Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
French Language
Course Code
VC_073
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Communication Science; Information and Communication Science; Law; Marketing and Advertising; Psychology; Sociology
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-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 language skills for social interaction in compliance with “Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment”, language proficiency level A1.
Preliminary Knowledge
Without preliminary knowledge of the French language.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On completion of the study course, students will be able to: • know and use minimum vocabulary in French in everyday situations; • know the word order in narrative sentences and questions; • differentiate between present, past and future activities; • recognise the most often used language structures in French.
Skills
1.On completion of the study course, students will be able to: • find the needed information in the text and use the most often used phrases to start and maintain a conversation and to exchange information; • understand simple texts about everyday topics, letters, invitations, dialogues, announcements at the airport or at the station, weather forecasts, etc.; • provide short information about themselves, their relatives, living conditions and studies; • write an informal letter; • use the acquired language structures in everyday communication.
Competences
1.Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to use lexical expressions and language structures they have learned in everyday communication.
Assessment
Individual work
|
Title
|
% from total grade
|
Grade
|
|---|---|---|
|
1.
Individual work |
-
|
-
|
|
Individual, pair and group work: preparation of presentations according to the course topics, work with the dictionary – finding the meaning of unknown words, writing short descriptions/essays on a specific topic.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
|
||
Examination
|
Title
|
% from total grade
|
Grade
|
|---|---|---|
|
1.
Examination |
-
|
-
|
|
1. Attendance of classes is required. Individual work and presentations are required (10%). 2. Average assessment of tests (40%). 3. Examination mark (50%).
|
||
Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Introduction to the French language. Alphabet, reading rules. Everyday phrases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Introduction to the French language. Alphabet, reading rules. Everyday phrases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Introduction to the French language. Alphabet, reading rules. Everyday phrases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Introduction to the French language. Alphabet, reading rules. Everyday phrases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Introduction to the French language. Alphabet, reading rules. Everyday phrases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Phonetics. Personal pronouns. Verb "être". Negative form. Greetings and farewell phrases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Phonetics. Personal pronouns. Verb "être". Negative form. Greetings and farewell phrases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Phonetics. Personal pronouns. Verb "être". Negative form. Greetings and farewell phrases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Phonetics. Personal pronouns. Verb "être". Negative form. Greetings and farewell phrases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Phonetics. Personal pronouns. Verb "être". Negative form. Greetings and farewell phrases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural form of the nouns. Adjective, The verb “avoir”. Impersonal structure “il y a”. Most often used nouns and adjectives.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural form of the nouns. Adjective, The verb “avoir”. Impersonal structure “il y a”. Most often used nouns and adjectives.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural form of the nouns. Adjective, The verb “avoir”. Impersonal structure “il y a”. Most often used nouns and adjectives.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural form of the nouns. Adjective, The verb “avoir”. Impersonal structure “il y a”. Most often used nouns and adjectives.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural form of the nouns. Adjective, The verb “avoir”. Impersonal structure “il y a”. Most often used nouns and adjectives.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0 – 69). Countries and nationalities.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0 – 69). Countries and nationalities.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0 – 69). Countries and nationalities.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0 – 69). Countries and nationalities.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0 – 69). Countries and nationalities.
