French in practice - Applied grammar 3304-1DP1O-PNGS-016
Topics covered:
• The present tense – conjugation of regular and irregular verbs
• Articles (definite, indefinite, partitive, contracted)
• Nouns (masculine / feminine; singular / plural)
• Adjectives (masculine / feminine; singular / plural; word order and position of the adjective)
• Negation
• Demonstrative and possessive adjectives
• Interrogative pronouns quel(s), quelle(s) and various ways of asking questions
• Structures: C'est .../ Ce sont... /Il y a...
• Expressing quantity (beaucoup de, un peu de...)
• Near future, recent past, present continuous
• Adverbs of time
• Adverbs of place
• Reflexive verbs
• Relative pronouns – qui, que, où
• Imperative mood
• Compound past tense with the auxiliary verbs avoir and être
• Direct object pronouns (COD).
Course coordinators
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Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
The first-year curriculum includes levels A1 and A2 as defined by CEFR
• at level A1 the student "demonstrates only limited mastery of simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns - within the framework of the acquired competences"
• at level A2 the student "uses simple structures correctly, but systematically makes basic mistakes, e.g. in the use of verb forms. Despite this, the statement is usually understandable."
After completing the course, the student has the following skills and knowledge:
K_W08: knows and understands grammatical structures in French at an A2 level
K_U07: can communicate orally and in writing in French at an A2 level
K_K01: can critically assess one's own knowledge and skills
Details about the program will be clarified in study groups depending on their needs.
Assessment criteria
Attendance at classes, activeness during classes, partial tests on particular topics + semester test covering all topics studied since the beginning to the end of the semester (minimum 60%).
At the beginning of the semester, the course instructors will provide detailed information regarding the assessment criteria.
Bibliography
Magdalena Supryn-Klepcarz Repetytorium gramatyczne z języka francuskiego,
Wyd.Szkolne PWN 2010,
Akyüz A., Bazelle-Shahmaei B., Bonenfant J., Gliemann M.F. Grammaire du français, A1- B1 FOCUS; wyd. 2015 Hachette
Akyüz A., Bazelle-Shahmaei B., Bonenfant J., Gliemann M.F., 2005, Les exercices de grammaire niveau A1 Paris: Hachette.
Akyüz A., Bazelle-Shahmaei B., Bonenfant J., Gliemann M.F., 2006, Les exercices de grammaire niveau A2 Paris: Hachette.