Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
French Language
Course Code
VC_071
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
9.00
Target Audience
Communication Science; Sociology
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Aleksandrs Timofejevs
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
The aim of the course is to acquire French for social interactions in compliance with “Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment” language proficiency levels A1/A2 l.
Preliminary Knowledge
Without preliminary knowledge of the French language.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.After successful completion of the study course the students will: • know and apply minimal vocabulary and phrases in everyday situations; • recognize the right order of the words in the narrative sentence and in the interrogative sentence; • recognize and be able to differentiate whether the statement or the text is related to the present, past or future activities; • understand ordinary French vocabulary, language structures and regularities for ordinary texts.
Skills
1.After the successful completion of the course the students will be able to: • find the necessary information in the text, use appropriate phrases to start a conversation, pass the information and maintain the conversation; • understand ordinary texts about everyday topics, letters, invitations, classified ads, announcements in the airport or in the train terminal about the moving of the traffic, weather broadcasts and other authentic materials; • shortly tell about himself/herself, his/her relatives, living conditions, studies, respond to the questions, make questions, using the common language structures; • write an informal letter; • comprehend and be able to use the grammar structures needed in the daily communication.
Competences
1.After successful completion of the study course, the students will be able to use the acquired lexical expressions and the language structures in daily communication.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual, pair and group work – preparation of presentations according to the course themes, work with the dictionary – finding out the meaning of unknown words, writing of descriptions on concrete topic.
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Examination
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1. Attendance of classes is required. Individual work and presentations are required (10%).
2. Average assessment of tests (40%).
3. Examination mark (50%).
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Introduction to the French language. Alphabet, reading rules. Everyday phrases.
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Introduction to the French language. Alphabet, reading rules. Everyday phrases.
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Phonetics. Personal pronouns. Verb "être". Negative form. Greeting and farewell phrases.
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Phonetics. Personal pronouns. Verb "être". Negative form. Greeting and farewell phrases.
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Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural. Adjective. Verb "avoir". Impersonal structure "il y a". Popular nouns and adjectives.
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Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural. Adjective. Verb "avoir". Impersonal structure "il y a". Popular nouns and adjectives.
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Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural. Adjective. Verb "avoir". Impersonal structure "il y a". Popular nouns and adjectives.
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Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural. Adjective. Verb "avoir". Impersonal structure "il y a". Popular nouns and adjectives.
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Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural. Adjective. Verb "avoir". Impersonal structure "il y a". Popular nouns and adjectives.
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Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0-69). Countries and nationalities.
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Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0-69). Countries and nationalities.
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Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0-69). Countries and nationalities.
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Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0-69). Countries and nationalities.
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Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0-69). Countries and nationalities.
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Verb conjugation in present tense. Immediate future tense. Pronouns "à, de, dans, avec". Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70-1000). Family.
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Verb conjugation in present tense. Immediate future tense. Pronouns "à, de, dans, avec". Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70-1000). Family.
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Verb conjugation in present tense. Immediate future tense. Pronouns "à, de, dans, avec". Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70-1000). Family.
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Verb conjugation in present tense. Immediate future tense. Pronouns "à, de, dans, avec". Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70-1000). Family.
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Verb conjugation in present tense. Immediate future tense. Pronouns "à, de, dans, avec". Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70-1000). Family.
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Verb conjugation in present tense. Immediate future tense. Pronouns "à, de, dans, avec". Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70-1000). Family.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
40 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Part 2
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Present tense of verbs "faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer". Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns "qui, que". Home. Furniture. Adverbs.
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Present tense of verbs "faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer". Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns "qui, que". Home. Furniture. Adverbs.
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Present tense of verbs "faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer". Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns "qui, que". Home. Furniture. Adverbs.
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Present tense of verbs "faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer". Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns "qui, que". Home. Furniture. Adverbs.
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Present tense of verbs "faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer". Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns "qui, que". Home. Furniture. Adverbs.
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Present tense of verbs "faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer". Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns "qui, que". Home. Furniture. Adverbs.
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Ordinal numerals. Verbs "prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire". Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life.
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Ordinal numerals. Verbs "prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire". Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life.
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Ordinal numerals. Verbs "prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire". Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life.
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Ordinal numerals. Verbs "prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire". Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life.
