Français I (2º curso) (GED95111)

General information

Type:	OP	Curs:	2	Period:	S semester
ECTS Credits:	3 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Ed: 1	Nicole Berdah Cohen	French Section	FRA

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Ed: 2	Christelle Astier	French Section	FRA

Group	Teacher	Department	Language

None. French 1 is a course for beginners with no prior knowledge.

Knowledge of techniques and language acquisition skills.

Workload distribution:

Participatory sessions: 107 hours
Independent study 37 hours
Tutorials /feedback: 3 hours

In an ever more globalised world business is not only undertaken at a regional level, nor solely with a neighbouring country, but on a far wider scale.

As such versatile and multilingual communication skills are necessary along with related cultural training.

Globalisation also effects the job market so that ESADE's graduates not only compete with other Spanish graduates but also the whole world of young jobseekers, who in many cases are multilingual and are being culturally prepared with a range of experience abroad.

At ESADE the student has the opportunity to take a third language to as high a level as they can, in order to:

- Enable them to complete their university training abroad (in a francophone country)
- Take advantage of job opportunities on offer abroad.
- Have more chance of success in job applications and interviews in a French speaking company.

French 1 for GED 2nd year

On successfully completing this course the participants will be capable of understanding particularly relevant and commonly used phrases and expressions (basic information about oneself and one's family, shopping, places of interest, professions etc.). They will know how to communicate when it comes to undertaking simple day-to-day tasks that require simple, direct exchanges of information regarding known or habitual themes. They will know how to describe in simple terms aspects of their past and environment as well as questions related to their immediate needs.

Based on these global aims throughout the course a series of specific aims will be addressed that are linked to a number of competences:


A. Oral comprehension:
1. Understand day-to-day conversations.
2. Understand information (global or specific) from audio texts on daily life (explanations, interviews, advertising, reports etc.).
For this purpose it is necessary to develop abilities to grasp the general sense of a text or listening exercise and/or identify specific information.
B. Oral expression:
(1) Ask for and give information regarding daily life and common scenarios using current expressions.
(2) Participate in conversations on a range of known topics and students' environment.
For this purpose it is necessary to develop basic compensation strategies (to compensate for linguistic deficits) and develop communication strategies: to indicate to the interlocutor comprehension problems, ask for phrases to be repeated etc.

C. Reading comprehension:
(1) Understand simple texts (letters, anecdotes etc.)
(2) Understand genuine texts from day-to-day life such as press articles (understand the general idea and specific details).
For this purpose it is necessary to develop the necessary skills to grasp the general meaning of a text and find specific information, identify how the information is structured to be able to take notes and take advantage of a text as tool for learning.

D. Written expression:
(1) Write simple structured texts on known themes (for example on activities, people, places etc.)
(2) Complete written interactions with other people: write simple letters or postcards, notes, emails as well as requesting and giving information etc.
For this purpose it is necessary to develop basic compensation strategies (to compensate for linguistic deficits) as well as strategies for expression suited to different communicative aims.

To be able to fulfil these aims the participant should acquire the linguistic competences corresponding to this level:

Lexical competence: Master a certain repertory of vocabulary to handle common scenarios in day-to-day life.
Grammatical competence: Use basic grammatical structures correctly.
Semantic competence: Organise meaning, structure ideas despite limited a linguistic capacity.
Phonological competence: Pronounce words clearly.
Spelling competence: Master the spelling of basic vocabulary.

11. Tenacity, persistence, constancy

1. Point of departure Content: - First contact with the language. - French speaking countries. - Introduction to the Francophone world. - France: statistics. - Getting to know the class members better. - Assignment: Team quiz with class members on the unit. Linguistic skills: - Lexical: Francophone countries. How to greet people and introduce yourself. - Grammar: Definite articles. Numbers from 0 to 20. Subject pronouns. Basic questions. The verbs appeler and être. - Phonetic: The letters of the alphabet and pronunciation. The French accent. You don¿t pronounce everything that is written. - Strategy: Get the grammatical rule through observation: inductive method.

2. First contact. Content: - Reasons for learning French - The use of the 2nd person singular: Tu and Vous - Requesting and giving personal information - The modern family in France - France: Images - Assignment: Complete a list with information on members of the class, questions. Linguistic skills: - Lexical: Topics to be addressed during the course (sport, the world of business), Countries and nationalities. Family. Numbers. - Grammar: -er verbs, the verbs être and avoir. Insistence pronouns. Numbers up to 100. Negatives. Interrogatives (1) - Phonetic: Nasals. Differentiation between masculine and feminine. Homophones, Accents. - Strategy: Learning vocabulary through vocabulary classification.

