The entity responsible for the course description defines the skills and the knowledge which the student must have acquired at the end of the activity of training (maximum 10 lines).
At the end of this course, the student is supposed to be able to do in:
Listening
- can understand and extract the essential information from short, recorded passages dealing with
predictable everyday matters which are delivered slowly and clearly;
- can understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic
personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment;
- can identify the main point of TV news items reporting events, accidents etc. where the visual supports the commentary;
- can follow changes of topic of factual TV news items, and form an idea of the main content.
Reading
- can understand basic types of standard routine letters and faxes (enquiries, orders, letters of
confirmation etc.) on familiar topics ;
- can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements,
prospectuses, menus, reference lists and timetables;
- can understand everyday signs and notices;
- can identify specific information in simpler written material he/she encounters such as letters, brochures and short newspaper articles describing events.
Speaking
- can establish social contact: greetings and farewells; introductions; giving thanks;
- can make and respond to invitations, suggestions and apologies;
- can say what he/she likes and dislikes;
- can discuss everyday practical issues in a simple way when addressed clearly, slowly and directly;
- can discuss what to do, where to go and make arrangements to meet.
Writing
- Can write short, simple notes and messages relating to matters in areas of immediate need;
- Can write very simple personal letters expressing thanks and apology;
- Can write a short biography.
Main themes
Family, close relationships, public places, leisure, public transport, everyday life, housing, food, countries, cities, weather, events on television, celebrations.
Grammar
Simple present and present progressive, imperative, positive and negative statements, future with aller , future simple conditional, recent past and past, interrogative, exclamative and negative sentences, pronouns, time-clauses, quantity.
Content and teaching methods
In this course, students are put in daily life situations where it is necessary to listen, read, speak and write. In each course, they listen to everyday matters documents, they interact in familiar conversations, they discover the life in Louvain-la-Neuve and in Belgium through sightseeing, films and songs.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Prerequisites ( Ideally in terms of skills):
To master elementary skills (level A1) as described in the common European Framework of reference of the Council of Europe during an oral placement test.
Assessment:
During the semester:
The 5 written productions completed during the semester count for the final evaluation (10%).
The 5 dialogues played in front of the class count for 10% of the final evaluation.
An oral presentation counts for the final evaluation (10%).
A language test counts for 10% of the final evaluation.
The examination programme: listening: 3 documents , reading: 4 documents, writing: 2 productions, speaking: talking about personal topics and simulate a daily life situation with another student in a roleplay..
References:
J. Bady et allii. Conjugaison. 350 exercices. 1000 verbes à conjuguer, Hachette français langue étrangère
D. Abry et M.-L. Chalaron. La grammaire des premiers temps. Volume 1. Presses universitaires de Grenoble
M. Grégoire. Grammaire progressive du français. Niveau débutant, CLE International
http://www.tv5.org/apprendre.tv
Training staff:
A group of 20 students approximately
The teacher is available during his reception hour and can be contacted by email.
Guidance in the self-learning center (C.A.A.) and in the multi-media room
Other:
This course corresponds to A2 level of the common European Framework of reference.
Equivalent courses given in the other UCL curricula: course for beginners (FRAN 1011 in 120 hours, in the first and in the second semester)