Home. Furniture. Prepositions. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Ordinal numerals. Verbs "prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire". Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studying. Student life. | Classes | 9.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Reflexive verbs. Pronoun "on". Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. Verbs "s'assoir, mettre". Preposition "jusque". Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day. | Classes | 9.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Verbs "devoir, pouvoir, connaître, vivre". Feminine gender of adjectives. Pronoun usage with country names. Colours, external appearance. Temper. Tastes and priorities. Telling about one’s friend. | Classes | 8.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | City. Asking for directions. Describing one’s city, region. Intercultural understanding and awareness, importance of effective oral and written communication skills and application in the context of intercultural and interpersonal communication in international business. | 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. Intercultural understanding and awareness, importance of effective oral and written communication skills and application in the context of intercultural and interpersonal communication in international business. Participation in the organisation of an IBSE study visit abroad – intercultural communication practice. | 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 | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Phonetics. Personal pronouns. Verb "être". Negative form. Greeting and farewell phrases. | Classes | 5.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural. Adjective. Verb "avoir". Impersonal structure "il y a". Popular nouns and adjectives. Test. | Classes | 5.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Verb conjugation in present tense. Immediate future tense. Pronouns "à, de, dans, avec". Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70 – 1000). Family. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Present tense of verbs "faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer". Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns "qui, que". Home. Furniture. Prepositions. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Ordinal numerals. Verbs "prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire". Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studying. Student life. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Reflexive verbs. Pronoun "on". Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. Verbs "s'assoir, mettre". Preposition "jusque". Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Verbs "devoir, pouvoir, connaître, vivre". Feminine gender of adjectives. Pronoun usage with country names. Colours, external appearance. Temper. Tastes and priorities. Telling about one’s friend. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | City. Asking for directions. Describing one’s city, region. Intercultural understanding and awareness, importance of effective oral and written communication skills and application in the context of intercultural and interpersonal communication in international business. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Future tense. Degrees of comparison. Seasons. Weather conditions. Quebec, Canada. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Compound past tense. Pronoun "dont". Travel and leisure. Letter writing. Intercultural understanding and awareness, importance of effective oral and written communication skills and application in the context of intercultural and interpersonal communication in international business. Participation in the organisation of an IBSE study visit abroad – intercultural communication practice. | Classes | 5.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual, pair and group work – preparation of presentations according to the course themes, work with the dictionary – finding out the meaning of unknown words, writing of descriptions on concrete topic. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1. Attendance of classes is required. Individual work and presentations are required (10%). 2. Average assessment of tests (40%). 3. Examination mark (50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful completion of the course the students will: • understand ordinary French vocabulary, language structures and regularities for ordinary texts; • be able to find out the necessary information; • recognise and be able to differentiate whether the statement or the text is related to the present, past or future activities; • recognise the right order of the words in the narrative sentence and in the interrogative sentence; • be aware of the aspects of intercultural relations in the use of language. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful completion of the course the students will be able to: • understand ordinary texts about common themes, letters, invitations, classified ads, weather broadcasts and other authentic materials; • understand ordinary texts about common themes, dialogues, announcements in the airport or in the train terminal about the moving of the traffic, classified ads, weather broadcasts and other authentic material; • make short summaries about longer texts, short announcements, e-mails, write down easy information, and fill in the forms; • shortly tell about himself/ herself, his/her relatives, living conditions, surroundings, respond to the questions, make questions, using the common language structures; • retell and paraphrase text, expressing his/her opinion, making simple sentences; • comprehend and be able to use the grammar structures needed in the daily communication; • consider and apply intercultural communication aspects in daily and business communication. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to use acquired lexical expressions and language structures in daily communication, while demonstrating awareness of the intercultural aspects of communication. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Timofejevs A., Petrova K. Franču valoda iesācējiem. Zvaigzne ABC, 2016. g. | ||||||||
| 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/ | ||||||||
