ROM1BFR01 Practical French I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Varchol (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
ROM1BFR01/01: Thu 16:00–17:40 K33, except Thu 26. 10., except Thu 2. 11., except Thu 16. 11. ; and Wed 25. 10. 16:00–17:40 D21, Wed 1. 11. 16:00–17:40 B2.41, M. Varchol
ROM1BFR01/02: Thu 18:00–19:40 D21, except Thu 2. 11., except Thu 16. 11. ; and Wed 1. 11. 18:00–19:40 D33, M. Varchol
Prerequisites (in Czech)
((! ROM1BIJ01 Practical Italian I ) && (! ROM1BKA01 Practical Catalan I ) && (! ROM1BPO01 Practical Portuguese I ) && (! ROM1BSJ01 Practical Spanish I ) && !NOWANY( ROM1BIJ01 Practical Italian I , ROM1BKA01 Practical Catalan I , ROM1BPO01 Practical Portuguese I , ROM1BSJ01 Practical Spanish I )) || ( ROM1BIJ02 Practical Italian II || ROM1BKA02 Practical Catalan II || ROM1BPO02 Practical Portuguese II || ROM1BSJ01 Practical Spanish I )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 31/50, only registered: 7/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The preparatory seminar is primarily intended for students of Italian, Spanish, Catalan or Portuguese who wish to master French on a level enabling them to enroll in Language Seminar I - IV as well as taking B-credit courses taught in the French language.
Learning outcomes
After taking this course, the student will be able to understand and comunicate in French at a A1 level according to the European Reference Frame.
Syllabus
  • 1. Pronunciation (based on listening exercises), accent, intonation, constructions. Greetings, forms of address. Pronunciation practice. Nationalities. 2. Construction with verb „avoir“. Agreement and disagreement, exscuse. Typical French products. 3. Personal pronouns. 1st grade verbs. Negation. family members. Indefinite article. 4. Possessives pronouns, grammatical gender and plural of nouns. Professions. Numbers (to 70). 5. Numbers (above 70). Indefinite and definite article and their application. Expressions of interest. 6. Demonstratives pronouns. Formation of questions. Hobbies, days of the week. 7. Description of house and flat. Adjectives and their position in the phrase. Construction “il y a”. Ordinal numbers. 8. City and urban vocabulary. Means of transport. Countries. Prepositions « à » and « de ». 9. Daily activities. Description of a person. Futur proche (close future) and imperative. 10. Education system. Months and hours. 2nd grade verbs (finir). 11. Drink and food. Expressions of quantity. Partitive article 12. Final exam.
Literature
    required literature
  • RIEHL, Laurence, Michel SOIGNET and Marie-Hélène AMIOT. Objectif diplomatie : le français des relations européennes et internationales : A1/A2. Nouvelle édition. Vanves Cedex: Hachette-Livre, 2017, 191 stran. ISBN 9782015135359. info
  • RIEHL, Laurence, Michel SOIGNET and Marie-Hélène AMIOT. Objectif diplomatie : le français des relations européennes et internationales : A1/A2. Éd. 2. Paris: Hachette, 2007, 192 s. ISBN 9782011554499. info
  • TAUZIN, Béatrice and Anne-Lyse DUBOIS. Objectif express : le monde professionnell en français : [A1/A2]. Éd. 2. Paris: Hachette, 2006, 192 s. ISBN 2011554276. info
    not specified
  • BEKOVÁ, Jarmila, Marion BÉRARD, Alexandra KOZLOVÁ and Radim ŽATKA. Allez hop! : francouzština pro každého. 1. vydání. Brno: Edika, 2014, 250 stran. ISBN 9788026604594. info
  • PRAVDOVÁ, Marie and Miroslav PRAVDA. Francouzština nejen pro samouky. První vydání. Voznice: LEDA, 2007, 568 stran. ISBN 9788073350833. info
Teaching methods
Listening, repetition after recording, text reading, drills, explication of the vocabulary, grammar presentation, application of the novel grammar and vocabulary in exercices, class and group discussion, homeworks - translation of Czech sentences to French.
Assessment methods
Credit – written test. Once enrolled in the course, attendance is mandatory. A short dicsussion with a teacher will precede to the written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nemohou zapisovat posluchači oboru francouzština.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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