SFF10310 French Oral Proficiency (Autumn 2014–Spring 2015)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 15
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Business, Languages, and Social Sciences
- Course Leader:
- André Avias
- Teaching language:
- French
- Duration:
- 1 year
The course is connected to the following study programs
Mandatory course in the one-year French programme. May be taken as part of the optional
60 ECTS module in the bachelor programme Society, Language and Culture. Optional course in bachelor programme in International Communication.
Lecture Semester
One-year French: 1st and 2nd semesters (autumn and spring)
Bachelor's Programme in Society, Language and Culture: Either 1st and 2nd semesters (autumn and spring), 3rd and 4th semesters, or 5th and 6th semesters
Bachelor's Programme in International Communication: 5th and 6th semester (autumn and spring)
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
The students have acquired knowledge of intonation and pronunciation, and sound knowledge of central language structures in French. They have knowledge of daily life, central traditions, habits and ways of thinking in French-speaking countries.
Skills
The students are able communicate with genuine intonation and pronunciation, using central language structures and a broad vocabulary. They are able to participate in prepared as well as spontaneous conversations about various topics and understand fairly long and authentic oral and written texts of different genres and in different media. They are also able to use digital tools in their language learning.
General competence
The students have acquired an understanding of their learning process, and they are able to search and find relevant learning resources and apply these in their own learning
Content
Communicative and intercultural language skills are developed through oral practices in authentic situations and using digital tools.
A basic understanding of French as a foreign language is developed through didactic issues and through the relationship between objectives and activities and between individual learning and activities.
Forms of teaching and learning
The course is taught online and as web-based encounters. The learning platform is used for distribution of documents, central course material and assignments.
Self-study is an important learning method, and so are web forums.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
18 short written assignments are to be handed in during the autumn and spring semesters.
Active participation in oral exercises is required.
The coursework must be handed in by given deadlines and approved before a student may take the final exam.
Examination
An individual oral examination of approx. 30 minutes. No aids permitted. The candidate's oral understanding and production is tested. As a general rule the oral exam is conducted via an online learning platform. It is also possible to take an oral exam on campus.
The result is given on the A-F grading scale with A as the best mark, E as the lowest passing mark, and F denoting a failed result.
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated twice each semester.
The results are dealt with in a group of lecturers and the local study quality committee.
Literature
Relevant texts and material are published on the learning platform.