FRENCH LANGUAGE SP

The teaching "French Language" is one of those that characterize the Master’s Degree Course in Italian Philology, Linguistics and Literature (european path).

The course, both in the institutional part and in that of reader, will be based on the level of attending students.
Absolute beginners level or false beginners (pre-a1): provide the student with the basic elements related to the knowledge and understanding of the structure of the French language, phonetic and prosodic aspects, necessary for reading and understanding easy passages of descriptive, narrative, journalistic texts as an approach based on the textual genre stimulates the creation of content and the acquisition of formal patterns (speech organization) appropriate to the genre; enhance the ability to elaborate elementary language statements; be able to understand expressions related to areas of immediate priority (e.g. truly basic information about the person and family, purchasing, local geography and work)as long as you speak slowly and clearly. understand short sentences of daily scope and texts concerning cultural issues; statements that allow the expression of self interpersonal and articulate.
The expected level of competence is A2 of the CEFR.

Advanced level: resume and advance your previous language-communication skills, develop and strengthen your ability to produce complex sentences; be able to understand the salient points of a clear speech in standard language or in a family variety that covers familiar topics routinely addressed at work, school, leisure etc. , including short stories; be able to understand clear factual information on common topics relating to everyday life or work, recognising both the general meaning and the specific information, provided the speech is clearly articulated in a rather familiar variety. The activities are presented under four modes of communication: reception, production, interaction and mediation, as these categories better reflect the way in which people actually use the language compared to the four skills up to a level B1 of the CEFR.

Reading and understanding of short texts, taken from literary works or current affairs articles.

For the frequency of the course it is preferable to have an A1 level.

The French language course is divided into two parts:
-a monograph kept by the teacher;
-a part of grammar (phonetic and linguistic exercises, written and oral), taught by the language assistant.
The course takes place during the first two periods of the 1st semester.

The course is delivered through face-to-face lectures, online video-material comprehension activities, exhibition of assigned papers. It will be made in particular the analysis, according to understanding, translation, lexical comment.
Regular attendance of the teacher’s lessons and language exercises is strongly recommended.

Training objectives: the course aims to provide basic tools in French for linguistic and argumentative analysis, to make comment and critical evaluation, in synchronous and diachronic key, of texts relating to language and/or French culture.
These objectives will be pursued through lectures, listening to and understanding original videos, individual activities assigned to translation students, analysis of specialist texts and individual or group exhibitions.

The text adopted provides for the development of all the topics covered by Unit 1 to Unit 8.
The course aims to provide the student with the basic elements related to the structure of the French language necessary for reading and understanding descriptive and narrative texts.
Level A1-A2: phonetics, accents and spelling, article, negative form, interrogative form, feminine and plural of nouns and adjectives, possessive and demonstrative adjectives, possessive and demonstrative pronouns, c'est/il est, c'est/ce sont, the paradigm of verbs, the use of auxiliary avoir and être, the present indicative, the imperfect and the near past, the agreement of the past participle.
Listening, Reading, Understanding and Translating texts.
Level B1-B2: Review and deepening of the simplest verbal tenses. Conjugation of verbs: the near-deceased (Plus-que-parfait), the Anterior Future (Futur antérieur), the periphrastic forms, the conditional, the relative pronouns, the comparative and the superlative, the hypothetical phrase. The subjunctive, subordinate propositions and phraseological verbs.
The readings of the university sections will be considered at the end of the text "Savoir-dire, savoir-faire" Vol. 1 and 2.
Some parts of the texts will be carried out:
F. Gadet-R. Ludwig, Le français au contact d'autres langues, éd. Ophrys, 2015

To follow the course we will base on the following grammatical texts from which we will make lessons according to the level of the participants:
Dominique Berger- Nerina Spinacci, Savoir-dire, savoir-faire, volume 1 e volume 2, last editions
Marie-Noëlle Cocton, Luca Giachino, Carla Baracco, Pas à Pas 2éd. DI ÉTAPES - NIVEAU B2 (LDM)
Some parts of the text will be carried out:
F. Gadet-R. Ludwig, Le français au contact d'autres langues, éd. Ophrys, 2015

For further grammatical information we recommend:
Bidaud, M.-C. Grange, J.-P. Seghi, Manuel de français, Hoepli, 2012
Parodi, L. Vallacco, Grammathèque, CIDEB, 2010

The final exam includes a written test preparatory to the oral assessment. Both tests will be held on the linguistic, syntactic and lexical topics dealt with in class, with exercises related to the topics studied. The exam is aimed at verifying the achievement of the stated educational objectives.

