FRENCH LANGUAGE

This is one of the basic courses within the common route of the Corso di Laurea "Languages, Cultures and Societies of Asia and Mediterranean Africa".
Its formative objectives are within the area of language skills learning.

- Knowledge and understanding
Ability to complete the knowledge of the grammatical structures of the French language at level B1 (base/intermediate etc.)
Knowledge and understanding of the functions of the grammatical structures of the French language at level B1

- Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
Ability to identify the different grammatical categories and their properties
Ability to demonstrate a general understanding of the basic grammatical structures of the French language
Ability to describe the constructions and grammatical phenomena studied during the teaching using correctly the terminology and the basic tools of the acquired syntactic analysis.
Ability to understand and analyze various types of documents (written texts, audio and video documents) concerning cultural issues related to the course of study

Absolute beginners can attend the course. It is recommended to attend the practical language courses held by the foreign language assistant Stéphanie Leroy (stephanie.leroy@unive) during the first and second semester which will deal with the grammatical aspects of the course, subject of the written test (see the moodle page)

Students will be offered different kinds of texts (taken from essays, articles, etc..) and audio documents () in French, mainly related to their geographical-linguistic field of study; the texts will be addressed during the lessons (from a lexical, morophosyntactical, cultural perspectives) through local questions

For the grammar course
1) Françoise Bidaud - Marie-Christine Grange; Manuel de français 1. Compétences linguistiques communicatives et culturelles (A1-A2), Hoepli, 2021
2) Recommended grammar textbook:
- Beneventi Lisa, "Grammaire facile du français" (Zanichelli)

For the official course : texts will be available on the moodle platform

Written exam: grammar test prepared by language assistant.
In order to access the oral exam it is mandatory to have passed the grammar test. Students with recent certifications will contact the language assistant

Oral exam: presentation in 10 minutes on a theme chosen by the students; Answer to questions concerning the other texts covered by the course
In particular, students will have to:

Present the main theme and the content of the three articles (source, topics, structure)

Present the main and critical points regarding the chosen topic

Express a personal opinion about the content and-or about specific issues linked with the chosen topic

Interactive face-to-face lessons. Readings will be made during the lessons.
Even if French is the main language, Italian will frequently be used to explain some difficult wors or concepts.
Online texts will be shared online (moodle) before the beginning of the course
Students will have to print it out and take it with them to class (doc version on laptop or tablets).

Italian

written and oral