Third Foreign Language – French III.

Teachers

Included in study programs

Teaching results

Knowledge:
- developed knowledge of pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar, as well as of topics of everyday life at the A2.1 level.
- to understand and reproduce basic knowledge about the civilisation of the target language at A2.1 level.
Competences:
- to understand phrases and the most common vocabulary in relation to topics that concern him/her directly (e.g., basic information about himself/herself and his/her family, shopping, local area, job).
- to understand the meaning of short, clear and simple messages and announcements.
- to read short, simple texts.
- to identify particular predictable information in simple everyday texts such as advertisements, brochures and timetables.
- to understand short, simple personal letters or e-mail messages.
Skills:
- to communicate in simple and common situations requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities.
- to handle short social contacts.
- to simply describe one’s family, living conditions, one’s education and work.
- to produce a brief and simple written text on the topics studied.

Indicative content

- Holidays and traditions in France. Verbs of the 2nd and 3rd class.
- Making phone calls. Social networks. Information forums. Imperative.
- Tabloid press and the life of celebrities. Past tense.
- Weather, climate. Montreal – Francophonie in Canada.
- French overseas departments. Outdoor sports and the island of Reunion.
- Brussels, the European capital. Trip schedule. Future tense.

Support literature

Required:
1. BERTHET, A. – DAILL, E. et al.: Alter Ego+ A1. Paris : Hachette Livre International, 2012. ISBN 978-2-01-155810-7
Optional:
1. Authentic study materials from newspapers, magazines and the Internet.

Requirements to complete the course

Interim evaluation: 40 %
Final evaluation: 60 %

Student workload

Full-time study: 130 hours. Of which:
52 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: 09.02.2023

Date of the latest change: 16.05.2022