MED21 Practical French I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Markéta Macura (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:10–15:45 M24
Prerequisites (in Czech)
ROMFJIB2XJ Preparatory Language Sem. IV || MED20 Proseminar Fr II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Course of practical French language.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
Student should be able to understand any text from french news paper and a short record from french radio. Grammar and theme analysis of text in french.
Syllabus
  • 1. Analysis of the basic grammatical issues (question, negative, tenses, conditional, subjunctive etc.).
  • 2. Excercises concerning the given grammatical issues.
  • 3. Lexical excercises aimed at the development of vocabulary.
  • 4. Basic orientation in a French text and its summarizing.
  • 5. Working with texts from French newspaper.
  • 6. Speaking in everyday situations.
  • 7. Listening.
Literature
  • TIONOVÁ, Alena. Francouzština pro pokročilé. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1992, 375 s. ISBN 8004226191. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and practice.
Practice consists of:
A) excercises concerning grammatical issues analysed during the lectures, translations;
B) practising basic orientation in a French text.
Assessment methods
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CREDIT:
1) active class participation, e. g.:
a) 80% presence the least (the absence has to be documented by the valid letter of excuse)
b) required homework (writtent assessments). In case of absence the assessments can be handed in 7 days after the class the latest (into the marked box at the Department of the Roman languages and literatures, Gorkého 7, ground floor).
2) 2 writtent tests during the semester (+ credit test during the credit week)
Form and content of the tests:
Test 1 : 27.10.2008, Lesson 1-5 + the first half of the list of irregular verbs (see the Study Materials);
Test 2: 8.(15.)12.2008, Lesson 1-10 + the second half of the list of irregular verbs (see the Study Materials).
3) Discussion about the readings. Special emphasis will be put on mastering the vocabulary (50 pages of text or more, the list has to consist of at least 500 lexical units) and the ability of reading and translating the text.
Language of instruction
French
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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