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Assessment grid for the French Language Exam
The French language exam consists of 2 parts:
1.A linguistic assessment carried out with the Cel, which consists of the evaluation of the grammar test administered during the examination with exercises on the models of those carried out in class (6 exercises with coeffi. 5 each. The final grade is reported on 30). Having passed the written test with a minimum grade of 18/30, of which at least 22/45 to the grammar test, you enter the oral part.
2. The oral part on the topics developed (reading, conversation, excerpts of the texts read in class) during the course by the titular teacher.
Below, the criteria for evaluation and attribution of the final grade of the oral French language exam, with the unique coefficient referring to the 3 evaluation parameters indicated separately (grammatical and syntactic correctness, knowledge of texts and topics, personal processing), which must be integrated into the result of the written test:
GRAMMATICAL AND SYNTACTICAL CORRECTNESS
grammatically correct, appropriate language, demonstrates competence and ability to rework the subjects studied with a personal linguistic input (6)
grammatically correct and with appropriate language (5)
grammatically correct (4)
mostly correct (3)
fairly correct (2)
sufficiently correct, yet able to communicate the contents studied (1)
very incorrect (0)
KNOWLEDGE OF TEXTS AND TOPICS
30 and full praise, with personal observations demonstrating the ability to make links between different disciplines (6)
29/30 also complete with personal comments (5)
27/28 very good (4)
24/26 discrete (3)
22/23 essential: the student merely reads and translates, he is not able to explain himself (2)
18/ 21 partial (1)
15/17 insufficient (0)

The teacher always activates the course recording in "Panopto" mode by connecting at the beginning of each lesson. Therefore, students "so-called 701", with a specific status, will have access to dedicated material that will allow them a teaching experience comparable and substitute compared to those who have the opportunity to attend.

Lessons and use of audio and video technologies.

Assessment Grid for the French Language Exam
The French language exam consists of 2 parts:
1. A linguistic assessment, which consists in the assessment of the grammar test administered during the examination with exercises on the models of those carried out in class (6 exercises with coeffi. 5 each. The final grade is reported on 30). Passed the written test with a minimum score of 18/30 at least 22/45 to the grammar test, you can access oral.
2. The oral part on the topics covered (reading, conversation, passages of the texts read in class) during the course by the teacher.
Below, the evaluation criteria and the final grade of the French Language exam, in oral, with the single coefficient referring to the 3 evaluation parameters indicated separately (grammatical and syntactic correctness, knowledge of texts and and arguments, personal elaboration), which must be integrated to the result of the written test:
GRAMMATICAL AND SYNTACTIC CORRECTNESS
grammatically correct, appropriate language, demonstrates competence and ability to rework the topics studied with a personal linguistic input (6)
grammatically correct and with appropriate language (5)
grammatically correct (4)
predominantly corrected (3)
fairly correct (2)
sufficiently correct, however able to communicate the contents studied (1)
very incorrect (0)
KNOWLEDGE OF TEXTS AND SUBJECTS
30 and Complete praise, with personal observations demonstrating the ability to make connections between different disciplines (6)
29/30 also includes personal observations (5)
27/28 very good (4)
24/26 discrete (3)
22/23 essential: the student is limited to read and translate, is not able to expose independently (2)
18/ 21 partial (1)
15/17 insufficient (0)
PERSONAL PROCESSING
reworked in a personal way, with references and with interdisciplinary connections (6)
reworked in a personal way (5)
accurate and complete (4)
discreet (3)
sufficient but sometimes incomplete (2)...
partial (1)

Students who have not attended the Course will not be provided with certificates of linguistic attainment and in any case only after the final test.

In order to achieve the objectives set, students are invited to attend regularly the Monographic Course and the Lectureship.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "International cooperation" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development