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Ordinal numerals. Verbs "prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire". Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Ordinal numerals. Verbs "prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire". Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life.
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Revision exercises.
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Reflexive verbs. Pronoun "on". Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. Verbs "s'assoir, mettre". Preposition "jusque". Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day.
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Reflexive verbs. Pronoun "on". Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. Verbs "s'assoir, mettre". Preposition "jusque". Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day.
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Reflexive verbs. Pronoun "on". Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. Verbs "s'assoir, mettre". Preposition "jusque". Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day.
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Reflexive verbs. Pronoun "on". Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. Verbs "s'assoir, mettre". Preposition "jusque". Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day.
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Reflexive verbs. Pronoun "on". Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. Verbs "s'assoir, mettre". Preposition "jusque". Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Reflexive verbs. Pronoun "on". Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. Verbs "s'assoir, mettre". Preposition "jusque". Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day.
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Auditorium
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Verbs "devoir, pouvoir, connaître, vivre". Feminine gender of adjectives. Pronoun usage with country names. Colours, external appearance. Temper. Tastes and priorities. Telling about one’s friend.
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Verbs "devoir, pouvoir, connaître, vivre". Feminine gender of adjectives. Pronoun usage with country names. Colours, external appearance. Temper. Tastes and priorities. Telling about one’s friend.
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Verbs "devoir, pouvoir, connaître, vivre". Feminine gender of adjectives. Pronoun usage with country names. Colours, external appearance. Temper. Tastes and priorities. Telling about one’s friend.
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Verbs "devoir, pouvoir, connaître, vivre". Feminine gender of adjectives. Pronoun usage with country names. Colours, external appearance. Temper. Tastes and priorities. Telling about one’s friend.
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Verbs "devoir, pouvoir, connaître, vivre". Feminine gender of adjectives. Pronoun usage with country names. Colours, external appearance. Temper. Tastes and priorities. Telling about one’s friend.
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Verbs "devoir, pouvoir, connaître, vivre". Feminine gender of adjectives. Pronoun usage with country names. Colours, external appearance. Temper. Tastes and priorities. Telling about one’s friend.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
40 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Part 3
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City. Asking for directions. Describing one’s city, region.
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City. Asking for directions. Describing one’s city, region.
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City. Asking for directions. Describing one’s city, region.
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City. Asking for directions. Describing one’s city, region.
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City. Asking for directions. Describing one’s city, region.
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Future tense. Degrees of comparison. Seasons. Weather conditions. Quebec, Canada.
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Future tense. Degrees of comparison. Seasons. Weather conditions. Quebec, Canada.
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Future tense. Degrees of comparison. Seasons. Weather conditions. Quebec, Canada.
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Future tense. Degrees of comparison. Seasons. Weather conditions. Quebec, Canada.
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Compound past tense. Pronoun "dont". Travel and leisure. Letter writing.
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Compound past tense. Pronoun "dont". Travel and leisure. Letter writing.
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Compound past tense. Pronoun "dont". Travel and leisure. Letter writing.
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Compound past tense. Pronoun "dont". Travel and leisure. Letter writing.
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Compound past tense. Pronoun "dont". Travel and leisure. Letter writing.
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Compound past tense. Pronoun "dont". Travel and leisure. Letter writing.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
40 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Timofejevs A. Petrova K. Franču valodas kurss iesācējiem. 2016. Zvaigzne ABC
Additional Reading
1.
Vocabulaire en action (niveau debutant). CLE international, 2010. Paris.
2.
Grammaire en action (niveau debutant). CLE international, 2010. Paris.
3.
Fiļipova A. Kā uzrakstīt vēstuli franču valodā: privātā sarakste. – Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1997. – 24 lpp
4.
Lemoine C. Katru dienu 15 minūtes franču valoda : katru dienu mācieties franču valodu tikai 15 minūtes. - Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2006. – 160 P.
5.
Boulares M. Grammaire progressive du français : tests d’évaluation : niveau avancé. – Paris: CLE International, 2003. – 95 P.
6.
Lück-Hildebrandt S. Franču valoda : gramatika. - Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2004. – 111 P.
7.
Jue I. Franču valoda pēdējā brīdī : valodas kurss nevaļīgiem cilvēkiem : [ar vārdnīcu]. - Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2004. – 156 P.
Other Information Sources
1.
Interneta resursi: www.tv5.org; http://www.leconjugueur.com/