Admission requirements
This course is only available for students in the BA International Studies programme.
You need to contact your coordinator of studies in order to check your language level and to do the entry test.
Description
In this course you learn how to handle successfully a variety of social situations you may encounter in daily life in France or other French-speaking countries, or when meeting French-speaking people. You learn to maintain face-to-face conversations. We will focus on speaking and understanding the language with a variety of oral and written communication tasks in small groups, in pairs or with the whole class. This course will also discuss cultural backgrounds of speakers of French.
Course objectives
This course enables the student to achieve an overall level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
The final objective of this course series is to obtain an intermediate level of proficiency in French, aimed at communication with people in the region in everyday social situations and enabling students to follow current affairs in the region via various media.
| Skill | CEFR Level |
|---|---|
| Reading | B1+ |
| Writing | A2+ |
| Listening | B1 |
| Speaking | A2+ |
Timetable
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Mode of instruction
Tutorials
Three two-hour tutorials every week, with the exception of the midterm exam week. Attending all tutorial sessions is compulsory. If you are unable to attend a session, please inform your Tutorial-lecturer in advance, providing a valid reason for your absence. Being absent will result in a lowering of the participation grade with 0.5 for every absence after the first five (5) times.
Assessment method
Assessment & Weighing
| Partial grade | Weighing |
|---|---|
| In-class participation and homework, tests/evaluations | 20% |
| Oral presentations in class | 5% |
| Midterm exam; reading, writing, listening | 25% |
| Final exam I; reading, writing, listening | 35% |
| Final exam II; oral productions | 15% |
End Grade
To successfully complete the course, please take note that the End Grade of the course is established by determining the weighted average of the in-class oral and listening performance, and written exams.
The End Grade needs to be a 6.0 or higher to pass the course.
Resit
If the End Grade is insufficient (lower than a 6.0), there is a possibility of retaking the full 80% of the exam material (reading, writing, speaking, and listening). No resit for the tutorial (in-class participation and homework, tests/evaluations) is possible.
The BA International Studies program does not allow students to resit passed (constituent) examination(s) within the language courses. Language acquisition is, primarily, accomplished through in-class acquisition activities and practical assignments which contribute to the (final) examination. The diverse structure of the language courses and characteristics of language acquisition therefore withhold the possibility to resit a passed examination.
Exam review and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
Défi 3 – Livre de l’élève + CD audio. ISBN 9788416943593.
Défi 3 – Cahier d’exercices + MP3 téléchargeables. ISBN 9788417249670.
Grammaire progressive du français - Niveau intermédiaire - 4ème édition (A2-B1). ISBN 9789462939004.
Grammaire progressive du français - Niveau intermédiaire - 4ème édition Corrigés. ISBN 9789462939011.
Short novel – level niveau B1-B2 - to be confirmed
Registration
Enrolment for the workgroup through My Studymap is mandatory.
No enrolment needed for the language exams.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Student Affairs Office for BA International Studies
Remarks
Passing this course is an additional requirement for a positive Study Recommendation at the end of the year.
This course uses an integrated communicative language learning method. Therefore active participation in the classroom activities is essential for successful learning outcomes.