Communicative Competence Development of Language B-French, level 2 3200-L1-KKKBF2

A compulsory course for year 1 BA students with French as the first language of students’ specialization (B)
During the 2nd semester of the course, students’ communicative competence in French continues after the 1st semester at an advanced level, equivalent to level B2 within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The aim of the course is to further develop and improve the students’ communicative competence in French by the end of the 1-st year at an advanced upper intermediate level, equivalent to level B2+ within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

During the 2nd semester the teaching process continues to stimulate integrated development of several communicative competences, such as the pragmatic competence, sociolinguistic, as well as intercultural and metalinguistic competences, with the continuous focus on the skills of speaking and pronunciation, writing, listening and reading comprehension, as well as control over vocabulary and grammar structures at the B2+ level by the end of the 1-st year. The content of the course conforms to the level of language skills among students and is designed for the studies with the major in Applied Linguistics, especially to professional requirements in academic, glottodidactic and translation domains. During the 2nd semester of the 1st year the course comprises of the following thematic components: speaking, writing, grammar, orthography and spelling.

These components continue to improve the students’:
- lexical competence (by further contributing to their growing control over a vast range of vocabulary contained in the 2nd semester teaching programme at a B2+ level CEFR);
- grammatical competence (by furhter contributing to their growing receptive and productive skills of comprehending grammatically complex texts and utterances and creating such texts and utterances in keeping with grammatical standards covered by the 2nd semester teaching programme);
- phonological competence (by further contributing to the development of the correct articulation in French, proper intonation and fluency);
- discursive competence in speech and in writing (by further contributing to their growing skills of composing logically, grammatically and stylistically consistent texts and utterances).
- functional and sociolinguistic competence (by further contributing to the development of the skill of applying the appropriate forms of expression to communicative situations and its recipients in the context of selected cultural aspects associated with French at a B2+ level)

Contact hours (in-class): 120 hrs
Self-study/individual work:
- working with assigned texts – 25 hrs
- practical grammar assignments – 15 hrs
- preparing oral presentations and written assignments – 35 hrs
- pronunciation practice – 10 hrs
- revising and preparation for the end-of-year exam – 15 hrs
Self-study/individual work total: 100hrs

If classroom learning is impossible, the workshop will be conducted with the help of distance communication tools, most probably Google Meet and others recommended by the University.

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Blended learning

Prerequisites (description)

Compulsory, 1st year, BA studies. During the second semester students continue to study French as the first language of students’ specialization (B) at level B2 of CEFR at the outset of the course.

Course coordinators

Term 2023L:

Ewa Kalinowska

Term 2024L:

Małgorzata Doron

Learning outcomes

KNOWLEDGE:
The student:
- has the knowledge of the language at B2+ level (CEFR), understands its structure and specificity (K1_W01);

- knows morphosyntactic structures, understands oral statements at B2+ level, interprets written texts at B2+ level, knows word definitions, synonyms and idioms, has a grounded knowledge of lexical, grammatical and phonetic issues regarding the French language, as indicated in the course description(K1_W01);

- understands the complexity of the French language at B2+ level (CEFR) (K1_W03);

- knows and understands the elements of selected French-speaking countries’ culture, understands the role of language in intercultural and cultural communication (K1_W07, K1_W10);

- knows and understands cultural differences, constituting important factors in the process of creating multicultural societies in the modern world, has a general knowledge of the reality, socio-economic and legal conditions of selected French-speaking countries (K1_W11)

SKILLS
The student:
- possesses linguistic skills at B2+ level (CEFR), also in typical professional situations which require the knowledge of techniques, strategies and different communication channels (K1_U05, K1_U09);

- is able to critique cultural texts, search for, analyse, evaluate and select authentic texts in French and develop professional skills in French (K1_U01);

- can identify characteristic cultural elements and correctly interpret phenomena regarding the French language, react properly in every communicative situation while considering the cultural context and using customary expressions (K1_U03);

- can prepare written assignments in French on discussed subjects (K1_U06);

- can prepare speeches in French, using properly selected source materials (K1_U07);

- can set priorities and plan activities in order to perform specific linguistic, communicative and professional tasks in French, understands the need of self-study and the necessity of continuous development of skills (K1_U12);

- can solve problems and perform linguistic tasks in French at B2+ competence level in conditions which are not fully predictable, through assessing the situation and choosing appropriate methods and tools (K1_U13)

SOCIO-CULTURAL COMPETENCIES
The student is:
- prepared to cooperate and work in a group, assume various roles and respect rules of good communication in French (K1_K06);

- prepared to identify and properly solve communicative dilemmas between French and Polish, which result from the asymmetry in linguistic systems and cultural variety (K1_K01);

- prepared to participate in cultural life in Poland and selected French-speaking countries, promote their cultures while using both traditional and modern forms of communication and media (K1_K03).

- prepared to take measures in inter-linguistic communication in order to preserve the cultural heritage of Poland and France (K1_K04)