Communication Skills in French I.

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Teaching results

Knowledge:
The thematic focus of the course reflects the professional specificities of the study, including knowledge of the sociocultural aspects of French speaking countries. The course focuses on practical language, developing students' linguistic communication skills in French in accordance with the requirements of their field of study. The student will become familiar with the linguistic devices of the different genres, such as narration, description, reflection, etc. They will acquire active learning strategies to develop listening and reading comprehension. They will learn to understand non-verbal forms of communication.
Competences:
The student can reliably convey detailed information, express ideas accurately enough. The student is able to understand shorter and simpler authentic spoken and written texts in French and to carry out follow-up activities. He/she is able to create and comprehensibly develop monological genres such as narrative, description, reflection, etc., as well as to conduct dialogue on topics of everyday life.
Skills:
Upon completion of the course, the student will have achieved communication skills that will enable him/her to understand shorter and simpler oral and written expressions in the target language. The student will be able to initiate, maintain and terminate communication by effectively alternating with a communication partner. The student is able to adapt his/her means of expression to the situation and the recipient. Can adapt to changes in the course of a conversation. Can use linking expressions effectively to convey the relationship between ideas.

Indicative content

- Narrative communication skills - storytelling as a stylistic procedure and a unit. Talking in typical and atypical situations.
- Descriptive communication techniques - description as a stylistic procedure and unit.
- Argumentation communication techniques - argumentation, controversy, discussion, debate.
- Interpretive and reflection communication techniques - interpretation and reflection style procedure.
- Dialogized speech - dialogues in selected communication situations.
- Linguistic means of narration, description, argumentation, explanation, reflection and dialogue.

Support literature

Required:
1. AKYUZ, Anne et al. Exercices de grammaire en contexte B1. Hachette Book Group, 2011.
ISBN 9782014016345.
2. COCTON, Marie-Noëlle a kol. L’Atelier. Méthode de français B1. Didier FLE, 2020.
ISBN 978-2-278-09302-1.
3. COCTON, Marie-Noëlle a kol. L’Atelier. Méthode de français B1, 2020. Cahier d’activités. Didier FLE. ISBN 978-2-278-09303-8.
Optional:
1. AKYUZ, Anne. Exercices de vocabulaire en contexte. Niveau intermédiare. Hachette, 2020.
ISBN 978-2011551535.
2. BOULAREZ, Michèle - GRAND-CLÉMENT, Odile. Conjugaison progressive du français.
Niveau intermédiaire A2/B1. 3e édition, 2020. ISBN 978-2090351910.
3. CAQUINEAU – GŰNDŰZ, Marie-Pierre. Les 500 exercices de grammaire avec corrigés B1. 224 p. Hachette FLE, 2013.
SIRÉJOLS, Evelyne - TEMPESTA, Giovanna. Pratique grammaire B1. 550 exercices avec règles. CLE International, 2020. ISBN 978-2090389975.

Requirements to complete the course

Interim evaluation: 40%
Final evaluation: 60%

Student workload

Full-time study: 104 hours. Of which:
26 hours – attendance at seminars
30 hours – preparation for seminars and for the interim evaluation
48 hours – preparation for the final exam

Language whose command is required to complete the course

French

Date of approval: 08.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 18.05.2022