LINGUA FRANCESE

The French language course involves the achievement and/or strengthening of communicative functions and the corresponding morpho-syntactic structures suitable for achieving know-how, in terms of oral and written skills, corresponding to a B1+ exit level (CEFR) on topics related the course of study.

The training objectives, broken down according to the Dublin Descriptors, are the following:

Knowledge and understanding (DD1)

• Know general issues relating to pedagogy and translation

Applied knowledge and understanding (DD2)

• Know how to reformulate texts in your own disciplinary sector

• Know how to carry out searches in dictionaries also through the use of technologies

Making judgments (DD3)

• Know how to integrate one's knowledge to express personal judgments 

Communication skills (DD4)

• Know how to dialogue, negotiate, argue using relevant vocabulary

• Know how to write written texts of various kinds.

Learning ability (DD5)

• Know how to identify one's training needs and enhance the learning method

The proposed teaching methods will mainly be those of participatory lessons and cooperative activities to stimulate motivation, discussion and active participation; the frontal lessons will be limited to the phases of systematization and metalinguistic reflection.

 To access the course, linguist competence corresponding to the A2 level of the QCER is required, certification is not necessary

Attendance at the general and reading courses is not mandatory but is highly recommended for the exercises.

The course includes activities on
communicative functions, analysis of authentic or didactic documents and
linguistic reflection on the morpho-syntactic structures relating to the
reference level. The in-depth course includes activities on the use of the
dictionary, elements of translation and pedagogy.

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-  M.Grégoire, O.Thiévenaz, Grammaire progressive du français A2/B1, CLE international, Paris, 2017.

-Handouts and topics will be published on Studium

The exam includes a written test and an oral test. The
two tests take place on the same day, except in the case where, exceptionally,
there is an excessive number of booked participants. A positive outcome of the
written test determines access to the oral exam. The written test includes: grammatical
transformation and completion exercises. The oral exam involves the
presentation of the texts presented respectively in class and in the lecture
hall.

 The evaluation
criteria that are followed to ascertain preparation are set out:

- Communication ability

- Knowledge of the topics covered

- Ability to organize and reprocess knowledge

- Linguistic and phonetic correctness

- Lexical adequacy

The final mark for the entire course, expressed in
thirtieths, will derive from the average of the marks obtained in the three
parts (written test, interview with the native speaker teacher, interview with
the teacher in charge of the course) and will in any case take into account the
positive results achieved in tests or interviews possibly taken during the
carrying out of the relevant teaching activities.

Optional ongoing tests are planned mid-course and at
the end of the course to help students prepare for the exam. The results of the
partial tests will be included in the final evaluation.


Score
attribution:

·      
Not passed
Communication skills: inadequate
Vocabulary: inappropriate
Knowledge and understanding of the topic: lacking
      18-20
Communication skills: modest
Vocabulary: basic
Knowledge and understanding of the topic: superficial and mnemonic
     
21-23
Communication skills: fair
Vocabulary: adequate
Knowledge and understanding of the topic: overall
complete

·      24-26
Communication skills: good
Vocabulary: relevant
Knowledge and understanding of the topic: complete
     
27-29
Communication skills: excellent
Vocabulary: appropriate
Knowledge and understanding of the topic: in-depth and reworked
     
30-30 with honors
Communication skills: excellent
Vocabulary: rich
Knowledge and understanding of the topic: detailed,reworked and personal.

 

Written test: provide a definition, synonym or translation of the following term in the text; reformulate the article; make the agreement of the past participle if necessary; translate the sentences e.g. what were they doing?

During the oral exam, the level of understanding and reformulation of the dossier articles presented during the lessons by the course teacher and the reading exercises will be verified.

A model of the written test is available on Studium in the lettorato folder.