3. Things in common: introducing oneself, introducing others Content: - Introduce someone - Ask questions - Speak about your family, preferences and profession - Assignment: Organise a leisure trip that suits the character of each of the travellers. Group work. Linguistic skills: - Lexical: Professions. Nationalities. Family (1). Civil status. Character. - Grammar: Indefinite articles. Interrogatives (2). Qualifying adjectives. The verb faire. Il y a. Possessives - Phonetic: Differentiation between singular and plural - Strategy: Form a hypothesis on the basis of the context to develop a better understanding.

4. Cultural life Content: - Cultural life: art, music and the press. - Stage an interview, ask and answer questions (in both a formal and informal manner). - Find information. - Propose activities and speak about leisure. - The Francophone world: multilingualism. - Assignment: Interview class members. Linguistic skills: - Lexical: Culture. Leisure. - Grammar: Verbs in present tense. Reflexive verbs. Partitive article (1). Interrogatives (3). The 3 forms of asking questions. - Phonetic: Pronunciation of verbs in the present. - Strategy: Reading without understanding all the words.

5. Travel and holidays Content: - Speaking about holidays. - Locating places and finding your way around a city. - Writing a postcard. - The weather - Stating preferences. - Assignment: Organise a group trip Linguistic skills: - Lexical: Means of transport. Urban life. Tourism. Season, months and weather. - Grammar: Indefinite pronoun "on". Present, third group, verbs aller, vouloir. Prepositions with countries and prepositions of place. Il y a/ il n¿y a pas (negation of indefinite quantities). - Phonetic: Pronunciation of verbs in the present. - Strategy: Understand a text by focusing only on what is relevant.

6. Shopping and going out Content: - Going shopping in French. - Making a purchase (asking for the price, requesting an item). - Consumer habits in France. - Timetables and public holidays in France. - Giving invitations, accepting and rejecting invitations. - Assignment: Organise a themed party with friends. Linguistic skills: - Lexical: Shops. Numbers (3). Dates. Time. Clothes. Colours. - Grammar: Impersonal obligation. Demonstrative adjectives. Prepositions chez - à la ¿ aux. Expression: Avoir besoin de. Quantity (beaucoup- très). Organise a text (d¿abord - puis). Partitive article (2). - Phonetic: Diferentiate [i] [y] [u]. - Strategy: Watch out for false friends.

7. The world of work Content: - The academic and professional route. - Assessing qualities, aptitudes and skills. - The French educational system. - The French curriculum vitae model. - Assignment: Selecting candidates for a job relative to the position and each person¿s skills. Linguistic skills: - Lexical: Professions. Skills. - Grammar: The past (passé composé). Participles. Expression of duration. Adverbs. - Phonetic: Linking and attentive listening. - Strategy: Knowing how give an account of oneself and ask questions.

8. Healthy life, food products and recipes Classes: 15 hours Individual study: 5 hours Content: - Daily life (activities) - Giving advice - Suggestions and recommendations (1) - The pace of life, health - French and Francophone cooking - Assignment: Create a leaflet on "Living a healthy life". Linguistic skills: - Lexical: Daily life. Food products. The body. Sport. - Grammar: Imperative. Quantity and frequency. Negatives. - Phonetic: Attentive listening. - Strategy: Knowing how to take into account what the interlocutor says.

Participatory sessions:

- The classes will be run in small groups and based on participants' active participation.
- Comprehension practice of written, audio and audio-visual texts.
- Exercises to develop specific skills and master the use of language structure and vocabulary (oral and written).
- Simulation of communication scenarios, exchange of information with others, debates, completion of written tasks done individually and in groups.
- Explanation of new language structures or clarification of problems by the lecturer.
- Occasional use of the computer suite for multimedia learning activities and internet information searches.

Independent study:

The undertaking of course requires the completion of regular assignments outside of class hours that foster students mastery of the course content:
- Study of new structures/topics by participants prior to the class,
- Exercises to foster learning using paper media(book, notes, photocopies) as well as computer media (CD, CD-Rom, Internet)
- Phonetic exercises on CD
- Regular written assignments on expression to be organised as a portfolio
- Preparation of short presentations
- Independent vocabulary and grammar structure study and practice.
- Exam revision

Tutorials/Feedback
- Feedback throughout the course on participants' learning progress.

ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN

Short bibliography:

NOUVEAU ROND-POINT 1 - Livre de l'élève
(autores : J. Labascoule, C. Lause, C. Royer, C. Flumian) (ed. Maison des Langues - difusión)
NOUVEAU ROND-POINT 1 - Cahier d'exercices
(ed. Maison des Langues - difusión)

Complementary bibliography and study material
- Presentations (slides)
- Complementary exercises
- Media resources
- Bilingual dictionary

Group	Teacher	Department
Ed: 1	Nicole Berdah Cohen	French Section

Group	Teacher	Department
Ed: 2	Christelle Astier	French Section

Group	Teacher	Department