|
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
40 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Conjugation of verbs in present. Immediate future. Prepositions “a, de ,dans, avec”. Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70 – 1000). Family.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Conjugation of verbs in present. Immediate future. Prepositions “a, de ,dans, avec”. Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70 – 1000). Family.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Conjugation of verbs in present. Immediate future. Prepositions “a, de ,dans, avec”. Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70 – 1000). Family.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Conjugation of verbs in present. Immediate future. Prepositions “a, de ,dans, avec”. Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70 – 1000). Family.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Conjugation of verbs in present. Immediate future. Prepositions “a, de ,dans, avec”. Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70 – 1000). Family.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Present tens of the verbs “faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer”. Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns “qui, que”. Accommodation. Furniture. Prepositions.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Present tens of the verbs “faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer”. Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns “qui, que”. Accommodation. Furniture. Prepositions.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Present tens of the verbs “faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer”. Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns “qui, que”. Accommodation. Furniture. Prepositions.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Present tens of the verbs “faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer”. Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns “qui, que”. Accommodation. Furniture. Prepositions.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Present tens of the verbs “faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer”. Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns “qui, que”. Accommodation. Furniture. Prepositions.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Ordinal numbers. Demonstrative pronouns. The verbs “prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire”. Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Ordinal numbers. Demonstrative pronouns. The verbs “prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire”. Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Ordinal numbers. Demonstrative pronouns. The verbs “prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire”. Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Ordinal numbers. Demonstrative pronouns. The verbs “prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire”. Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Ordinal numbers. Demonstrative pronouns. The verbs “prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire”. Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Reflexive verbs. Pronoun “on”. Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. The verbs “s'assoir, mettre”. Preposition “jusque”. Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Reflexive verbs. Pronoun “on”. Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. The verbs “s'assoir, mettre”. Preposition “jusque”. Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Reflexive verbs. Pronoun “on”. Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. The verbs “s'assoir, mettre”. Preposition “jusque”. Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Reflexive verbs. Pronoun “on”. Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. The verbs “s'assoir, mettre”. Preposition “jusque”. Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Reflexive verbs. Pronoun “on”. Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. The verbs “s'assoir, mettre”. Preposition “jusque”. Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day.
|
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
40 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
PART-TIME
Part 1
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Introduction to the French language. Alphabet, reading rules. Everyday phrases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Introduction to the French language. Alphabet, reading rules. Everyday phrases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Phonetics. Personal pronouns. Verb "être". Negative form. Greetings and farewell phrases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Phonetics. Personal pronouns. Verb "être". Negative form. Greetings and farewell phrases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural form of the nouns. Adjective, The verb “avoir”. Impersonal structure “il y a”. Most often used nouns and adjectives.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural form of the nouns. Adjective, The verb “avoir”. Impersonal structure “il y a”. Most often used nouns and adjectives.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural form of the nouns. Adjective, The verb “avoir”. Impersonal structure “il y a”. Most often used nouns and adjectives.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Questions. Articles. Noun gender. Plural form of the nouns. Adjective, The verb “avoir”. Impersonal structure “il y a”. Most often used nouns and adjectives.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0 – 69). Countries and nationalities.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Structure of a question phrase. Question words. Numerals (0 – 69). Countries and nationalities.
|
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Conjugation of verbs in present. Immediate future. Prepositions “a, de ,dans, avec”. Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70 – 1000). Family.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Conjugation of verbs in present. Immediate future. Prepositions “a, de ,dans, avec”. Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70 – 1000). Family.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Conjugation of verbs in present. Immediate future. Prepositions “a, de ,dans, avec”. Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70 – 1000). Family.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Conjugation of verbs in present. Immediate future. Prepositions “a, de ,dans, avec”. Possessive pronouns. Numerals (70 – 1000). Family.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Present tens of the verbs “faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer”. Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns “qui, que”. Accommodation. Furniture. Prepositions.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Present tens of the verbs “faire, savoir, croire, ouvrir, venir, nettoyer”. Disjunctive pronouns. Indirect object pronouns. Relative pronouns “qui, que”. Accommodation. Furniture. Prepositions.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Ordinal numbers. Demonstrative pronouns. The verbs “prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire”. Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Ordinal numbers. Demonstrative pronouns. The verbs “prendre, repondre, lire, sortir, dire”. Verbs of the second conjugation group. Clock. Days of the week. Months. Studies. Student life.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Reflexive verbs. Pronoun “on”. Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. The verbs “s'assoir, mettre”. Preposition “jusque”. Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Reflexive verbs. Pronoun “on”. Direct object pronouns. Imperative mood. The verbs “s'assoir, mettre”. Preposition “jusque”. Everyday activities. Telling about one’s day.
|
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Timofejevs, A. un Petrova, K. Franču valodas kurss iesācējiem. Zvaigzne ABC, 2016
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
2.
Interneta resursi